Tribal leaders have pressed the Interior Department to ensure that any children’s remains are properly cared for and returned to their tribes.
2022
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox lose to Braves on home run in 9th
Orlando Arcia’s two-run homer off Ryan Brasier caps Atlanta’s comeback from a three-run deficit.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Trump sells Washington hotel to Miami-based investor group
The new owners plan to remove the Trump name from the facade and rebrand the hotel to a Waldorf Astoria.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Mario Batali acquittal underscores perils of #MeToo cases
Legal experts and victims’ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Batali’s acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era.
Posted inHealth
U.S. surpasses record 100,000 overdose deaths in 2021
Officials warn that they are responding to more and more overdoses as the pandemic has persisted.
Posted inNation & World
North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
North Korea had been one of the last places in the world without an acknowledged COVID-19 case after the virus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and spread to every continent including Antarctica.
Posted inSchools and Education
UMF students hold sit-in, call for Chancellor Malloy’s resignation
In 24 hours, students wrote a list of demands holding University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy’s accountable for cutting faculty.
Posted inNation & World
Arizona carries out its first execution since 2014
Clarence Dixon, 66, died by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin.
Posted inNation & World, News
Supreme Court justices to meet for 1st time since leak of draft Roe ruling
The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday while the future of abortion rights is at stake and an investigation is underway to find the source of the leaked draft opinion that would overrule Roe v. Wade.
Posted inSoftball, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Softball: Undefeated Brunswick keeps rolling with victory over Camden Hills
The Class A North-leading Dragons show off balanced lineup in a 9-1 victory.