Prosecutors completed their closing argument Friday at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial.
February 2020
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Entire board of France’s Cesar film awards steps down
The board is embroiled in a fight over its opaque decision-making process and a dispute involving director Roman Polanski.
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Posted inNation & World, News
Justice Department closes case against ex-FBI official Andrew McCabe
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has been a frequent target of attacks by President Trump.
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. appeals panel upholds block of Medicaid work requirements
A federal appeals court panel in Washington has upheld a lower court’s decision that blocked the Trump administration’s work requirements for Medicaid recipients
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics, Uncategorized
Acting head of Maine emergency management nominated for the job
Peter Rogers has served as director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency since June.
Posted inNation & World, News
Official says U.S., Taliban reach Afghan truce agreement
A senior U.S. official says the the truce will go into effect “very soon” and could lead to withdrawals of American troops.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Latest resignation leaves Maine ethics panel with only 3 of 5 seats filled
The departure of Republican Bradford Pattershall has left the campaign-finance oversight panel shorthanded as a busy election season heats up.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Father Josh: A married Catholic priest in a celibate world
The Rev. Joshua Whitfield is one of the few men who slipped through a clerical loophole created 40 years ago.
Posted inNation & World, News
Barr-Trump relationship facing its gravest threat yet
Officials watch warily as the president defies the attorney general’s entreaty about tweeting and the Justice Department says it will not charge former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe.
