Maine became the eighth state in the nation to legalize assisted suicide Wednesday after Gov. Janet Mills signed a law allowing doctors to prescribe fatal doses of medication to the terminally ill. Mills had previously said she was unsure about the bill, which declares the practice does not constitute suicide under state law. She also issued an executive order for the state to analyze how the law’s impact on the state.

The St. Louis Blues earned their first NHL championship in franchise history Wednesday, defeating the Boston Bruins 4-1 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Forward Ryan O’Reilly, who is in his first season with the Blues, won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP of the playoffs.

It was a remarkable turnaround for a team that was in last place in the NHL standings in early January, but the Blues finished the season winning 30 of their last 49 games. “Once we pulled it together, we were tough to beat,” coach Craig Berube said.

WASHINGTON—The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for not complying with subpoenas for documents about the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The vote was 24-15 along party lines with one notable exception. Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., who recently called for President Donald Trump’s impeachment and left the conservative House Freedom Caucus, voted in favor of the motion.

WASHINGTON—The Democratic-majority U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to authorize a resolution allowing House committees to take legal action against officials who resist subpoenas. The vote was 229-191 strictly along party lines, with 13 abstentions. The resolution specifically mentions Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, signed a bill Monday that limits any opportunity for the state to safeguard unborn babies. The law, passed by the Democratic-majority legislature, prohibits any state or local government entity from taking action to protect unborn babies from abortion.

The Vatican released a statement for Catholic educators on Monday criticizing the culture of gender fluidity and reaffirming a Biblical view of biological sex. The official statement, titled “Male and Female He Created Them,” comes from the Congregation for Catholic Education, which is the educational branch of the Vatican administration.

A crane crashed into a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman and injuring at least five other people, after a storm with strong winds hit the city. Two of the injured residents from the Elan City Lights apartments are in critical condition. The collapse occurred on a day in which a storm brought winds gusting up to 70 mph, felling trees and knocking out power in parts of the city. The ultimate cause of the collapse was unknown, but there was a “strong possibility” that the winds “played some role,” Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said.