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FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make […]

6 emergency RNs at Aroostook hospital resign amid dwindling morale

Despite signing a long-negotiated three-year union contract in May, the six nurses resigned starting in September.

Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday in a federal case alleging he cyberstalked conservative podcaster and former Trump administration official Katie Miller, targeting her dozens of times with menacing phone calls and messages, according to court papers. Authorities say the man contacted Katie Miller at least 40 times over the course of […]

Maine County Official of October, George Jabar II

George Jabar II was selected as Maine County Official of October in honor of his community service by Spirit of America Foundation’s Maine Chapter. Jabar has served over 25 years as a commissioner of Kennebec County. He has been president of and held other positions in Maine County Commissioners Association, and he currently serves on […]

Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge on Thursday overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle, the latest development in a legal tug-of-war over the administration’s efforts to control who occupies the powerful Justice Department posts. The 17 active and senior judges in the Western District of Washington unanimously named […]