U.S. officials say a Russian weapons test created the space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station
Steve Ericson
Posted inBusiness
Stock indexes end wobbly day mostly lower on Wall Street
Major indexes end mostly lower as the market comes off its first weekly loss in six weeks.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
GOP Rep. Mace’s bill would federally decriminalize marijuana
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina said Monday that a half-dozen GOP House members would be original co-sponsors of the bill, which she said would give states freer rein to pass their own laws.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Supreme Court rejects Volkswagen appeals, allowing emissions scandal lawsuits
The rebuffs let the state of Ohio and counties in Florida and Utah press ahead with lawsuits using laws that bar tampering with emissions systems.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
State of Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson rejected a settlement offer of $527.5 million over 18 years as ‘woefully insufficient.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Key reason for supply shortages: Americans keep spending
Suppliers were caught flat-footed by how fast pent-up spending surged out of the recession, and they are unlikely to catch up as long as demand remains so robust.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Maine voters pass the nation’s first ‘right to food’ amendment
Supporters of the amendment to the Maine Constitution positioned it as a chance for Mainers to take control of the food supply back from large landowners and giant retailers.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Canada lynx to keep species protections under legal deal
The decision comes 3 years after Trump administration officials said protections were no longer needed.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: Maine needs robust Forest Legacy Program funding
The Forest Legacy Program has conserved over 2.8 million acres of working forest lands across the U.S.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
GOP trying to use voters to push election reforms in unlikely states
Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the legislature or both are pursuing statewide ballot initiatives or veto-proof proposals to enact voter ID restrictions and other changes to election law