March 2018
Today’s Highlight in History
On March 9, 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed for five hours to a draw at Hampton Roads, Virginia. The Associated Press
Women sticking with submarines at same rate as men
PROVIDENCE, R.I. When the U.S. Navy sought the first female sailors to serve on submarines, Suraya Mattocks raised her hand because she thought it would be a cool job, not because she wanted to blaze a trail. She did anyway. It has been eight years since the Navy lifted its ban on women in submarines. […]
LePage: Authorities ‘dropped the ball’ in abuse of girl
AUGUSTA (AP) — Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday called out police, school officials, child welfare workers and even lawmakers who “dropped the ball” in the case of a 10-year-old girl who police said was beaten to death by her mother and stepfather. The Republican governor told WCSH-TV that the failure of anyone to intervene to […]
Maine commissioner welcomes inquiry into child abuse cases
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s health and human services head says he welcomes a review of the way the state handles child abuse complaints. Maine Public reports that Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Ricker Hamilton says the public shouldn’t point fingers about the beating death of Marissa Kennedy until the investigation is complete. […]
School shooting calls released; gun bill on governor’s desk
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. In a newly released recording from the day of a deadly Florida school shooting, the parents of a 17-year-old girl tell a 911 dispatcher their daughter is texting from a classroom where the door’s glass was shot out. Later, the student texts that police have arrived. After getting the rest of the message, […]
Tillerson says ‘talks,’ but no ‘negotiations’ with NKorea
DJIBOUTI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson drew a distinction today between “talks” with North Korea and “negotiations,” arguing that President Donald Trump’s willingness to chat with Kim Jong Un shouldn’t be construed as anything more than that. The stunning announcement that Trump had agreed to a meeting with the North Korean leader […]
Red Cross delivers aid to Syria’s Ghouta
BEIRUT (AP) — Amid a lull in Damascus’ embattled rebelheld suburbs, a small team of relief workers entered the eastern Ghouta area today to deliver remaining aid left over from a mission earlier in the week, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. ICRC said a convoy of 13 trucks, including food parcels for […]
#MeToo movement gets mixed reception outside U.S.
Thanks to the vast reach of social media and the prevalence of sexual misconduct in virtually every society, the #MeToo movement has proven itself a genuinely global phenomenon. Yet its impact varies widely from country to country, from potentially momentous to inconsequential. No other nation has experienced anything close to the developments in the United […]
#MeToo movement ripples through the world
Some examples of how the #MeToo movement has played out around the world as women seek to raise awareness about sexual misconduct and confront men who perpetrated it: JAPAN Even before #MeToo exploded in the U.S., a Japanese freelance journalist, Shiori Ito, was widely criticized after going public last year with rape allegations against a […]