The 87-year-old justice, who has had four earlier bouts with cancer, is the senior liberal member of the court.
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Despite Supreme Court ruling, Trump administration rejects new DACA applications
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program grants protection from deportation to so-called Dreamers brought to the United States as children.
Georgia governor sues Atlanta to block its mandate to wear face masks
Officials in at least 15 Georgia cities and counties have ordered masks during the coronavirus pandemic, and many are angry at Gov. Brian Kemp for trying to swat down their efforts.
Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people to be 3rd inmate executed this week
Dustin Honken, 52, would become the first defendant in an Iowa case to be put to death since 1963 if he is executed as scheduled on Friday.
Spacecraft snaps closest pictures of sun, where ‘campfires’ abound
The ‘campfires’ are not yet well understood, and could be mini explosions or nanoflares.
Trump’s grand plans for Republican convention shrink as virus surges
Only the roughly 2,500 regular delegates will be permitted to attend the opening 3 nights of the convention.
Bode Miller launches online winter sports academy
The Olympic ski racing champion who attended Carrabassett Valley Academy in Maine hopes to help produce the next wave of standouts.
Virus cases still rising in some states amid new restrictions worldwide
The face-covering mandates, lockdowns, health checks and quarantine orders underscored the reality that the number of infections is continuing to tick upward.
Biden, Bezos, other Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam
The ruse also included bogus tweets from former President Barack Obama, celebrities and other tech billionaires.
Maine salmon population highest in 9 years despite warm weather
State researchers say they counted over 1,300 salmon migrating upstream in the Penobscot River so far this year.