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99-year-old Indiana veteran reflects on service in 3 major wars

Robert Brown, a 99-year-old veteran from Rush County, Indiana, shared his experiences serving in the Marine Corps across three major conflicts: World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

The code of silence is killing us

Why the Black working class is done protecting its own destroyers For decades, an invisible but suffocating border has policed the boundaries of Black intellectual thought. It is an unwritten […]

Trump hails a ‘unique’ Cabinet meeting at Camp David as he seizes on Spain’s migration crisis

CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump took Friday’s Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David retreat in Maryland, using the historic rustic backdrop to boast of his administration’s achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why…

Christians against Christianity

As much as we wring our hands regarding inter-religious conflict, most of the fighting in which people of faith engage is with those who share the same religion. Christianity is […]

New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging 'illegal gambling operation'

New York officials sued prediction market platform Kalshi for potentially billions of dollars on Friday, calling it an “illegal, unlicensed gambling operation” that includes sports wagering as the state seeks to halt its operations and force the company to forfeit its profits.…

Carlie Irsay-Gordon’s message to the Colts team for this upcoming season

WESTFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The Colts started the 2025 season 8-2 before ending the year on a seven-game losing streak. The team missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season. Colts Owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon spoke to the team Tuesday before the first practice of training…

New ‘Spider-Man’ film eyes up to $1 billion in global box office revenue

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" opened in theaters this Friday, featuring Tom Holland as Peter Parker and receiving high marks from critics amid strong box office projections.

August 2026 WMNF News & Notes

Most months, the topic of the GM message is clear. However, this month it was especially apparent after I read Social Media Coordinator Toni Phan’s blog post The Legacy of Vicki Santa. If you click the link, you can see that the article is about Vicki Santa, one of WMNF’s former…

National and International News in Focus: July 31

Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

The Scoop: Fri. July 31, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida will execute Harold Gene Lucas on September 1 after Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant.

Colts rookie LB C.J. Allen cleared for return, removed from PUP list

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Colts didn’t expect rookie linebacker C.J. Allen to miss much time, and they weren’t wrong. The team removed Allen from the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. When the team started training camp in Westfield this week, it came as a surprise…

Impassioned pleas save West Hernando branch of county library system