Caribou astronaut Jessica Meir launches on flight to International Space Station

Maine heating oil prices near $6 a gallon

In eastern and Down East Maine, prices range from a low of $5.50 to a high of $6.30.

Former Maine police officer pleads not guilty in alleged overtime fraud scheme

Timothy Barker, 55, allegedly tried to collect as much as $10,000 in overtime for traffic details he didn't work.

Mamdani's Oct. 7 commemoration outrages supporters and critics of Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. It did not go well. Instead, his comments further angered some Jewish critics who consider his strong opposition to […]

Man with a gun and knife is fatally shot by security at Nashville federal courthouse, police say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man armed with a pistol and knife was fatally shot by a security officer Thursday just inside the busy entrance of a federal courthouse in Tennessee’s largest city, authorities said. The man in his 40s tried to fire his gun but failed and then pulled out a knife at around […]

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew. SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles. NASA’s Jessica Meir […]