A former Iowa legislator is charged with assaulting his wife at a facility for the ailing aged.
2015
Bakeries on front lines in ‘Cake Wars’
Colorado bakeries refuse to bake controversial cakes as the religious objections battle rages.
In two states, laws now mandate midabortion reversal notice
Doctors have to tell women they can remain pregnant by halting the two-drug procedure after the first stage, but critics call that ‘junk science.’
Pesticide at Caribbean resort sickens U.S. family
Two Delaware teens remain in comas weeks after exposure to the ‘potent neurotoxin.’
Nation Dispatches
WASHINGTON, D.C. White House aide says computer systems are secure A top aide to President Obama said Tuesday that the White House’s classified computer systems are secure while acknowledging vulnerabilities in its unclassified system. Obama adviser Ben Rhodes made the remarks in response to a CNN report that Russian hackers got access to sensitive White […]
Human rights court: Beating at G-8 summit was torture
A 62-year-old man endured a police beating during protests at the 2001 summit in Genoa, Italy.
Supreme Court protesters face tougher penalties
Five people could get much harsher treatment as disruptions become more common at the high court.
Maine’s largest solar project proposed for former Navy radar site
The $9 million plan envisions 9,500 panels on 12 acres in Hancock County, but it hinges on legislative passage of financial incentives.
Activists urge expanded access to opiates antidote in Maine
Rep. Henry Beck’s bill would allow friends of addicts to be prescribed or administer Narcan.
Pakistan judge: Charge CIA men in drone strike
The legal action over a 2009 drone attack comes as the number of such strikes in Pakistan has fallen.