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Mourners gather to mark a year since Maine's deadliest mass shooting
Read full article: Mourners gather to mark a year since Maine's deadliest mass shootingMaine residents whose sense of safety was shattered last year by a mass shooting have marked the anniversary Friday with a memorial service that drew hundreds of people to the city’s hockey arena.
Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reports
Read full article: Trump calls Maine Gov. Janet Mills a man in a mistake-riddled call to supporters, newspaper reportsRepublican Donald Trump mixed up Democratic Gov. Janet Mills’ gender on a phone call with supporters in Maine.
Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shooting
Read full article: Police have upped their use of Maine's 'yellow flag' law since the state's deadliest mass shootingMaine's governor says there has been a huge jump in law enforcement requests for Maine courts to allow guns to be seized from people deemed a danger to themselves or others since the deadliest mass shooting in state history.
Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shooting
Read full article: Final report outlines missed opportunities to stop Maine's deadliest shootingA special commission says the Army Reserve and local police missed opportunities to intervene and seize weapons from a spiraling reservist responsible for the deadliest shootings in Maine history.
3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people in Maine
Read full article: 3 Army Reserve officers disciplined after reservist killed 18 people in MaineAn Army report says three reserve officers have been disciplined for dereliction of duty in the aftermath of a reservist’s rampage in which 18 people were killed in Maine.
Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman's attack in Maine
Read full article: Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman's attack in MaineU.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission that they tried to intervene before the tragedy.
Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after deadliest shooting in state history
Read full article: Sweeping gun legislation approved by Maine lawmakers after deadliest shooting in state historyThe Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history.
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November
Read full article: Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this NovemberMaine is joining a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the governor’s announcement that she’ll let the proposal become law without her signature.
Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all system
Read full article: Months ahead of the presidential election, Nebraska's GOP governor wants a winner-take-all systemNebraska’s Republican governor is calling on state lawmakers to move forward with a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes.
Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootings
Read full article: Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootingsThe interim report from the commission investigating Maine's deadliest mass shooting focused mostly on whether authorities should have taken shooter Robert Card into custody and seized his guns under the state's so-called yellow flag law.
Law enforcement should have seized man's guns weeks before he killed 18 in Maine, report finds
Read full article: Law enforcement should have seized man's guns weeks before he killed 18 in Maine, report findsAn independent commission investigating a mass shooting that left 18 dead in Maine issued an interim report that has found that a sheriff’s office had cause to take the killer into protective custody and take his guns from him beforehand.
Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine's history
Read full article: Evidence of traumatic brain injury in shooter who killed 18 in deadliest shooting in Maine's historyAn Army reservist who shot and killed 18 people in Maine last year had evidence of traumatic brain injuries, according to a brain tissue analysis by researchers from Boston University.
Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine's worst-ever mass shooting
Read full article: Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine's worst-ever mass shootingEmotional survivors of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, called on politicians to protect the community from future tragedies.
In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine's governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health
Read full article: In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine's governor wants to tackle gun control and mental healthMaine’s governor has rolled out legislation she says will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state.
Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind port
Read full article: Maine wants to lead in offshore wind. The state's governor says she has location for a key wind portMaine's governor says a state-owned site on the coast of Maine will serve as the location of an offshore wind port critical to developing the nation’s first floating offshore wind power research array.
Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall, saying they feared an ambush
Read full article: Maine police defend search for gunman who killed 18 last fall, saying they feared an ambushMaine state police are defending their search last fall for a gunman who had just killed 18 people, saying they didn’t rush to search woods surrounding his abandoned car because they feared an ambush.
It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why
Read full article: It's time for Northeast to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is whyScientists say the back-to-back storms that lashed the Northeast in January were more of a sign of things to come than an anomaly.
Tearful relatives of Maine mass shooting victims plead for change to prevent future tragedies
Read full article: Tearful relatives of Maine mass shooting victims plead for change to prevent future tragediesRelatives of the victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history are imploring an independent commission to prevent such a thing from ever happening again.
Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine
Read full article: Police defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in MaineLaw enforcement officers say Maine's yellow flag law that allows guns to be confiscated from someone in a mental health crisis is cumbersome and time consuming.
Christmas is in jeopardy for some New Englanders after storms and flooding knocked out power
Read full article: Christmas is in jeopardy for some New Englanders after storms and flooding knocked out powerThe arrival of a heavy storm, flooding and power outages just before Christmas is complicating, and in some cases threatening to cancel, holiday plans for many New Englanders.
Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm slams the region, killing at least 5
Read full article: Northeastern US mops up ahead of holidays after deadly storm slams the region, killing at least 5Utility crews are working to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise following a powerful storm that hit the northeastern U.S. At least five people were killed.
A review defends police action before the Maine mass shooting. Legal experts say questions persist
Read full article: A review defends police action before the Maine mass shooting. Legal experts say questions persistAn independent report conducted for a police agency clears the agency’s response to growing concerns about the mental health of a man who later went on to commit the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history.
US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in Maine
Read full article: US senators seek answers from Army after reservist killed 18 in MaineTwo senators from Maine are asking the U.S. Army inspector general to provide a full accounting of interactions with a reservist before he killed 18 people at a bowling alley and bar.
Biden and the first lady will travel to Maine to mourn with the community after the mass shooting
Read full article: Biden and the first lady will travel to Maine to mourn with the community after the mass shootingThe White House says President Joe Biden will visit Maine later this week to mourn with the community of Lewiston.
Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootings
Read full article: Deaf family grieves father of 4 and beloved community leader who was killed in Maine shootingsCommunities that were sheltering in place in the aftermath of Maine's shootings are beginning to move forward, with kids returning to school and residents celebrating Halloween.
Maine mass shooter's family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff's office says
Read full article: Maine mass shooter's family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff's office saysMaine’s authorities are trying to piece together the events that led to the worst mass shooting in the state’s history.
Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities say
Read full article: Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities sayThe residents of Lewiston, Maine, are embarking on a path to healing after a man suspected of killing 18 people earlier this week was found dead.
LIVE: Officials give update after Maine mass shooting suspect was found dead Friday night
Read full article: LIVE: Officials give update after Maine mass shooting suspect was found dead Friday nightRobert Card, the suspect in the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, multiple sources tell CNN.
Live Updates | Maine mass shooting suspect has been found dead, ending search
Read full article: Live Updates | Maine mass shooting suspect has been found dead, ending searchAuthorities say the man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 has been found dead.
Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead, ending search that put entire state on edge
Read full article: Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead, ending search that put entire state on edgeThe man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 has been found dead, bringing an end to a search that put the entire state of Maine on edge for the last two days.
Retired Jacksonville SWAT officer gives insight into how manhunts work as agencies search for Maine shootings’ suspect
Read full article: Retired Jacksonville SWAT officer gives insight into how manhunts work as agencies search for Maine shootings’ suspectAs police keep looking for the man accused of killing at least 18 people and injuring more than a dozen others in Maine Wednesday night, a retired Jacksonville SWAT officer gave more insight into how a manhunt like this typically works.
Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraud
Read full article: Voter rolls are becoming the new battleground over secure elections as amateur sleuths hunt fraudState election officials and privacy advocates are raising alarms about a push by several conservative groups to gain access to state voter rolls.
Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030
Read full article: Governors, Biden administration push to quadruple efficient heating, AC units by 2030A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration are set to announce a pledge Thursday morning to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.
Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendum
Read full article: Opponents of Maine's new abortion law won't seek to nullify it through a referendumGroups opposed to Maine's new law expanding access to abortions won’t attempt to nullify the new statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum.
Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projects
Read full article: Maine lawmakers endorse proposal that would jumpstart offshore wind projectsMaine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine.
Maine lawmakers are a single vote from approval of bill to allow later abortions
Read full article: Maine lawmakers are a single vote from approval of bill to allow later abortionsThe Maine House has voted again to allow later abortions in some circumstances, putting the proposal one final vote away from going to the governor for her signature.
Maine bill proposing one of country's least restrictive abortion laws narrowly clears House vote
Read full article: Maine bill proposing one of country's least restrictive abortion laws narrowly clears House voteA proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed in the Maine House, clearing the first legislative hurdle after an emotional floor debate.
Amid threats, security rises at meetings of public officials
Read full article: Amid threats, security rises at meetings of public officialsThreats against election officials in the U.S. have risen to such a level that those attending a conference this week in Wisconsin were not given the agenda until after they arrived, were warned not to wear their name tags in public and were shuttled to an undisclosed location for trivia night.
Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposed
Read full article: Plunging demand for COVID-19 tests may leave US exposedAfter a year of struggling to boost testing, communities across the country are seeing plummeting demand, shuttering testing sites or even trying to return supplies. “We just don’t have enough people who are immune to rule out another surge.”U.S. testing hit a peak on Jan. 15, when the country was averaging more than 2 million tests per day. “People just aren’t going to go out to testing sites.”AdBut testing remains important for tracking and containing the outbreak. That’s more than 25 times the country’s current rate of about 40 million tests reported per month. From a public health viewpoint, testing is effective if it helps to quickly find the infected, trace their contacts and isolate them to stop the spread.
The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the Dead
Read full article: The Latest: Mexico mourns doctors on Day of the DeadThe state reported 103 infections that day, the largest single day increase in cases. France’s government has shut down all nonessential businesses and ordered people to stay indoors for the next month to slow accelerating virus infections, hospitalizations and deaths. The Geneva canton, or region, said the University Hospitals of Geneva on Sunday counted 474 people hospitalized with coronavirus infections, including 56 in intensive care. Iran has reported more than 620,000 confirmed virus cases in all. Montenegro recently has seen a surge in virus cases.
The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New Zealand
Read full article: The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New ZealandAll remain in quarantine at a Christchurch hotel, and health officials say they expect more to test positive. — British PM Johnson imposing strict coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester, England’s second-largest urban area, after talks fail on financial support. Local health officials said Tuesday that the surge is overwhelming their ability to confront the pandemic. Officials say coronavirus cases related to the university represent 61% of the total in Washtenaw County, compared to just 2% in August. ___PHOENIX — Arizona reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for the second time in a week.
Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home
Read full article: Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying homeJanet Mills thought she was doing the tourism industry a favor by providing an alternative to the 14-day quarantine. Visitors can skip the quarantine altogether if they can show theyve tested negative for the virus within 72 hours before arrival. Travelers to Alaska who are tested upon arrival are allowed to avoid further quarantine if they test negative. In Vermont, visitors can cut short the two-week quarantine if they get a test after a week that comes back negative. Visitors can avoid a quarantine by being tested before they arrive, or they can reduce the quarantines duration by being tested after arrival.
Trump heads to rural Maine but won't escape demonstrators
Read full article: Trump heads to rural Maine but won't escape demonstratorsDuring a call earlier this week with governors, Mills told the president she was concerned about security problems for our state if Trump visited because of his harsh remarks about handling demonstrators. Trump is also scheduled to meet with members of the commercial fishing industry in Maine earlier in the day. He's set to fly into Bangor, where a group of demonstrators has pledged to have a presence, in the afternoon. Normally, Friday's events would make for a friendly visit for Trump in a congressional district that awarded him an electoral vote in the 2016 election. Piscataquis County Sheriff Robert Young said he's spoken to organizers of a planned demonstration during Trump's visit and said their "motives and intent are good."