Nation & World - Centralmaine.com

Warsaw Ghetto uprising survivor honored on 80th anniversary

by ILAN BEN ZION and AMI BEN TOV Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day, marked with solemn ceremonies in schools and workplaces nationwide, begins at sundown on Monday.

Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Leak suspect yearned to join military but then regretted it

by NOMAAN MERCHANT and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Jack Teixeira grew up in Dighton, a rural community south of Boston that is dotted with single-family homes interspersed with small farms.

Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Russian forces bear down on Ukrainian defenders in Bakhmut

by ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Until recently, a notorious private Russian military contractor, the Wagner Group, spearheaded the campaign to take Bakhmut.

Nation & World, News

El Chapo sons among 28 Sinaloa cartel members charged by U.S.

by LINDSAY WHITEHURST and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Attorney General Merrick Garland unveiled the three indictments aimed at hitting the cartel’s global network.

Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Massachusetts guardsman appears in court as U.S. reveals case against him

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Friday’s new details about the highest-profile intelligence leak shed light on how investigators came to zero in on Jack Teixeira even though a motive for the disclosures remains publicly unexplained.

Business, Nation & World, News, Uncategorized

Suspect in killing of Cash App founder planned attack, DA says

by OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

San Francisco prosecutors say the 38-year-old tech consultant charged with the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee planned the attack.

Nation & World, Politics

Massachusetts guardsman accused of leak appears in court as U.S. spells out case against him

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

Friday’s new details about the highest-profile intelligence leak shed light on how investigators came to zero in on Jack Teixeira, even though a motive for the disclosures remains publicly unexplained.

Business, Maine, Nation & World, New England

Landmark law saved whales through marine industries’ changes

by PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

The drive to protect vanishing whales has brought profound impacts to marine industries and those changes are accelerating as the Endangered Species Act approaches its 50th anniversary.