2019 – Page 96 – The Portland Press Herald

Nation & World, Politics

In signing defense bill, Trump launches Space Force

by ROBERT BURNS Associated Press December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes the first new military service in more than 70 years.

Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal

by ELANA SCHOR and JILL COLVIN Associated Press December 20, 2019December 27, 2019

Christianity Today published an editorial arguing the president has a ‘blackened moral record.’

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Saturday’s high school roundup: Oxford Hills wallops Lewiston

by Staff report December 20, 2019December 21, 2019

The No. 1 team in the Varsity Maine girls’ basketball poll improves to 5-0 with a 74-36 victory.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Prince Philip, 98, in hospital as ‘precautionary measure’

by Associated Press December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

The husband of Queen Elizabeth II is admitted to the King Edward VII hospital for observation and treatment of a pre-existing condition.

Cops & Courts, Maine

Former Bread of Life official indicted on sex assault charges

by Keith Edwards December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

Father and son from LaGrange also indicted for allegedly trafficking drugs in Waterville, after police seized Oxycodone, guns and cash.

Nation & World, Uncategorized

Nice car! Prince Charles uses Cuba photo on Christmas card

by Associated Press December 20, 2019December 20, 2019

The heir to the British throne drove a British-built 1953 MG on a visit to Havana in March.

Nation & World, Politics

Seek forgiveness or give a gift? Democratic debate moment puts gender in spotlight

by Annie Linskey The Washington Post December 20, 2019September 14, 2020

The answers to this single question on Thursday illustrated another dimension – what many see as a double standard in the ways men and women are expected to behave.

The Forecaster

Falmouth student collecting winter boots

December 20, 2019December 23, 2019

FALMOUTH — Ellie Nash, a senior at Falmouth High School, has organized a winter boot drive to support clients of Saint Elizabeth’s Pantry in Portland. “Maine winters are brutal and frigid (and) many people don’t have access to proper winter gear,” Nash says on her GoFundMe page. The effort is Nash’s senior project and, as […]