Archive for May 16, 2024
Former Maine Senate candidate gets 15 months for assaulting police during Jan. 6 Capitol riot
A midcoast man, who once ran for Maine Senate was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $3,000 in fines after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Matthew Brackley, 40, of Waldoboro, was arrested on July 21, 2023, and pleaded guilty on…
Read MoreSlovak Politicians Call For Cooling Political Divisions After Shooting Of Prime Minister
Slovak politicians have called for calm in the Central European country after Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times by a would-be assassin on Wednesday, a rare instance of political violence that prompted soul-searching among leaders in the deeply divided society. Fico was in serious but stable condition Thursday, a hospital official said, after…
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