2018 – Page 4542 – The Portland Press Herald

Senators want CIA to lift veil on nominee’s black site role

by DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

The agency won’t disclose the specific dates of when Gina Haspel served as a supervisor at a secret prison in Thailand that used techniques like sleep deprivation and waterboarding to torture inmates.

Nation & World, News

Bridge victim’s uncle rages at ‘incompetence’

by JENNIFER KAY and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

He questions the ‘colossal failure’ that allowed people to drive beneath the unfinished concrete span.

Sports

Major league notebook: Betts will get playing time in center field

by News service report March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

The Red Sox plan to use him at the position at times this season.

Nation & World

Trump’s lawyer calls for end to Russia probe

by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker The Washington Post March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

Attorney John Dowd says the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller was fatally flawed early on.

Nation & World

McCabe may have written memos detailing his interactions with Trump

by Matt Zapotosky The Washington Post March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

Though it’s not yet clear how specific the memos are, they could bolster McCabe’s credibility if allegations arise.

Forecaster Sports, The Forecaster

Farewell to a special winter sports season-Northern edition

by Michael Hoffer March 17, 2018March 17, 2018

Carolyn Todd and the Greely’s girls’ indoor track team had no peer in Class B this winter. Theo Hembre and the Falmouth boys’ hockey team made it to the Class A South semifinals. Allison Greuel and her Freeport’s girls’ Nordic ski teammates placed fourth in Class B. (Ed. Note: The basketball season was recapped last […]