2024 – Page 2908 – The Portland Press Herald

Arts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News

Cindy Morgan, star of ‘Tron’ and ‘Caddyshack,’ dies at 69

by Meredith Blake Los Angeles Times (TNS) January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

She made her feature film debut in the 1980 raunchy hit comedy ‘Caddyshack ‘ starring opposite Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.

Nation & World, News

Son of veteran correspondent is fifth member of his family killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza

by NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

An apparent Israeli airstrike has killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza

Nation & World, News

Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month

by JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAINH Associated Press January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

Biden administration officials have urged Israel to wind down its blistering air and ground offensive in Gaza and shift to more targeted attacks against Hamas leaders.

Nation & World, News

Blinken meets Jordanian and Qatari leaders on new Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading

by MATTHEW LEE Associated Press January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

The mission – that will also take him to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank, and Egypt before he returns to Washington – is Blinken’s fourth to the region since the war began.

Maine

Portland declares citywide parking ban into Monday morning

by Bonnie Washuk January 7, 2024January 7, 2024

The parking ban prohibits motor vehicles from being parked on city streets from 10 p.m. Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday

Maine

Winter arrives in southern Maine at last, as storm drops 10 inches of snow or more across the region

by Bonnie Washuk and Dennis Hoey January 7, 2024January 8, 2024

Some areas in York and Cumberland counties recorded more than 15 inches of snow, while the extreme northern parts of the state got little or even none.