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Today in History: March 21, Martin Luther King Jr. leads civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery 03/21/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, March 21, the 81st day of 2024. There are 285 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 21, 1965, civil rights demonstrators led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. began their third, successful march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. On th Biden is using the 'are you better off today' question to contrast himself with Trump 03/20/2024 11:34pm • DALLAS (AP) — President Joe Biden opened a new line of attack against former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, asking and answering the classic “are you better off today than you were four years ago” question to remind voters of what it was like when Trump was in office. The Democratic p What Is the White House's Renters Bill of Rights? 03/20/2024 08:00pm • The laws that regulate rental properties, landlords and tenants vary widely across the U.S., as property law is dependent on state and local statutes. Depending on the city or state you live in, you may find that the policies in place either heavily favor the landlord or the renter, but rarely does US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows 03/20/2024 03:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — New FBI statistics show overall violent crime in the U.S. dropped again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike. Murders dropped 13% in the last three months of 2023 compared with the same period the year before, according to FBI data released this week UK inflation falls by more than expected in February, triggering talk of lower interest rates 03/20/2024 04:49am • LONDON (AP) — Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February, official figures showed Wednesday, raising expectations that with the cost-of-living crisis abating, the Bank of England may start cutting interest rates in the next few months. The Office for National Statistics said i Today in History: March 20, Lyle and Erik Menendez convicted of the murder of their parents 03/20/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, March 20, the 80th day of 2024. There are 286 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 20, 1996, a jury in Los Angeles convicted Erik and Lyle Menendez of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of their wealthy parents. (They were sen MLB 2024: Splashy Ohtani, Yamamoto signings boost Dodgers as teams try to dethrone Rangers 03/19/2024 02:58pm • As the Los Angeles Dodgers made splashy signings with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, other teams focused on modern baseball's stark reality: pricey payrolls often don’t translate into titles. Baseball’s biggest spender has won the World Series just three times in the last 2 She stood between a dangerous drug and a generation of American babies 03/19/2024 05:15am • As part of Women’s History Month, WTOP explores the story of one Food and Drug Administration medical officer who persisted in asking questions and prevented more mothers from taking a drug that could harm their babies. When she asked why she did not have any hands, the answer Leslie Mink, Today in History: March 19, Michael Jordan returns to basketball 03/19/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 79th day of 2024. There are 287 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 19, 1995, after a 21-month hiatus, Michael Jordan returned to professional basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls. (He would go on to Germans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong 03/18/2024 12:41pm • BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany's far-right party, it was the first time in years she felt hopeful that the growing power of the extremists in her country could be stopped. Thonke, 59, had been following the rise of the Alternative for Germa Today in History: March 18, FDR signs executive order on internment of Japanese-Americans 03/18/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation Authority, which was put in charge of interning Japanese- The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration 03/17/2024 08:26pm • CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores. The deal, which drew criticism from rights groups ov Today in History: March 17, Golda Meir becomes prime minister of Israel 03/17/2024 12:01am • Today in History Today is Sunday, March 17, the 77th day of 2024. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick’s Day. Today’s highlight in history: On March 17, 1969, Golda Meir took power in Israel, beginning a stint as prime minister that would last through five crucial ye Princeton tops Columbia 75-58 to win Ivy Tournament for the 5th straight time 03/16/2024 08:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Coach Carla Berube has Princeton headed back to a familiar place — the NCAA Tournament. Madison St. Rose scored 18 points, Kaitlyn Chen added 17 and the Tigers beat Columbia 75-58 on Saturday to win the Ivy League, earning the conference's tournament for a fifth straight time. � Today in History: March 16, US soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese in My Lai massacre 03/16/2024 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, March 16, the 76th day of 2024. There are 290 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 16, 1968, the My Lai (mee ly) massacre took place during the Vietnam War as U.S. Army soldiers hunting for Viet Cong fighters and sympathizers killed unar