Nation & World
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
George Romero, father of the modern zombie movie, dies at 77
'Night of the Living Dead,' made for about $100,000, featured flesh-hungry ghouls trying to feast on humans holed up in a Pennsylvania house. Many considered it to be a critique on racism in America.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
Flash flood in Arizona canyon claims 5 children, 4 adults
Ash-laden floodwaters slammed into a normally tranquil swimming area. A 13-year-old boy was still missing Sunday.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win top math prize, dies at 40
The Iranian-born mathematician's work is mostly theoretical but regarded as highly infuential.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
Canceled wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless
Faced with a nonrefundable contract for a reception, a woman invites residents of the city's shelters.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
Collins talks health care, Russian investigation on CNN and ABC
Maine's senior senator remains against the Senate Republican health care bill.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2017
How Maine’s members of Congress voted last week
Along with roll call votes last week, the House also passed the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act (H.R. 702), to strengthen federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand accountability within the federal government; passed the FDA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2430), to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical […]
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PublishedJuly 15, 2017
McConnell defers action on health care after McCain surgery
Surgeons removed a blood clot from above the Arizona senator's left eye on Friday.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2017
House passes spending bill with $1.6 billion wall payment
The 235-192 vote both eases a large backlog of unfinished spending bills and gives Trump and his House Republican allies political wins.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2017
Connnecticut lawyer alleges racism in old pot laws
Such a legal defense is called the longest of shots by an expert on drug policy.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2017
Family scatters ashes of Chinese Nobel laureate
Burial at sea of the nation's best-known political prisoner was closely orchestrated by the Chinese government.
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