WASHINGTON– The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an Alaska pilot’s claims that state authorities tried to illegally seize his $95,000 plane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry town. The pilot, Kenneth Jouppi, sued to block the seizure of his plane after being convicted of
WASHINGTON– A judge in the nation’s capital set a trial date in September for a former Olympic canoe racer accused of deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, the site of a troubled multimillion-dollar renovation project championed by President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman scheduled David Hearn’s trial date for September 28
Babies, toddlers, and toddlers need outdoor activities to develop strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in hot weather. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should children be away? How do I know they are okay? What should I avoid? Human-caused climate change is making
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, Rhode Island — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they close in to capture them, one of the football-sized birds, with bright orange beaks and long legs, runs toward a
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three children while receiving medical treatment for psychiatric problems they developed after giving birth. Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, who was 8 months old when
HAYWARD, Wisconsin.- Three new women’s world records have been set at the World Lumberjack Championships held in a small Wisconsin community, filled with sawing, chopping, log rolling, fast climbing and cheers of “Yo-Ho!” This year, 66 men and 40 women attended the three-day competition in Hayward that ended Saturday. They represented 16 states and nine