By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 16, the 167th day of 2023. There are 198 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 16, 1858, accepting the Illinois Republican Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln said the slavery issue had to be ...

Washington appointed to lead Continental Army By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 15, the 166th day of 2023. There are 199 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to appoint George Washington ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2023. There are 202 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 12, 2016, a gunman opened fire at the Pulse nightclub, a gay establishment in Orlando, Florida, leaving 49 people dead and 53 wounded; ...

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 10, the 161st day of 2023. There are 204 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 10, 1967, six days of war in the Mideast involving Israel, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq ended as Israel and Syria accepted a United ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, June 9, the 160th day of 2023. There are 205 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 9, 2004, the body of Ronald Reagan arrived in Washington to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda before the 40th president’s ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, June 8, the 159th day of 2023. There are 206 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 8, 1864, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for another term as president during the National Union (Republican) Party’s convention in ...