The National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca’s suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be ‘no compromises’ on safety in developing the shots.
2020
NFL notebook: Ramsey gets 5-year, $105 million extension from Rams
Defensive back Jalen Ramsey, traded to Los Angeles from Jacksonville last season, becomes the highest-paid DB in the league.
Boston’s Cassidy named NHL coach of the year
Bruce Cassidy wins his first Jack Adams Award as NHL coach of the year after guiding the Bruins to a league best 100 points in the regular season.
Nicole Chamberland crowned Miss Maine for America
The daughter of Mary Dempsey and niece of actor Patrick Dempsey competed in her second-ever pageant Sunday.
Employee at Maine prison tests positive for COVID-19
The employee at the Mountain View Correctional Facility in Charleston tested positive Monday after returning from out of state and has not been at the prison since Aug. 21.
Justice Department’s push into Trump defamation case could prompt delay
Attorney General William Barr is defending the Justice Department’s move to intervene in the defamation lawsuit against the president.
Coast Guard officer raises $17,500 by running nonstop across Maine
Katie Spotz, 33, ran 137 miles in under 34 hours from Quebec to Freeport while raising money for a nonprofit that provides clean water to third-world communities.
Official claims pressure to suppress facts in Homeland Security intel
The whistleblower says he was demoted after he refused to alter reports to reflect Trump administration policy goals.
Teacher deaths raise alarms as new school year begins
Teachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year.
Black defendant in Washington County killing argues masks at trial could sway jury
Carine Reeves of New York is charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Sally Shaw, who was shot in the head on the side of a road in Cherryfield.