The New York Times says law enforcement officials were so concerned by the president’s behavior in the days after he fired James Comey that they investigated whether he was a potential threat to national security.
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Posted inNation & World
U.S. approved thousands of child bride requests in last decade
The data raises questions about whether the immigration system is enabling forced marriages.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Administrative restructuring planned in Fairfield-based SAD 49
A plan approved by the district’s board of directors includes eliminating separate high school and middle school principals and creating one principal’s position for grades 7 through 12.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine, Winter sports
Local roundup: Rangeley girls basketball rolls to win
Olivia Pye, Lauren Eastlack lead way for Lakers.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
No. 10 Trinity topples Colby in men’s college hockey
Mules lose third straight game to begin January in rematch of last season’s conference title game.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Defense rests in Jay murder case, closing arguments to be heard Monday
Dr. Robert Q. Pollard Jr., who testified for the defense, said that after reviewing all of the data and conducting tests, he deemed James “Ted” Sweeney, 58, to be suffering from schizophrenia.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Brady braced for cold weather, and the Chargers
The Patriots quarterback thinks being able to practice in the elements gives his team a leg up.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Nation & World, News
Movie actress Verna Bloom, 80, dies in Bar Harbor
She portrayed the wife of the dean in ‘Animal House,’ Clint Eastwood’s lover in ‘High Plains Drifter,’ and Mary in ‘The Last Temptation of Christ.’
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Shutdown may close some airport security checkpoints
A union representing air traffic controllers files suit, charging that it is illegal to force them to work without pay.
Posted inMaine, News
Five snowmobilers injured in 2 separate accidents in Maine
A collision between sleds traveling in opposite directions on a remote trail system northwest of Millinocket leaves four people injured, and a Rhode Island man is hurt in Franklin County.