Ryan Fecteau, Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, discussed the status of the supplemental budget, which is stuck in the Senate due to failing to garner two-thirds support in the House. The emergency provision was stripped out, but it remains intact in the Senate. Fecteau emphasized the urgency of funding for providers like hospitals and nursing homes and the spruce budworm issue. He also addressed the censure of Representative Laura Libby for a post that included identifying information about a high school student, leading to her losing her vote and ability to speak. Fecteau called for an apology from Libby to resolve the issue.
The Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office said a firefighter was found in the rubble of the fatal fire. Because of the complexity of the scene, the investigation is expected to take some time.
Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son were overturned Wednesday by the South Carolina Supreme Court because the court clerk at his trial suggested he was guilty. But the disgraced lawyer won't be leaving prison anytime soon.
Workers at Denver airport initially missed a security breach by man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed in a fiery collision by a plane with 231 people on board, authorities said Tuesday.
The Labor Department's consumer price index rose 3.8% from April 2025, according to data released Tuesday. On a month-to-month basis, April prices rose 0.6% from March as gasoline prices rose 5.4% during the month; the month-over-month gain was down from 0.9% increase from February to March.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress on Tuesday about the Trump administration's end game for the Iran war, the conflict's costs and its impact on diminishing weapons stockpiles.
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