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A federal judge on Monday found that U.S. government officials have been giving psychotropic medication to migrant children at a Texas facility without first seeking the consent of their parents or guardians, in violation of state child welfare laws.

Members of Canadian family known for its philanthropy and support of the arts in the Niagara region of Ontario were killed Monday in a Greenville plane crash, the cause of which is still being investigated.
Police in Greenville on Tuesday identified Joseph Robertson, 58, as the pilot of the plane. His wife, Anita Robertson, 58, and their daughter, Laura Robertson, 24, were passengers.

Facebook has shut down a sophisticated disinformation operation on its platform that engaged in divisive messaging ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, the company said Tuesday, an escalation of what a top executive described as an “arms race” to manipulate the public using its tools.

The state has yet to release many details on the death more than five weeks ago of a 28-year-old man who was being held at the prison farm in Warren.
Dana R. Bartlett died shortly before 6 p.m. June 24 at the Bolduc Correctional Facility, also known as the prison farm.
Maine Medical Examiner’s Office Administrator Mark Belserene said that the cause of death is awaiting further study and it may be two weeks before toxicology tests are returned.
Maine Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Tuesday that the investigation continues.

Two troubled Maine power plants that make electricity from wood have produced no power in the past four months, a financial hit to their owner, Stored Solar LLC, and an unwelcome development for the forest products industry.

LEWISTON — Central Maine Healthcare CEO Jeff Brickman and board chairwoman Deborah Dunlap Avasthi issued a joint statement Tuesday, a day after medical staff at Central Maine Medical Center became the third group to vote no confidence in Brickman.

With historically low unemployment rates in the state, many types of business have not only had trouble finding new employees, but keeping them as well. Kennebec Journal and centralmaine.com reporter Jessica Lowell will moderate a panel of local experts who will share advice, solutions, and forecasts for what Maine’s labor future holds. Panelists and specific location to be announced soon.