While President Obama is playing golf on Martha’s Vineyard, disinterred coffins are floating down the streets of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and more than 11,000 have been left homeless by the worst flooding to hit the state since Hurricane Katrina. CNN’s Don Lemon observed this week […]
August 2016
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Editorial Roundup
New Britain Herald (Conn.), Aug. 8: We applaud new federal regulations for electronic cigarettes. The rules, which went into effect Monday, now require the Food and Drug Administration to approve all e-cigarette products, though manufacturers will be able to keep selling their wares for up to two years while they submit a new production application, […]
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Judge halts federal transgender bathroom order
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration’s order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. In a temporary injunction signed Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the federal education law known as Title […]
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Aretha Franklin cancels month’s worth of shows
NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin is canceling some upcoming concerts to rest up. The 74-year-old singer said in a statement Monday that “due to doctors’ orders I will have to cancel a few concerts for the next month or so,” including an Aug. 26 show at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing […]
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Protesters attack TV stations in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say protesters have attacked TV stations and clashed with police in the southern city of Karachi, leaving one person dead and eight others wounded, including three media workers. Supporters of the MQM party accuse the media of failing to cover a six-day hunger strike protesting the arrest of party […]
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Pills at Prince’s estate contained fentanyl
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some of the pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl – a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing investigation, […]
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Turkey vows to ‘cleanse’ border of IS after attack
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey vowed Monday to fight Islamic State militants at home and to “cleanse” the group from its borders after a weekend suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding, an attack that came amid recent gains by Syrian Kurdish militia forces against the extremists in neighboring Syria. The bombing Saturday in the southern […]
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Sanford battles Oxford Hills in preseason scrimmage
SANFORD — The Sanford football team took on Oxford Hills in its first preseason scrimmage of the fall at Cobb Stadium Monday afternoon. The Spartans played a strong game on both sides of the ball, and head coach Mike Fallon was happy with his squad’s first performance against an opposing team. “Typical of everyone, it’s […]
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Injuries forcing Patriots to adjust at running back, O-line
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For months the biggest question facing the Patriots was whether Tom Brady would be on the field for the start of the 2016 regular season. While that question has been answered, it’s not the only issue to resolve for New England’s offense as it prepares for its third preseason game. Running back […]
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Will Power wins IndyCar race at Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Will Power can’t seem to do any wrong, which means IndyCar has another serious points race looming. Power continued his late-season surge on Monday, holding pole-sitter Mikhail Aleshin at bay after a final restart, and won the IndyCar race at Pocono Raceway. It was the fourth win in the past six […]