President Donald Trump on Monday continued to defend plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria but asserted they are being sent home “slowly,” adding to the uncertainty about the timetable of an action that has drawn widespread criticism. Earlier this month, the White House announced that the United States would move quickly to withdraw roughly […]
Carl Natale
Web editor for SunJournal.com
Posted inNation / World
Elizabeth Warren says she will run for the presidency in 2020
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sen. Elizabeth Warren jumped into the 2020 presidential campaign Monday, offering a message of economic populism as she became the best-known Democratic candidate yet to enter what is expected to be a crowded race. Warren’s announcement that she was establishing an exploratory committee – the legal precursor to a run – came […]
advertisement
Posted inMaine
Maine to ring in New Year with wintry mix
New Year’s revelers in Maine should be prepared for some snow, freezing rain, and rain. The storm will bring mainly rain along the immediate coast and southernmost Maine but snow and a wintry mix is expected for inland areas before changing to rain. A Winter Weather Advisory goes into effect at 9 p.m. Monday until […]
Posted inNation / World
Lion kills worker in North Carolina wildlife center
BURLINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A lion killed a young worker at a wildlife center Sunday after it got loose from a locked space, the center said. Alexandra Black, 22, of New Palestine, Indiana, was killed Sunday after being attacked by the lion in an enclosure that was being cleaned at the Conservators Center, news outlets […]
Posted inMaine
Medicaid expansion, pot, workforce on agenda for lawmakers
AUGUSTA (AP) — Medicaid expansion, pot sales and the aging state’s workforce shortage are at the top of lawmakers’ agenda as Democrats prepare to take over the Maine Statehouse. Democratic Gov.-elect Janet Mills, who will be sworn in Wednesday, has vowed to start rolling out Medicaid expansion and recreational marijuana sales. Both voter-approved initiatives were […]
Posted inBusiness
10 simple answers to questions about the stock market plunge
The stock market’s gyrations have dominated headlines for a solid two weeks now, but things can’t be as bad as they sound. Or can they? We looked at the numbers to put this crazy time period in context. 1. What’s going on with the stock market? It’s down a lot. For almost a decade after […]
Posted inNation / World
Con Edison probes electric flash that turned NYC skyline blue
NEW YORK (AP) — Electric utility Con Edison was working Friday to figure out what caused a high-voltage equipment failure that unleashed an otherworldly flash of bright blue light in the night sky over New York City. The event Thursday caused power outages, briefly grounded flights at LaGuardia airport and filled social media feeds with […]
Posted inNation / World
Why were so many people mad about the Instagram update on Thursday?
Instagram introduced an update Thursday morning that forced users to tap or swipe horizontally to view their feeds. But it was apparently a false alarm! After swift backlash, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, quickly tweeted a series of apologies. “Sorry about that, this was supposed to be a very small test but we went […]
Posted inMaine
Wintry mess expected to get in the way of Friday’s morning commute
Maine is looking at a messy upcoming day on the roads, as snow, sleet and freezing rain are all in the forecast in the Pine Tree State. Forecasts call for snow to start early Friday and later turn over to sleet and around midday. Travel conditions are expected to be slippery. William Watson from the […]
Posted inNation / World
Donald Trump says US forces will stay in Iraq, possibly deploy to Syria if needed again
President Trump said he has no plans to withdraw American forces from Iraq, a week after announcing a surprise pullout of troops from Syria and ordering the Pentagon to bring home roughly half of the American forces deployed to Afghanistan. The decision allows the United States to maintain a presence in the heart of the […]