Woodland Pulp’s bleach plant remains closed 2 weeks after UMaine student’s death

Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal such attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden was standing on the shoreline of Lake Apopka at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park, 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Orlando, […]

America's politically divided Jewish community braces for Israel's elections

NEW YORK (AP) — Jewish Americans feel they have a lot at stake in this month’s contentious elections in Israel as three years of Mideast conflicts rile up emotions across the United States, from street protests to the midterm races. But they are sharply divided along political, religious and often generational lines on the preferred […]

Oregon father is the latest armed civilian to confront a gunman in a US mass shooting

Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school: with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman. President Donald Trump joined others Friday in praising a father of two girls who confronted a teenage gunman during the attack at Silver Rail Elementary School, which killed three students […]

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Vote to protect right to reproductive healthcare

“Though we have strong state laws protecting our reproductive rights, our laws can change if state leaders choose to change them.”