Scott White appears in Australian court Monday for a sentencing hearing after he pleaded guilty in January to the murder.
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On a Maine island, school gets out early when COVID-19 strands teachers on the mainland
One person on the daily ferry between Rockland and North Haven tested positive for COVID-19. Then everyone else in the crew did, too.
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Jefferson man arrested, charged with breaching Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Joshua Colgan will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C.
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Gov. Mills signs law legalizing sports betting; tribes get exclusive rights to online wagering
The law also reduces the tax burden on Maine’s indigenous communities and creates a new collaboration process between the tribes and the state.
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NYPD veteran convicted of assaulting officer in Capitol insurrection
A federal jury has convicted a New York Police Department veteran of assaulting an officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection, rejecting his claim he was defending himself when he tackled the officer and grabbed his gas mask.
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Maine reports rising number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
The increase comes after the state reported its highest number of new cases in nearly two months.
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U.S. Department of Justice files challenge to Alabama transgender law
The law making it a felony for doctors to treat transgender people under age 19 with puberty-blockers and hormones to affirm their gender identity.
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Max Glauben, Holocaust survivor who helped found Dallas museum, dies at 94
Glauben’s death came as Israel’s national Holocaust memorial day was marked on Thursday.
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First case of human bird flu infection confirmed in Colorado
The man, a Colorado state prison inmate, has since recovered. He apparently caught it while helping to remove chickens from an infected farm.
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New gas pipeline boosts Europe’s bid to ease Russian supply
European countries that are dependent on Russian imports are looking to get greater access to the global natural gas market through a new pipeline that crosses a remote border area between Greece and Bulgaria.