After four days of grueling ballots, McCarthy flipped more than a dozen conservative holdouts to become supporters.
2023
Multiple wounded near rapper French Montana video shoot
The Miami Herald cited a law enforcement source saying as many as 10 people were wounded in the shooting outside The Licking, a soul food restaurant in Miami Gardens.
Extreme winter sport to debut in Maine at Lost Valley ski area
Ice cross – a sport in which skaters compete head-to-head down a steep track while navigating twists, banked turns and jumps – comes to Auburn in February.
Alex Jones lawyer suspended for 6 months over records release
Norm Pattis was suspended for giving other Jones’ attorneys in Texas confidential documents, including the medical records of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.
Week In Photos Dec. 31, 2022-Jan. 7, 2023
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
Bills’ Damar Hamlin breathing on his own, joins team via video
Hamlin’s remarkable recovery continues after going into cardiac arrest and being resuscitated on the field during a Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution
The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year.
Tatum’s triple-double leads Celtics past Mavs, 124-95
Jayson Tatum has 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists as Boston bounces back from a 150-117 loss in Oklahoma City.
Hockey notebook: Aggressive Messalonskee jumps out to fast start
The unblemished Eagles (4-0-0) have scored 24 goals and sit atop Class B North standings.
Trent Frederic scores twice in 3rd period to lead Bruins past Kings
Boston (30-4-4) becomes only the third team in NHL history to reach 30 wins in 38 games or fewer after a 5-2 victory in L.A.