Independents have the opportunity to shape the outcome of Maine’s Super Tuesday primaries, casting votes for the first time after the state loosened its rules to allow independents to vote in presidential contests.
Amber Carter
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New York judge imposes $364 million penalty in Trump civil fraud case
The stiff penalty was a victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, who sued Trump over what she said was not just harmless bragging but years of deceptive practices.
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024
Manchin, the only Democrat holding statewide office in West Virginia, has been at odds with members of his own party over his support for coal and other fossil fuels.
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‘No evidence’ Russia has decided what to do with emerging anti-satellite weapon, Biden says
The news of the capability emerged this week after a cryptic warning from House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner
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Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?
A bill before the Washington Legislature would bring more state funding to tribes like Lummi that are trying to keep opioids from taking the next generation too.
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Two juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling for witnesses, victims and people with cellphone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.
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Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson needs to be put in conservatorship after death of wife, court petition says
The petition asks a judge to appoint 2 longtime Wilson representatives – publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard – to be conservators overseeing his personal and medical decisions.
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Fani Willis won’t return to witness stand as judge weighs disqualification in Trump case
It’s unclear when the judge might rule on whether Willis and her office should be disqualified from the case.
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It’s time for Northeast & Maine to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why.
Scientists say last month’s storms that destroyed wharfs in Maine, eroded sand dunes in New Hampshire, and flooded parts of New Jersey still coping with hurricane damage are becoming more the norm than the exception
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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company
Alexander Smirnov falsely told FBI agents in June 2020 that executives associated with Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid the Bidens $5 million each in 2015 and 2016, prosecutors said.