The movement to host and help immigrants living illegally in the U.S. defies a crackdown promised by President-elect Trump.
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Washington state sues Monsanto over chemicals known as PCBs
The state seeks damages from Monsanto, the sole U.S. manufacturer of the toxic industrial chemical, but the company says the suit ‘lacks merit.’
Pope defends communion suggestion
Most bishops back opening communion to civilly remarried Catholics, he says.
The polar vortex is coming: Here’s how cold it could get
What will likely be the coldest air since last February will barge into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast late next week.
Rudy Giuliani no longer in running for secretary of state, Trump says
The president-elect returns to the campaign trail, encouraging Louisiana Republicans to vote in Saturday’s runoff election.
Two men indicted in Memorial Day shooting in Portland
Fred O. Dodge and Sam Iserbyt are both charged with criminal threatening after the two fought over a mutual friend.
One-third of long-term users say they got hooked on prescription opioids
A survey raises sharp questions about the responsibility of doctors for the epidemic of addiction.
Data skimming is occurring at some Maine gas stations, state officials say
A state agency also says drive-thru tellers at banks, ATMs and restaurants are vulnerable to the data-skimming devices.
Stonewall Kitchen recalling some pancake, waffle mixes
Traces of salmonella were found at the facility that supplies the powdered buttermilk used in the mixes.
Republicans ready to launch probe of Russia, despite Trump’s stance
The loudest calls for such an investigation come from Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham.