The motion to preclude Trump from introducing broad categories of arguments is a way for prosecutors to try to set parameters on what information they believe the jury should, or should not, hear when the case reaches trial.
2023
Girls Basketball: Madison on fire in rout of Old Orchard Beach
Mackenzie Robbins scores 26 points for the Bulldogs, 12 in the first quarter.
Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86
The brothers constantly battled with CBS’s censors and occasionally outraged viewers as well with its daring sketches and irreverent jokes.
High school schedules and scores for Dec. 27-28
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES (DEC. 27) Boys’ Basketball • Bonny Eagle 67, Massabesic 53 • Freeport 62, Cape Elizabeth 30 • Easton 53, Fort Kent 50 • Forest Hills 76, Rangeley 33 • Fort Fairfield 56, Katahdin 35 • Hodgdon 61, Central Aroostook 51 • Lawrence 85, Cony 58 • Madawaska 65, Washburn 40 • Madison 49, […]
Backyard Naturalist: Winter ruminations while dreaming of warmth
Dana Wilde ponders the changing winter seasons in Maine over the past several decades and his own changing feelings about the seasons.
U.S. delegation meets with Mexico for talks on surge of migrants at border
The U.S. has struggled to process thousands of migrants at the border, or house them once they reach northern cities.
Sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states
There are major obstacles for several states – including California and Texas – to allow sports betting to become legal.
Michigan Supreme Court will keep Donald Trump on 2024 ballot
The ruling contrasts with Dec. 19 decision by Colorado Supreme Court which found Trump ineligible to be president because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza as military launches new strikes
No place is safe in Gaza, and Israeli offensives are crowding most of the population into Deir al-Balah and Rafah at the territory’s southern edge as well as a tiny rural area by the southern coastline.
Musician Charles Sawyer shares photography of king of blues
Sometimes stories pop up in the darnedest of places. For example: today’s interview with Mr. Charles Sawyer — photographer, writer, musician, blues history and software engineering teacher at Harvard Extension School (from 1990 to 2017), software engineer at Google (retired 2015) and consultant for the B.B. King Museum. His wife, Cherie Hoyt, sent me an […]