Cinco de Mayo (pronounced [ˈsiŋko ðe ˈmaʝo] in Mexico, Spanish for "Fifth of May") is a yearly celebration held on May 5, which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862,[1][2] led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. The victory over the French army was a morale boost for the Mexicans. Zaragoza died months after the battle from an illness, and a larger French force ultimately defeated the Mexican army at a Second Battle of Puebla and occupied Mexico City. However, following the end of the American Civil War in 1865, the United States began lending money and guns to Mexican liberals, pushing France and Mexican Conservatives to the edge of defeat. At the opening of the French chambers in January 1866, Napoleon III announced that he would withdraw French troops from Mexico. In reply to a French request for American neutrality, the American secretary of state William H. Seward replied that French withdrawal from Me...

Buzzy Barton, 70 Lynn - Lynn City Council Vice President Buzzy Barton, died on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Brigham and Women's Hospital surrounded by loving family and friends. A lifelong resident of Lynn, he was the son of the late Gordon "Bumps" and Virginia (Smith) Barton. He was a proud graduate of Lynn English High School. Buzzy had worked as a Lynn Firefighter for 28 years from 1976 – 2004, he had also served as the President of Firefighters Local 739 and has served as a Councilor At Large for the past 12 years. He is survived by his sisters, Patricia Barton, Paulette Hartwell and Carol Brown; his cousins, the Kevin and Robin Bradley Family, including his niece, Rachael Randall, a nurse who oversaw his medical care; his son James Smith; grandnephew Alexander Barton Davis-Reddy; grandniece Aubrey Virginia Davis; his lady friend Evelyn Marcotte and her family; and many other nieces, nephews and close friends. He was also the brother of the late Roberta "Bird...

Watch live coverage as former President Donald Trump surrenders to prosecutors ahead of his arraignment in New York after being indicted by a grand jury. The indictment stems from an investigation into hush money payments made during the former president’s 2016 campaign. Trump, who is the first U.S. president to be criminally indicted, has denied any wrongdoing.

So, here's the thing. I called you out big time tonight because word has gotten to me that people are sick and tired of your lies. I always knew you were talking out of your ass, and for a while I found it amusing, but finding out that other people are put off from coming into Zoom because of you, crosses a line for me. Let me be clear - you're welcome in Zoom but so long as I'm in there I will scrutinize everything you say. We know you're not in Houston, TX. Why you'd lie about that is just a mystery. Nobody would bat an eyelid if you were at home and you didn't lie about it. But yet, you do. I think you have a compulsive need to lie and it's sad for a man of 48, who can't just be straight up. Nobody judges you or your life but when you voluntarily lie and it's as obvious as you make it, then it becomes an issue. And I don't think you will change. I think you're hardwired to be a bullshitter. But you're welcome to prove me wrong. But,...