Today in HistoryToday is Thursday, Oct. 19, the 292nd day of 2023. There are 73 days left in the year.TodayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Highlight in History:On Oct. 19, 2010, the Pentagon directed the military to accept openly gay recruits for the first time in the nationÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ history.On this date:In 1781, British ...
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — SlovakiaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ president announced Thursday that she is postponing the appointment of a new Cabinet following last month's parliamentary election because she cannot accept the nomination of a person who doesn't believe in the threat of climate change as environment ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A group of former U.S. diplomats and representatives of resettlement organizations asked Pakistan not to deport thousands of Afghans who have been waiting for U.S. visas under an American program that relocates at-risk Afghan refugees fleeing Taliban rule.The appeal in an ...
PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year's <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/2024-paris-olympic-games">Paris Olympics</a> said their headquarters have again been visited by French financial prosecutors who are investigating suspicions of favoritism, conflicts of interest ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court's current conservative majority has delivered <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0">major victories for conservatives</a> — and now liberal discontent ...