Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says accusations that he’s racist are ‘hurtful and offensive.’
2022
Posted inNation & World, News
New York officer killed, another gravely hurt in Harlem shooting
It was the third time in four days that New York police officers faced gunfire on the job.
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Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Local roundup: Rangeley girls basketball cruises past North Haven
Winnie LaRochelle scores a game-high 29 points to lead the Lakers.
Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls basketball: Waterville showing knack for handling challenges this season
Victory over John Bapst comes soon after return from long shutdown due to COVID cases.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Biden, Kishida talk China, nuclear weapons in first meeting
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida have used their first formal meeting to discuss concerns about China’s growing military assertiveness
Posted inMaine, News
Conditions for youth at Long Creek have improved, corrections commissioner tells lawmakers
Commissioner Randall Liberty said his agency is pushing to hire more staff and prevent more eruptions of violence at the state’s juvenile lockup.
Posted inNation & World
Thich Nhat Hanh, world-changing Buddhist, Zen master, peace activist, dies at 95
He rose to international prominence for his anti-Vietnam War activism, but he was already a well-known monk before his peace efforts.
Posted inNation & World
Norwegian mass murderer seeks early release, testing limits of justice system
Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people, is testing the country’s commitment to tolerance and rehabilitation.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Anti-abortion protesters optimistic at March for Life in DC
The annual anti-abortion rally in the nation’s capital sounded more like a victory celebration Friday.
Posted inNew England, Politics
2022 shaping up to be banner year for Massachusetts politics
Races for governor, attorney general and a handful of thorny ballot questions will all be on the ballot.