Witnesses say people were trying to siphon fuel when the truck burst into flames.
2019
Posted inMaine
Maine butchers, farmers feeling the strain of tariffs on U.S. products
International trade conditions have affected production and product costs for central Maine farmers, despite their back-breaking work.
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Posted inNation & World
Armed man who sowed panic at Missouri Walmart said he was testing his Second Amendment rights, police say
Dmitriy Andreychenko said he didn’t anticipate customers’ panicked response because Missouri is an open-carry state.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
US military says service member killed in Iraq
The U.S. military says a U.S. service member has died in Iraq during a mission with Iraq’s security forces in the country’s north
Posted inNation & World, News
Epstein’s death in jail won’t end sex-abuse investigation, prosecutor says
The convicted sex offender, awaiting trial on new charges, was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday morning. Attorney General William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide ‘raises serious questions that must be answered.’
Posted inNation & World
Libraries putting social workers on staff to help patrons struggling with poverty, drug addiction or mental illness
A few master’s degree programs for aspiring librarians have classes on mental health, but most don’t. To help fill in the gaps, an estimated 40-plus library systems have full-time social workers on staff, according to Whole Person Librarianship, an organization that tracks such partnerships.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea in likely protest of drills
South Korea says North Korea has fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in another likely protest of U.S. and South Korea’s joint military exercises.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Noah Smith: America’s workers need a labor union comeback
There are two basic ways to improve the economic situation of the middle and lower classes. First, you can use taxes and government spending to shift income down from the top, either via direct transfers or through services like health care. Second, you can change the laws governing markets, with the goal of producing better […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: The road back from El Paso and Dayton
Perhaps the gravest danger in the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton is that these atrocities, far from bringing the country together, will divide it even more bitterly than before. The early signs are hardly encouraging. Don’t dismiss calling for unity at such times as a worthless cliché. If all […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Democratic congressman shames his own constituents, and himself
Defenders of Joaquin Castro’s tweet don’t understand the line between criticism and harassment.