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“Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends About Our Past

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

Recently, peculiar skirmishes have broken out in the U.S. over our history. In Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, and many other places, conservatives have made efforts to sanitize the teaching of what exactly happened in America’s past. But it’s important to keep in mind this is just part of a much longer war — and, in fact, those who want to misrepresent history have won many victories. This is evidenced by the fact that the conventional wisdom about the past in the U.S., what everyone “knows,” is often wrong or far too simplistic.This week on Deconstructed, senior writer Jon Schwarz speaks to historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer about their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.” With 20 chapters by 20 different historians, the new book takes a look at key fairy tales and replaces the standard bland hokum with the far more interesting reality.Transcript coming soon. The post “Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends Abo...

3 dead after car plunges into river below Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

Three people — two women and a man — are dead after a vehicle entered the Anacostia River beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night.Authorities began receiving reports of a car crashing into the water around 11 p.m.Update water search under S. Capitol St bridge. A submerged vehicle has been located. @DCPoliceDept Harbor Div. divers with assistance from our Fireboats will enter the water and conduct a search. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/P5BZhpZKmd— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 21, 2023D.C. police and D.C. Fire and EMS officials responding to the scene discovered tire tread marks leading into the river near the bridge.Harbor division divers, with assistance from D.C. Fireboats, located the car at around 11:45 p.m.Divers conducted a water search and located one person dead inside the submerged vehicle shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Friday. The investigation later found two more people dead near where the car entered the river.Upda...

Una obsoleta nave espacial de la NASA regresó a la Tierra después de 21 años de su lanzamiento

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

(CNN) — Un satélite de la NASA que observó las erupciones solares y ayudó a los científicos a comprender los poderosos estallidos de energía del sol cayó a la Tierra esta semana, casi 21 años después de su lanzamiento.La nave espacial retirada Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI), que se lanzó en 2002 y se dio de baja en 2018, volvió a entrar en la atmósfera de la Tierra este miércoles aproximadamente a las 8:21 p.m. ET, según la NASA.La nave espacial de 725 kg volvió a entrar en la atmósfera sobre la región del desierto del Sahara a 26 grados de longitud y 21,3 grados de latitud, según el Departamento de Defensa de Estados Unidos.¿Qué sigue ahora para el Starship de SpaceX tras la explosión en su prueba de lanzamiento?La NASA esperaba que la mayor parte de la nave espacial se quemara mientras viajaba a través de la atmósfera, pero algunos componentes podrían haber sobrevivido al reingreso. El riesgo de daño para cualquier persona en la Tierra como res...

Friday’s weather could break DC-area springtime records

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

Friday’s weather has the chance the break record highs in the D.C. region with temperatures nearing 90 degrees by the middle of the day.After Thursday’s dry heat, Friday will be “manageably hot,” at least according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Steve Rudin.Rudin said “records are in jeopardy” near the Capital Region’s three airports. The current record for highest spring temperatures of 89 degrees at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, was set in 1976.Despite the potentially record-breaking temperatures, the heat shouldn’t bring humidity with it this weekend. However, the Council of Governments has placed its second Code Orange warning of the year, noting that air levels could be unhealthy for sensitive groups including people with asthma and other respiratory illnesses, as well as children, older adults and anyone who works or plans to exercise outside.Warm and dry conditions continue this afternoon with highs in the ...

Regions Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Regions Financial Corp. (RF) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $612 million.The Birmingham, Alabama-based bank said it had earnings of 62 cents per share.The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 65 cents per share.The holding company for Regions Bank posted revenue of $2.17 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $1.95 billion, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.96 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on RF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/RFSource

DuBose uses odd jobs to carve out unusual path to NFL draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Grant DuBose took the chances when nobody else would.He accepted the only scholarship offer he had coming out of high school, from Division II Miles College in Alabama, less than two weeks before signing day. When the COVID-19 pandemic canceled his 2020 season, he juggled four jobs between workouts so he could pay bills. And at the urging of a friend, he left Miles in 2021 for a summer tryout with Division I Charlotte.Now, after two strong college seasons, DuBose may be about to see the payoff — going from grocery bagger and Walmart employee to NFL draft pick in three years.“What it taught me about life? Just the importance of hard work,” he said. “Going in, working those shifts and once I got off, finding time to put the extra work in, to go to the field and go to the gym. It taught me the process of hard work and working for the things you really want in life.”The lanky receiver never doubted he could make it — if given the chance. Most did no...

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 21 de abril: El Starship explotó: ¿qué sigue ahora?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

Los tiroteos  por “errores” en EE.UU., el país con más armas que personas. Lo que debes saber de la histórica coronación del rey Carlos III. Woody Harrelson también dice que Matthew McConaughey podría ser su hermano. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.1. ¿Qué sigue ahora para el Starship tras la explosión?A pesar de haber explotado apenas unos minutos después de su despegue en la mañana de este jueves, el lanzamiento de prueba del cohete no tripulado Starship, de SpaceX, cumplió varios de los objetivos que la empresa de Elon Musk y las autoridades tenían para el vehículo. ¿Cuáles serán sus próximos pasos?Mira el momento en que despega y explota Starship, de SpaceX 1:552. Los tiroteos  por “errores” en EE.UU.Timbre equivocado. Entrada equivocada. Auto equivocado. En los tres casos, una persona abrió fuego en lugar de hacer una simple pregunta: “¿Qué necesitas?”. Esta no es una historia sobre tiroteos masivos, AR-15, ...

Denver weather: Cooler with overnight snow showers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Clouds will increase across the Front Range Friday with cool highs in the low 50s before the snow arrives during the late evening hours in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Cool with more cloudsDenver will have extra clouds throughout the afternoon with a light breeze and cooler highs on Friday. ‘Truck of interest’ not involved in rock attack that killed 20-year-old Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 21. Snow pushes into the high country with a winter weather advisory in effect until 6 p.m. on Saturday.Pinpoint Weather: Advisories on April 21. Weather tonight: Light snow showersSnow moves into the Front Range after the evening hours Friday and lingers into Saturday morning. Overnight lows dip into the upper 20s with lighter winds. Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on April 21. Snowfall totals in the metro will amount to an inch with a bit more along the Palmer Divide and into the foothills.Pinpoint Weather: Snow tracker on April 21.Looking ahead...

Man shot, hospitalized following shooting in Miramar; gunman at large

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

A shooting in Miramar has left an 18-year-old man injured as police search for the shooter.According to the Miramar Police Department, just before 12:30 a.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 3400 block of Southwest 62nd Avenue and discovered an adult victim at the scene.The victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was immediately transported to the hospital. While his exact condition remains unknown, officials stated that the victim was conscious at the time of transport.A family member of the victim said he came to his house, about a block away from where he was shot, to alert them of the situation.“He had knocked on the door,” said the male family member. “He knocked on the door and knocked hard. He came in and said he was shot.”It is important to note that the victim did not remain at the location where the shooting occurred. As of now, details about the shooting and the circumstances leading up to it remain scarce as the investigati...

FEMA continues damage assessments in hard-hit Fort Lauderdale neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:59 GMT

In the aftermath of the devastating storms that hit Fort Lauderdale, officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are continuing their damage assessments in the hard-hit Melrose Park neighborhood. The neighborhood suffered significant damage, leaving many residents without homes, power, or other essential services.City inspectors have also been on disaster duty, assessing the damage caused by the storms. The number of damaged homes will factor into FEMA’s determination of whether homeowners qualify for federal assistance.The federal agency’s assessment is crucial for homeowners who have been left reeling from the impact of the storms. Many have lost everything and are struggling to rebuild their lives. FEMA’s assistance can make a significant difference, providing much-needed financial support and resources to help residents get back on their feet.As the recovery effort continues, city officials and residents are grateful for the support they have ...