Echoes Of 1863: How Lincoln Transformed Thanksgiving, And Why It's Relevant Today
COMMENTARYThanksgiving, 1863. It was the height of the Civil War. Over 100,000 soldiers would die that year, fighting their fellow Americans over, primarily, slavery. By the time the War was finished in 1865, over 620,000 Americans would be killed — more than World War I, World War II, and the Vietnam War, combined.It was in the midst of that gruesome domestic conflict that President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation for a day of national Thanksgiving. We’ve celebrated as a nation, together,..>> view originalFatal wrong-way crash on I-495 in Plainville
PLAINVILLE, Mass. — A wrong-way driver died overnight after causing a serious crash on Interstate 495 in Plainville, State Police said. The crash occurred around 2 a.m., between exits 13 and 14. The wrong-way driver was going northbound on the southbound side of the road. State police said the driver of the other vehicle involved was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. That person's condition is not available at this time. Troopers said they are investigating where and why the wrong-way driver got ..>> view original'Making a Murderer' case evidence to be retested
MANITOWOC, Wis. — The lawyer for a Wisconsin man convicted in a case profiled in the “Making a Murderer” Netflix series says an agreement to start independent scientific testing on several critical pieces of evidence has been signed. USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports the agreement was filed Wednesday with Angela Sutkiewicz, the special judge appointed to oversee Steven Avery’s appeal. It comes nearly three months after Avery’s lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, pledged she had a plan to overturn his 2..>> view originalMan Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charges After Riding Horse From South Carolina to Florida
A man was arrested on animal cruelty charges in Miami on Wednesday after riding his horse nearly 700 miles from his home in South Carolina to Key West, police said. #BREAKING Man riding horse from S.C. to Key West arrested for animal cruelty in ...>> view originalChattanooga school bus crash: Sixth child dies
Kevin McClendon told CNN that his brother, Keyonte Wilson, "was a tough little boy.""I know he's in a better place," McClendon said.The bus was on its way home from school Monday when driver Johnthony Walker swerved off the road and the vehicle, with 37 students on board, plowed into a tree, according to officials.Police Sgt. Austin Garrett said no traces of alcohol or drugs were found in Walker's blood.The accident in which the bus flipped on its side was actually the second time in two months ..>> view originalDashcam video shows suspect pop out of trunk in attempt to ambush Idaho officer - KABC
LEWISTON, Idaho (KABC) -- Dashcam video from an Idaho police car shows the tense moments when an officer was ambushed by a man hiding with a gun in a trunk during a traffic stop.The incident happened Monday night in Lewiston, Idaho. Lewiston Officer Tom Woods was conducting a traffic stop for a car that had no license plate and belonged to a suspect that had outstanding warrants, according to KLEW-TV. Woods did the traffic stop and discovered that it was the suspect's mother driving the car. He..>> view originalNames, Data of more than 134000 Sailors Compromised in Breach
U.S. Navy sailors stand on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower on Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) The names and social security numbers of 134,386 sailors were accessed by "unknown individuals" from a contractor's laptop computer, the Navy announced Wednesday. The Navy said it was notified by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services on Oct.27 that one of its employees supporting a Navy contract had a laptop compromised, according to a service statement. There is..>> view originalWhy Donald Trump's Education Pick Would Face Barriers for Vouchers
Photo Donald J. Trump and Betsy DeVos after their meeting on Saturday in Bedminster Township, N.J. He selected her to be education secretary on Wednesday. Credit Drew Angerer/Getty Images Betsy DeVos, a wealthy Republican philanthropist, whom Donald J. Trump selected on Wednesday as the next secretary of education, has spent her career promoting a market-based, privatized vision of public education. If she pursues that agenda in her new role, she is quite likely to fac..>> view original
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