Day: June 27, 2023
Maine Senate joins House in supporting greater access to abortions
The Maine Senate has joined the House in voting to expand abortion access.
Bluegrass musician who helped popularize song ‘Rocky Top’ dies at 91
A community college in eastern Kentucky says Bluegrass musician Bobby Osborne has died.
Triple-digit heat wave set to sizzle California, stoking fire fears
The coming heat wave is prompting warnings about fire weather and the potential for blazes sparked by fireworks.
How much of a threat are private armies?
As Russia recovers from what it calls Wagner’s rebellion, there’s a new focus on private armies.
Supreme Court Guts Protections for Cyberstalking Victims
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that in order to find someone guilty of making a “true threat” courts must first determine that the person recklessly disregarded the fact that their words might be perceived as threats. From a report: Experts fear the d…
Letter from ‘Glasto’: Kid packs, wilderness wipes, and ‘Rocket Man’
The Glastonbury music festival turns a patch of English pasture into one of the happiest places on Earth. The challenge: how to participate, in comfort, with a 2-year-old son and pregnant wife.
Rescuers found body in rubble of Paris building that collapsed in explosion
French emergency workers found a body Tuesday in the rubble of a Paris building whose facade collapsed in an explosion last week and are working to remove the remains and identify the person, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.