Holocaust museum will host free field trips for eighth graders in New York City public schools
New York City’s Holocaust Museum will offer free educational field trips to eighth-graders in public schools as part of a program aimed at combating anti-Semitism, it announced Thursday. The program, which begins this fall and runs for three years, will allow up to 85,000 students from traditional public and charter schools to tour the Museum […]
There is no Eighth Amendment right to vagrancy
Oral argument before the Supreme Court this week showed why it is nonsense to claim that anti-vagrancy laws violate the Constitution‘s Eighth Amendment provision against “cruel and unusual punishment.” Indeed, in the vernacular sense, what is cruel and unusual is a judicial edict that says law-abiding citizens must put up with public spaces featuring major […]
Mets blow lead, implode in disaster eighth inning in loss to Reds
CINCINNATI — The Mets were fundamentally short on pitchers, but they weren’t too limited in their mistakes. The Mets lost 9-6 to the Reds on Saturday at Great American Ball Park, collapsing in one of the ugliest eighth innings I’ve ever seen, squandering a once three-run lead. The Mets (2-6) ended a two-game winning streak […]
Pleading the Eighth? Ex-federal prosecutor says don’t ‘count Trump out yet’ despite massive fine
As former President Trump continues his legal battles on multiple fronts, the hefty fine imposed on him by New York State Supreme Court First District Judge Arthur Engoron may not be the impetus for the Republican nominee to break ground. There has been speculation that this may be the case. On Monday, Trump’s lawyers said […]
On this day in history, January 27, 1943, US Eighth Air Force launches bombing offensive over Nazi Germany
On this day in history, January 27, 1943, the United States Eighth Air Force began its bombing campaign against Nazi Germany. This is one of the largest, most important, and most destructive strategic efforts in the history of warfare. “I faced my fear and knew what it meant to do my duty, because the lives […]
Ronnie O’Sullivan fights back to beat Ali Carter and win eighth Masters title | Ronnie O’Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan rebounded from a 6-3 deficit to beat Ali Carter 10-7 to win a record-extending eighth Masters title and help complete snooker's treble in one season. He won the British Championship in December, now the Masters, and if he wins the World Championship in May, he will have three championships in one season – […]
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift share New Year’s kiss after Chiefs secure eighth consecutive division title
kansas city chiefs Tight end Travis Kelce ended 2023 with another division title and a New Year's kiss with pop sensation and girlfriend Taylor Swift. Not a bad way to start 2024. The two were first spotted together, holding hands, in New York City in October. (Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images) A video circulating on social media […]