The actor has been a regular visitor to Russia in recent years.
2016
Trepidation over election fuels stock market losing streak
The major stock indexes drop for eight consecutive days, the worst since the 2008 financial crisis.
So you thought the election was scary? Now Stephen King’s ‘It’ clown is running
Signs advertising the candidacy of the creepy clown are popping up in Bangor.
Jury convicts New Yorker in Augusta drug trafficking case
Kashawn McLaughlin, 26, who has been in jail for a year, will be sentenced later.
New traffic signal to help keep vehicles moving in north Augusta
The traffic signal at Civic Center and Darin drives is part of a new National Guard headquarters that’s under construction.
Maine AG’s office withholding cause of death in Winthrop double slaying
The Office of the Attorney General cites privacy, an ongoing investigation and Andrew Balcer’s status as a juvenile in blocking access to the information.
As Iraqi forces enter Mosul, some civilians don’t feel safe
Under former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, many residents viewed policemen and soldiers who patrolled the streets and manned checkpoints as an occupying force.
Suspect in Iowa police killings had been ordered to move out of his mother’s house
Scott Michael Greene, who is charged with ambushing the officers, had gotten a job with a fencing company last month, but walked away from it days later.
Artist paints patriotic mural at planned Maine Veterans Museum in Skowhegan
Janine Folsom, of Skowhegan, was commissioned to paint a 68-by-14-foot mural of an eagle and an American flag on a storefront at Skowhegan Village Plaza, to be mostly complete by Veterans Day.
Somerset County court for Sept. 6-9, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.