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Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Robert F. Kennedy assassination, seeks parole with no opposition from prosecutors

August 25, 2021 by Tom Jackman for The Washington Post

Sirhan B. Sirhan, convicted of the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, will face a California parole board for...

Al Capone’s Last Haul: The Gangster’s Family Auctions His Mementos

August 23, 2021 by Richard Morgan for WSJ

Capone’s granddaughters are selling a trove of keepsakes; ethicists debate the value of objects of historical significance but moral murkiness.

Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten have become parents

August 17, 2021

Pete and Chasten Buttigieg, who have been married since 2018, have been trying to adopt for a year.

NEH Announces $28.4 Million for 239 Humanities Projects Nationwide

August 17, 2021

Grant awards support the preservation of historic collections, humanities documentaries and exhibitions, scholarly books and research, and educational opportunities for...

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August 13, 2021

Museum of the American Revolution's President & CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson chats with Martha Meehan-Cohen and David Bruce Smith...

Kathy Hochul to be 1st female NY governor after Cuomo leaves

August 10, 2021

Hochul will become the state’s first female governor once Cuomo’s resignation is effective in two weeks.

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