Ben Barr, head coach of the University of Maine Black Bears, discusses the team’s successful season and their upcoming Hockey East tournament match against UMass Lowell. Barr attributes the team’s success to the leadership and character of long-tenured players and the strong performance of their goaltender. He highlights the competitive nature of Hockey East, comparing it to the SEC in college football. Barr also notes the significant investments made by the university in facilities, such as a new weight room and training room, which are crucial for maintaining and improving the program. The team aims to win both the Hockey East Tournament and the NCAA Tournament, with the latter already secured.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing lawmakers at a congressional hearing Tuesday amid growing questions about political influence over a Justice Department that has already criminally charged one of President Donald Trump's longtime foes and is facing intense White House pressure to prosecute others.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday that he ordered another strike on a small boat he accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, expanding what the Trump administration has declared is an "armed conflict" with cartels.
President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict" with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, following recent U.S. strikes on boats in the Caribbean.
