What’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but most businesses are open. National Parks are still open on MLK Day although they are no longer free this year after…
ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — An immigrant from Nicaragua was found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility last week, federal officials said. Victor Manuel Diaz appears to have killed himself Wednesday at the sprawling tent complex at the…
Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense…
Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the…
How a Depression-era ‘Hooverville’ turned into UMaine’s hippie paradise
This story was originally published in April 2023. The area adjacent to the Rangeley Road entrance to the University of Maine campus, off Park Street in Orono, is an empty field now. For nearly 70 years until the 1980s, however, it housed…
Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump’s attacks on green energy will hurt GOP
RIPTON, Vermont (AP) — At a time when the Trump administration rolled back numerous environmental regulations while global temperatures and U.S. carbon pollution spiked, longtime climate activist Bill McKibben finds hope in something that…