WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night with a hefty cache of others. “I have no choice,” Trump said in a memo, citing “potentially irreversible harm” to … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trivia question: Where is the memorial to President John F. Kennedy in Washington? If you said the Kennedy Center — not just the bronze bust of Kennedy inside but the entire building and all that happens there — you’d be correct. You’d also be better-informed than most Washingtonians. This year, in honor … Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — In 1966, someone tossed a garland around Robert F. Kennedy’s neck after he arrived at the Johannesburg airport at the height of white minority rule in South Africa. The American senator and civil rights advocate removed it and gestured at a “Yankee Go Home” sign, saying he was delighted that people were … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a passenger arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport had 11 pounds of liquid cocaine packed into oil and vinegar bottles. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the cocaine was found Oct. 5 when Andres Josue Leal Valle (ahn-DREHS’ ho-SWAY’ lay-AHL’ VAH’-yay) arrived with three suitcases and a … Continue reading
BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday, Mar. 30, that American politicians in an era of partisanship should try to carry themselves more like Edward M. Kennedy, as politicians from both parties lauded the late senator’s collegial spirit at the dedication of an institute named in his honor. The $79 million institute, built … Continue reading
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