January 2021 – Page 171 – The Portland Press Herald

Sports

Olympian Keller charged with taking part in U.S. Capitol riot

by Associated Press January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

It isn’t clear if five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller has been taken into custody.

Nation & World, News

Enduring second impeachment, Trump stands largely silent and alone

by JONATHAN LEMIRE, JILL COLVIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

The president kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House on Wednesday, abandoned by some in his own party and deprived of his Twitter account.

Nation & World, News, Politics

What happens next in the impeachment of President Trump?

by Amber Phillips The Washington Post January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Even if the Senate doesn’t expel the president from office, it could bar him from holding office again.

Nation & World

U.S. carries out its first execution of female inmate since 1953

by MICHAEL TARM and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

Lisa Montgomery, 52, was put to death for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri in 2004 and cutting the baby from her womb.

Maine, Nation & World, News

Maine National Guard sending troops to Washington

by Dennis Hoey January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Gov. Janet Mills has authorized the deployment of as many as 200 men and women to the nation’s capital as the military prepares for potential violence in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Nation & World

Calls to reopen classrooms grow as teachers get vaccinated

by LINDSAY WHITEHURST, TERRY TANG and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press January 13, 2021January 13, 2021

A report released Wednesday by the CDC adds to the evidence suggesting that children aren’t the main drivers of community transmission of COVID-19.

Nation & World

On day of historic impeachment, the Capitol becomes a National Guard encampment

by KEVIN FREKING and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press January 13, 2021January 14, 2021

Where visitors once walked, hundreds of National Guard members camped out, protecting lawmakers still reeling from last week’s violence and preparing for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Times Record

Patten Free Library adds new programming

by The Times Record January 13, 2021

Patten Free Library is adding a variety of online programs that are free and open to the public. The programs are free and open to all, beginning Wednesday, Jan. 20, at 7 p.m. with the first presentation in the new monthly “Armchair Traveler” Series. Dan and Linda Wood will share photos and commentary on the […]