OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the opioid crisis that includes virtually all U.S. states and thousands of local governments, with the Sackler family members who own the company boosting their cash contribution to as much as $6 billion. The deal follows an earlier… Read More
McConnell drops Supreme Court bombshell
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson secured a nomination to the Supreme Court, and she has been meeting with individual senators while waiting for confirmation. Jackson has been collecting praise from the Democrats, but she also earned a kind remark from an unlikely source — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. “I… Read More
County courthouse introduces therapy dog
An Aroostook County courthouse is poised to be the first in Maine to have a dedicated therapy dog to provide emotional support for people dealing with traumatic experiences. A yellow Labrador puppy named Holiday has begun up to two years of training with a goal of becoming a calming presence… Read More
Amelia Earhart’s helmet sells for $825,000
A leather helmet that Amelia Earhart wore on a flight across the Atlantic in 1928 and later lost in a crowd of fans in Cleveland has sold at auction for $825,000. The helmet went to an anonymous bidder in an online-only sale that closed Sunday, a spokesperson for Heritage Auctions… Read More
Judge defends decision to toss Palin lawsuit
The judge presiding over Sarah Palin’s defamation case against The New York Times said he was unfamiliar with push notifications and didn’t realize news of his decision to toss out the lawsuit would reach jurors deliberating simultaneously. Despite that, he wrote that it didn’t really matter. U.S. District Judge Jed… Read More
Pete Buttigieg changes focus of infrastructure projects
The federal government has a fresh warning to states seeking billions of dollars from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure law to widen roads: Protect the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists or risk losing funds. In a new report submitted to Congress and obtained by The Associated Press, the Department of Transportation… Read More
Powell says the Fed will raise interest rates this month
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made clear Wednesday that the Fed will begin raising interest rates this month in a high-stakes effort to restrain surging inflation. In prepared testimony he will deliver to a congressional committee, Powell cautioned that the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “highly uncertain.”… Read More
Texas shocker has Bush and Pelosi running scared
Texas held its midterm primary elections on Tuesday. Two recognizable names, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and former Democrat Rep. Beto O’Rourke, are making headlines around the county after easily securing a party nomination for governor. However, the state also voted in the primaries for two lesser-known offices: state attorney general… Read More
Moose roaming New England city tranquilized, relocated
A moose on the loose in a Massachusetts city was tranquilized Tuesday and moved to a more appropriate setting, state wildlife officials said. The moose spotted roaming around a densely-populated Marlborough neighborhood was tranquilized by the Massachusetts Environmental Police at about 10 a.m., tagged, and taken to a wildlife management… Read More
New Orleans holds its first full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020
Revelers decked out in traditional purple, green and gold came out to party on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans’ first full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020. The fun includes back-to-back parades across the city and marches through the French Quarter and beyond, with masks against COVID-19 required only in indoor public… Read More
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