The move comes hours after the NBA decides to postpone its three playoff games with its players choosing to boycott in their strongest statement yet against racial injustice.
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Augusta man strangled pregnant woman twice before she fled apartment, police allege
Police allege the victim was also threatened and restrained by Patrick L. Sullivan, 24, and escaped from him after grabbing a knife and her child.
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Jamaican official says Usain Bolt tests positive for COVID
Jamaica’s Minister of Health says legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Hampered by pandemic, Winthrop’s outdoor programs draw, entertain kids and adults
Lonney Steeves, the town’s recreation director and director of the Winthrop Area YMCA, said even with the COVID-19 pandemic, summer programs were received and attended well.
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No new infections as UMaine prepares to welcome back students
University of Maine officials on Sunday said they were now tracking 17 contacts with three students who tested positive for COVID-19.
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Man, 52, killed in Buxton fire
Arthur C. Follis died of smoke inhalation from the fire early Sunday morning on Mary Jane Road, authorities say.
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Democrats see racism in Republicans’ mispronunciations of ‘Kamala’
Republicans keep getting Kamala Harris’ name wrong, and Democrats say it’s not a slip-up.
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The bully pulpit: Trump pushes Washington, but virus resists
President Trump’s improbable election rewrote the rules of American politics.
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Trump post office turmoil imperils lifeline for rural GOP voters
Rural residents – whose backing of Trump was critical to his 2016 election – are especially dependent on the mail for medication and retail purchases.
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‘The whole world celebrates’ on-camera birth of panda cub
Officials at the National Zoo are jacking up their internet capabilities as a new giant panda cub is sparking fresh rounds of pandemic-fueled panda-mania