Russian shelling has damaged a landmark church in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson that held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin until last year.
Nation & World
National and world news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inNation & World, News
Man rams car onto sidewalk in South Korea and stabs people, injuring at least 14
A man rammed a car onto a sidewalk in South Korea, then stepped out of the vehicle and began stabbing people at a shopping mall.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to overturn the 2020 election
The next hearing in Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case has been set for Aug. 28, just days after the first debate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Weekly applications for jobless aid tick up from 5-month low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remained at a historically low level that points to a robust job market.
Posted inNation & World, News
The heaviest animal ever may be this ancient whale found in the Peruvian desert
A newly studied species of ancient whale might be the heaviest animal ever found.
Posted inNation & World, News
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to $1.25 billion. Here’s how hard it is to win
If someone wins it all when the next drawing takes place, the jackpot would be one of the largest in U.S. lottery history.
Posted inNation & World, News
Surfs up takes on new meaning as California waves get bigger as Earth warms, research finds
New research shows winter waves off California’s Pacific coast are swelling in size as the planet warms.
Posted inNation & World, News
Beijing records heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years, causing severe flooding and 21 deaths
China’s capital has recorded 29.3 inches of rain over the past few days. At least 26 people remain missing from the rains.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Should Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question
Critics have long alleged that Trump’s fear of prosecution was a chief motivator for his decision to mount another campaign.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss’s indictment
The 45-page indictment is informed, in part, by contemporaneous notes that Mike Pence kept of their conversations in the days leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.