Monthly Archives: May 2017

Kathy Griffin apologizes for severed Donald Trump head photo after backlash

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, May 31, 2017: Kathy Griffin apologizes for severed Donald Trump head photo after backlash, Trump targets ‘negative press covfefe’ in garbled midnight tweet, and South Portland woman climbs into tree to save ‘Groot’

Sportswriter is out of a job after ‘disrepectful’ tweet about Japanese race car driver

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, May 30, 2017: Sportswriter is out of a job after ‘disrepectful’ tweet about Japanese race car driver, US mulls emergency tariffs on solar imports, and it’s fiddlehead season again

Teachers give ‘most likely to become a terrorist’ award to 13-year-old

Your morning briefing for Friday, May 26, 2017: Trump son-in-law Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe, North Woods national monument opens fully to the public, LePage expected to keep Down East prison open after recommending closure

Teen banned from graduation ‘not because she is pregnant but because she was immoral’

Your morning briefing for Thursday, May 25, 2017: Teen banned from graduation ‘not because she is pregnant but because she was immoral,’ Trump administration warns government could soon run out of cash, and Mary Mayhew to leave LePage administration

The maker of Bud Light is investing $2 billion to make its beer ‘more sophisticated’

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, May 24, 2017: The maker of Bud Light is investing $2 billion to make its beer ‘more sophisticated,’ Roger Moore dies, and Maine’s top court rules ranked-choice voting unconstitutional

Belligerent man in a Trump hat kicked off flight as a crowd chanted, ‘Lock him up!’

Your morning briefing for Tuesday, May 23, 2017: Belligerent man in a Trump hat kicked off flight as a crowd chanted, ‘Lock him up!’; sea level rise has tripled since 1990; and police say a lone attacker killed 22 in Manchester

Video shows the terrifying moment a sea lion yanks a girl into the water

Your morning briefing for Monday, May 22, 2017: Video shows the terrifying moment a sea lion yanks a girl into the water, Kushner keeps most of his real estate but offers few clues about potential conflicts of interest, and Trump summons Muslim nations to confront ‘Islamic terror of all kinds’

New Hampshire lawmaker resigns amid charges of running misogynistic Reddit forum

Your morning briefing for Thursday, May 18, 2017: New Hampshire lawmaker resigns amid charges of running misogynistic Reddit forum, Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell dies at 52, Democrats block bill to punish lying at Maine State House

A Trump impeachment is less likely than Democrats suggest

Your morning briefing for Wednesday, May 18, 2017: A Trump impeachment is less likely than Democrats suggest, Chelsea Manning to leave prison, and LePage threatens to ban nips if deposit is placed on them