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On July 28, 1945, a U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York’s Empire State Building, killing 14 people. Also on this date: In 1794, Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just were executed by guillotine during the French Revolution. In 1914, World War I began as Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. In 1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official ...

The Big Three, 1942

AP Photo/Joseph Jamieson Admiral Ernest J. King, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Fleet, left; Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the President of the U.S., center, and General George C. Marshall, Chief of staff of the Army, right, leave the White House in Washington, July 28, 1942. ...

Tate brothers will remain in jail at least 2 more weeks as they fight extradition to the UK

MIAMI (AP) — Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain in jail at least two more weeks until their next hearing as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis set a detention hearing for Aug. 13 to determine whether the Tates should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process. The brothers weren’t in court Monday or required to be there and have remained in jail since making a brief court appearance two ...

Lindsay Clancy goes on trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her 3 children

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — In the months after the birth of her third child, Lindsay Clancy’s mental health collapsed. Unable to sleep and stricken with thoughts of harming herself, she sought care from experts in postpregnancy mood disorders, was put on multiple psychiatric medications, and when nothing worked, checked in to a psychiatric hospital. Nineteen days after she was discharged, she ...

With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After an eight-year wait, the historic third Michelin star that chef and co-owner Val Cantu and his team at San Francisco’s Californios craved is theirs. It’s the first for a Mexican restaurant anywhere in the world. So it’s understandable he and his 40-person staff have more swagger. “It’s been just really rewarding to see the team kind of like, carry a little bit more confidence in their step,” Cantu told The Associated Press. “Maybe I’ve got some new confidence too.” The feat caps a trajectory that began with Cantu getting his first star ...