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Minneapolis on edge after ICE officer fatally shoots woman

by Tim Sullivan and Giovanna Dell'Orto Associated Press January 8, 2026January 8, 2026

Protesters vented their outrage and state and local officials called for the more than 2,000 immigration agents deployed there to leave.

Nation / World, News

ICE officer shoots, kills driver in Minneapolis

by Tim Sullivan and Giovanna Dell'Orto Associated Press January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

Federal officials said the woman was trying to ram agents with her vehicle. The city’s mayor blasted that characterization as ‘garbage.’

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US seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean

by Konstatin Toropin, Jill Lawless and Michael Biesecker Associated Press January 7, 2026January 7, 2026

One of the vessels, which evaded a U.S. blockade, is flagged to Russia.

Elections, Maine, Nation / World, News, Politics

How Trump’s military action in Venezuela is playing in Maine’s U.S. Senate race

by Randy Billings January 6, 2026January 6, 2026

Political analysts say the raid’s impact on the race will depend on how the situation unfolds and the extent of U.S. involvement going forward.

Maine, Nation / World, News

US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in a stunning operation and plans to prosecute them

by REGINA GARCIA CANO, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press January 3, 2026January 3, 2026

President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. government would “run the country” at least temporarily and would tap Venezuela’s vast oil reserves to sell “large amounts” to other countries.

Business, Maine, Nation / World, News

What the new USPS postmark rules mean for Maine

by Daniel Kool January 2, 2026January 13, 2026

Some tax forms and time-sensitive parcels could be considered late — even if mailed by the deadline.

Health, Nation / World, News

Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

by Ali Swenson, Matthew Perrone and Devi Shastri Associated Press December 18, 2025December 18, 2025

The announcements would imperil access in nearly two dozen states where drug treatments and surgical procedures remain legal and funded by Medicaid.

Nation / World, New England, News, Schools & Education

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting

by Kimberlee Kruesi, Amanda Swinhart and Holly Ramer Associated Press December 15, 2025December 15, 2025

The release of the lone person of interest leaves law enforcement without any known suspect in the weekend shooting that killed 2 students and injured 9.