Colbert earned the endorsement of Letterman, and has already won an Emmy for best variety series, as well as two Peabody Awards, for his Comedy Central show.
2014
Woman’s body found after mobile home fire in Penobscot County
The body of the 78-year-old woman was found by her grandson.
‘The Lunchbox’
“Sometimes the wrong train can take you to the right place.” — Ritesh Batra Deep in the vast network of ancient neighborhoods that thread through Mumbai, India’s most populous city, a lovely young woman, Ila (Nimrat Kaur) sends her ambitious and suspiciously distracted husband off to work, and gets her little daughter ready for school. […]
Change your passwords ASAP, Internet experts advise
The ‘Heartbleed’ bug could have allowed hackers to steal data from major online retailers.
Prosecutor: Pistorius is untruthful, an egotist
By attacking Pistorius’ credibility on three other gun charges, the prosecution is pushing the argument that he also is lying about killing his girlfriend by mistake.
Maine’s high court denies F. Lee Bailey’s bid to return to practicing law
The famed defense attorney says his quest in Maine is over after a 4-2 decision that he is not ‘sufficiently rehabilitated’ after being disbarred in Florida.
‘Creepy’ burglar charged again in Skowhegan
Police said Douglas A. DeWalt allegedly entered a woman’s home through an unlocked door and stood over her bed, just like he did in previous cases.
Rolling Stone flubs Constitution tattoo on cover
The tattoo that graces the back of ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus has a historical boo-boo.
USM reviewing official accused of public nudity
Steven Preister, 68, who works in Washington, D.C., but reports to an office in Portland, allegedly exposed himself to teenage girls at a Nebraska hotel.
Track work interrupts Downeaster service to Boston this weekend
Buses may be available at some stations.