Category: letter

Mother of Man Who Killed Gabby Petito Said in Letter She Would Help Son ‘Dispose of a Body’

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The mother of the man who killed Gabby Petito told her son in an undated letter that she would “dispose of a body” if needed because she loved him so much, according to copies of the note shared publicly for the first time this week by attorneys for Petito’s parents. The handwritten note by…


Chinese Embassy Expresses ‘Grave Concern’ Over Upcoming Hearing on COVID-19 Origins

China has expressed “grave concern” over a scheduled U.S. hearing on the origins of COVID-19. According to an email sent by an official at the Chinese Embassy, China is in opposition to the investigation. Li Xiang,  a counselor at the U.S. Chinese Embassy sent the email to Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) on April 14 at…


Suspicious Packages Sent to Ukrainian Missions Came From Germany: Kyiv

KYIV—A series of suspicious packages sent to Ukrainian embassies all bore the address of a Tesla car dealership in Germany and were usually sent from post offices without video surveillance, Ukraine’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Facebook that 31 Ukrainian missions in 15 countries had received such packages in…


US Embassy Latest Target in Spate of Letter Bombs in Spain

MADRID—Bomb disposal experts defused a letter bomb at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid on Thursday, the sixth such device sent to high-profile targets in a wave that prompted Spain to step up security and vow not to be deterred from supporting Ukraine. The campaign began with a package sent to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on…


Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)

In this musical comedy, a struggling songwriter (Patricia Ellis) fakes a letter of admittance into the apartment of a rich composer (Warren Hull). It is most convenient as the successful fellow is out of town. The girl is hungry and unable to pay her own rent, so she takes full advantage until he returns and…


New York Republicans Ask DOJ to Investigate State AG Over Nikki Haley Donors List Leak

A group of New York Republicans is pressing the Department of Justice to investigate state Attorney General Letitia James, whom former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has accused of leaking a list of donors to her policy advocacy group. In a Tuesday letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, firstly obtained by Fox News, Congresswoman Nicole…


How to Write a Letter (or Email) Like a Gentleman—According to a Handbook on Manners From the 1880s

Some will surely find the art of writing letters indispensable in the task of drafting emails so necessity in modern life. They may find this excerpt “CHAPTER XXII The Letter Writer” from “Our Deportment,” by John H. Young, published in 1881, thus invaluable, particularly if they aspire toward gentlemanly conduct, aiming to refine their manners in electronic…


Long-Missing Alexander Hamilton Letter Put on Public Display

BOSTON—A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display—though not exactly in the room where it happened. The founding father’s letter will be the featured piece at the Commonwealth Museum’s annual July Fourth exhibit, Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin’s office…


Dad’s Letter to His Childless Self Inspires Gender-Role Talks Between Couples

“Be the kind of man that improves the reputation of men.” This is advice from Ted Gonder, 32, husband and father, who is doing his best to live by his own counsel as he supports his wife and three kids. Three years ago, Gonder—who’s the co-founder of Moneythink and has been named on the Forbes…


Man Finds Letters Dated 1946 Sent to His Mailbox, Reunites Them With Sender’s Family

After moving his corporate office from Paramus to Hackensack, New Jersey, a business owner was befuddled when two letters landed in his mailbox, dated 1946. With no clue where the 75-year-old missives had come from, he went the extra mile to track down the relatives of the original letter writers and gifted them a missing piece…