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Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2024. There are 106 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 16, 2013, Aaron Alexis, a former U. S. Navy reservist, went on a shooting rampage inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people before being fatally shot police. Also on this date: In 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called on his parishioners to join him in a rebellion against Spanish rule, marking the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. Related Articles Today in History: September 15, 4 young girls killed in Birmingham church bombing Today in History: September 14, Roosevelt becomes youngest US president Today in History: September 13, thousands rescued in wake of Hurricane Ike Today in History: September 12, Voyager 1 leaves the solar system Today in History: September 11, al-Qaeda attacks the United States In 1893, the largest land run in U.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions until 6:15 a.m. EDT today (3:15 a.m. PDT). After that, the Moon moves from Aquarius into Pisces. Happy Birthday for Monday, Sept. 16, 2024: Even though you are passionate and enthusiastic about whatever you do, you are also patient, observant and organized. You love to learn.

On September 15, 1963, on a Sunday morning, four young black girls were killed in the bombing at the Birmingham church in Alabama Their names were fourteen year-old Addie Mae Collins, fourteen year-old Cynthia Wesley, fourteen year-old Carole Robertson and eleven year-old Carol Denise McNair. Martin Luther King Jr., held meetings at The 16th Street Baptist Church and it was third bombing that took place after integration was ordered in Alabama.

Fox News host Howard Kurtz and Fox Business host Liz Claman said Republican candidates Donald Trump and J. D. Vance created a "huge problem" after false claims about Haitians eating pets led to bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. On Sunday, Kurtz noted that the claims of pets being eaten had been debunked. "But now, and now we switch to geese, but there was one guy, a Haitian, who's not a Haitian, excuse me, who was helping two injured geese, and that was portrayed," the host told Claman.

The Escambia County School Board in Florida is learning the hard way that bigotry - and stupidity - is very costly. The Escambia County School Board has paid a law firm at least $107,000 to defend its removal of "And Tango Makes Three" after a federal lawsuit was filed by its authors, according to documentation obtained by the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida through public records requests. And that doesn't take into account the flurry of legal activity over the summer; the last expensed services in the documentation were from June. Regardless, that amount makes up only a minority of the legal fees the board has paid out for recent book banning-related lawsuits. It’s paid at least $255,000 in legal fees to defend itself against another federal lawsuit.

Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine weeks after the Republican presidential nominee survived another attempt on his life. The former president said he was safe and well, and authorities held a man in custody. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] U.