Just over a month from an election that could make Mr. Trump, 78, the oldest person ever to serve as president (82 years, 7 months and 6 days when his term would end in January 2029), he is refusing to release even the most basic information about his health. read more
Masamitsu Yoshioka, who has died aged 106, was a navigator and bombardier in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was thought to be the last survivor of those who attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. read more
Melania Trump was paid $237,000 to make a rare appearance at a political event in April, although it's unclear who forked over the cash. Melania Trump delivered speeches at two fundraisers for the Log Cabin Republicans, a group for LGBT conservatives, in April and July this year. She received the six-figure payment for the earlier event, according to former President Donald Trump's most recent financial disclosure form, CNN reported. Trump has not released a financial report for the period that covers July, although CNN also reported that a Trump ally requested a "similar" payment for the second event. read more
Seriously, how many people have any of us known who felt compelled to tell, tell, tell, tell you how smart they are? What a great body they have? How their genes soar? How long an uncle served on a university's faculty? And on and on and on and on. They're the self-absorbed bores you avoid like the plague, whether you're at a state dinner on Easter Island or nestled in a bar out in Mora, New Mexico. At Trump's age, a slight amendment: a self-absorbed, addled bore. NIXON's dad at #2 had it right.