Decrease set for exorbitant Maine electricity costs

Electricity rates are set to drop in Maine, which historically has had some of the nation’s highest energy costs. Next year’s standard offer rates will drop 35% for Central Maine Power customers and 24% for Versant Power customers, the Maine Public Utilities Commission said in a statement Wednesday. The standard offer rate is the default […]

Groups Sue UC Berkeley Over ‘Unchecked Antisemitism’

A lawsuit has been filed against the University of California, Berkeley because of the “longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism” that “has erupted in on-campus displays of hatred, harassment, and physical violence against Jews” since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Marjorie Taylor Greene reintroduces impeachment push against Mayorkas: ‘Lost the trust’ of Americans

Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, R- Georgia, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, after her previous impeachment effort against him failed earlier this month.  During her remarks on the House floor, Greene said the secretary has “failed to maintain operational control of the border,” citing high levels of illegal immigration, […]

Texan Man, 19, Sentenced for Synagogue Attack

Franklin Sechriest, 19, of San Marcos, Texas, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for perpetuating a hate crime and setting fire to a Jewish synagogue, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.[#item_full_content]

MIT Offers LGBTQ+ 101 as Sexual Harassment Course

An online course offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to meet the school’s sexual harassment training requirement includes controversial claims such as it’s an “act of violence” to call a transgender individual by their birth name.