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An aerial view of the devastation after an explosion at the Life Enrichment Advancing People (LEAP) building, in Farmington, Maine killed one firefighter and injured multiple other people, on Monday morning September 16, 2019. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal via AP)

Firefighter killed in Maine blast identified

FILE -- Judge Brett Kavanaugh appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018. Several Democratic presidential candidates called for the impeachment of Kavanaugh on Sept. 15, 2019, after The New York Times published new information about allegations of sexual misconduct against him, while Republican leaders condemned the reporting as irresponsible and defended him. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Here's why Elizabeth Warren now thinks Brett Kavanaugh should be impeached

$This axle fracture is what caused the June 11 derailment on the Red Line, according to the MBTA.$

A fractured axle is to blame for the Red Line derailment, the MBTA says

DC prepares for 1st House statehood hearing in 25 years September 17, 2019 | 7:48 AM

APNewsBreak: Army revamps recruiting, hits enlistment goal September 17, 2019 | 6:03 AM

House Judiciary Committee to hold 1st impeachment hearing September 17, 2019 | 12:51 AM

A look at Corey Lewandowski's role in the Mueller report September 17, 2019 | 12:49 AM

Back to basics: Congress tries to keep government lights on September 17, 2019 | 12:47 AM

Boston Marathon expo

Charlie Baker wants to sell the Hynes Convention Center for redevelopment September 16, 2019 | 8:18 PM

White House orders 2 former aides to defy House subpoenas September 16, 2019 | 8:05 PM

Benjamin Pacheco

‘He used music as a way to express his feelings and his love’ September 16, 2019 | 5:22 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), campaigns in Austin, Texas on Sept. 10, 2019. Warren continues to make inroads among the Democratic party’s progressive base. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times)

This political party endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016. This cycle, they're backing Elizabeth Warren. September 16, 2019 | 4:54 PM

In this Sept. 12, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., answers a question during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. Sanders successfully turned his outsider credentials and call for political revolution into a commanding victory in the 2016 New Hampshire primary. But as he seeks a repeat performance, the Vermont senator could face unlikely competition. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

How lower-tier candidates could threaten Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire September 16, 2019 | 4:45 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump contradicts aides, self on Iran talks September 16, 2019 | 4:44 PM

House panel investigates Elaine Chao for possible conflicts September 16, 2019 | 4:26 PM

New Kavanaugh allegation unlikely to prompt impeachment September 16, 2019 | 4:12 PM

A look at the revived allegations against Justice Kavanaugh September 16, 2019 | 4:11 PM

The Latest: Saudis to invite global experts to investigate September 16, 2019 | 3:38 PM

Trump honors Yankees' Rivera with Medal of Freedom September 16, 2019 | 3:10 PM

A pig that escaped from a Vermont farm walks along a road in Orange, Vt, on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. Farmer Walter Jeffries of Sugar Mountain Farm says most of the 250 pigs that escaped earlier this month are back and the fence, which he said was damaged by vandals, has been fixed.

250 pigs got loose at a Vermont farm. Now the federal government is helping to track down the stragglers. September 16, 2019 | 2:40 PM

Intersection of Walter and Pierce streets

A goat head was found in the street in Hyde Park September 16, 2019 | 1:43 PM

Trump: It looks like Iran hit Saudis, no military option yet September 16, 2019 | 1:21 PM

Sophia Garabedian, 5, of Sudbury, has been hospitalized with the EEE virus since Sept. 3.

Sophia Garabedian

Sudbury girl diagnosed with EEE 'continues to make slow and steady gains' September 16, 2019 | 1:05 PM

With Trump trade war a threat, Fed is set to cut rates again September 16, 2019 | 12:37 PM

Trump to raise $15M for re-elect in California trip September 16, 2019 | 12:31 PM

Tewksbury

Authorities are investigating the death of a woman in Tewksbury September 16, 2019 | 12:02 PM

53 Bay Road, Hadley

Woman struck and killed in Hadley identified September 16, 2019 | 11:11 AM

The Latest: Official downplays imminent action against Iran September 16, 2019 | 10:38 AM

20-year-old rock climber falls in N.H., suffers life-threatening injuries September 16, 2019 | 9:18 AM

This German shepherd was abandoned in a crate in Conn. September 16, 2019 | 9:08 AM

Loudon, NH - 07/14/12 - An elated Mike Stefanik, driver of the winning (66) car holds up the trophy after winning a closely contested race in the Whelen Modified Tour Town Fair Tire 100. - (Globe Staff Photo / Barry Chin), section: Sports, reporter: Michael Vega, slug: 15NASCAR, LOID: 5.0.1870930974.

Michael Stefanik

Former NASCAR driver killed in Connecticut plane crash September 16, 2019 | 8:58 AM

Trump says US locked and loaded in response to drone attack September 16, 2019 | 12:36 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump myths on economy; Dems' selective facts September 16, 2019 | 12:21 AM