A report published by Senate Democrats harshly criticized Kelly Craft’s suitability for the role.
Deb Hardy
Staff Writer
Puerto Rico braces for clashes over island’s next leader
Puerto Rico’s political crisis is expected to deepen as the island’s outgoing governor and legislators including those from his own party spar over who should be the U.S. territory’s next leader.
U.S. records nearly 20 mass killings for the year so far
The majority were domestic violence attacks that drew little national attention.
Barron Trump is latest to get gift horse from Mongolia
The White House says President Trump is grateful for the horse Mongolia’s government gave his youngest son.
Unopened 1987 Nintendo video game could sell for $10,000
A Nevada man found the pristine copy of Nintendo’s “Kid Icarus” in the attic of his childhood home in May.
Lawsuits stemming from Mass. gas explosions settled for $143 million
The utility blamed for the explosions last September has settled all class action lawsuits resulting from the disaster.
Maine task force studying alternatives to juvenile incarceration
The group will hold its third meeting Monday in Augusta to continue efforts to craft a vision of the state’s juvenile justice system’s future.
Syrian airstrike hits market, killing at least 11
Most of the dead were children, activists say.
Africa’s booming cities face a severe toilet crisis
In Uganda’s capital, there aren’t enough public facilities and the inadequate urban sewer system leaks fecal waste that contaminates drinking water sources.
Trump attacks majority-black district represented by critic
Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore-area district is a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,’ the president tweets.