First Case of Monkeypox in Maine

The Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a male resident of York County is the first case of monkeypox in Maine. The Maine CDC is identifying close contacts to make vaccinations available. #BREAKING: The Maine CDC has identified the first case of monkeypox in Maine. The individual is a man from York County. …

White House says that President Biden is not at risk of serious illness after testing positive for COVID-19

White House officials said in a briefing Thursday that President Joe Biden is taking an antiviral and isn’t expected to have serious illness, this after testing positive for COVID-19, White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters that Biden is fully up to date on his vaccines and has been prescribed Paxlovid to …

Federal judge sentences former police officer Thomas Lane to 30 months in prison in George Floyd case

A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane to 30 months in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights in his 2020 death. Lane was one of three officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights for not intervening when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin placed his knee on Floyd’s neck for more …

See the trailer for the new film ‘Look Both Ways’ starring Lili Reinhart

Netflix has shared a trailer for the new film Look Both Ways, starring Lili Reinhart. The film also features Danny Ramirez, David Corenswet, Aisha Dee, Andrea Savage, Luke Wilson and Nia Long, and is directed by Wanuri Kahiu. Look Both Ways follows Natalie (Reinhart), a young woman whose life diverges into two different paths on …

Take a look at the official trailer for the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series ‘House of the Dragon’

HBO has released the official trailer for the ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel series, House of the Dragon. The new series chronicles a civil war that ripped apart Westeros 150 years before the events in Game of Thrones.  House of the Dragon comes from co-creators and showrunners Ryan Condal (Colony) and Miguel Sapochnik (Finch) and is …

Investigation Continues Into Suspicious Mt. Vernon Death

Monday night, July 18, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s department received a report of a deceased female in a home in Mt. Vernon. The homeowner who returned to the residence found her 14-year-old daughter deceased and called the police. The Kennebec County Sheriff’s department called in the State Police Major Crimes Unit, which investigates all homicides …

President Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” according to White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Biden, who is fully vaccinated and twice boosted, has started taking Paxlovid, Pfizer’s antiviral drug used to minimize the severity of COVID-19. This is the first time the 79-year-old president has tested positive. The …

NY judge orders Rudy Giuliani to testify in Georgia election investigation

A New York judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to testify next month before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others interfered in Georgia’s 2020 elections.  New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber ordered Giuliani to appear Aug. 9, “and on any such other dates as this court …

President Biden takes action on climate change calling it a ‘code red for humanity’

President Biden declared that the threat of climate change had reached “code red for humanity,” and pledged to take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 50% by 2030. President Biden said during a speech in Massachusetts on Wednesday:  “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way. I’ll use …

Take a look at the trailer for the new film “She Said” starring Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan

Universal Pictures shared a trailer for the drama film She Said, featuring Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan. Kazan and Mulligan play Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, two New York Times journalists who investigated allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Kantor and Twohey’s exposé about Weinstein helped launch the #MeToo movement. …