Letter: Most vulnerable suffer most from war with Iran

US Attorney confirms no meth was found in van of Texas man shot by immigration officers

HOUSTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says tests on “a white crystal-like substance” found inside the van of a man shot to death by immigration officers in Houston last month showed the material was not methamphetamine. U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz confirmed the tests were negative for meth in a statement to The Texas Tribune, the […]

Judge drops Nevada case against electors accused of forging certificate in 2020 election

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday. The dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states’ efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried […]

3 accused of selling drugs in a downtown Bangor park

The investigation centered on three men handing out pieces of paper containing a phone number to buy drugs.

Before killing her kids, Lindsay Clancy searched about hallucinations, psychosis and ways to die

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy searched online about hallucinations, psychosis and the side effects of several drugs she was prescribed in the weeks before she strangled her three young children in January 2023, according to an analysis of her phone data presented at Thursday’s murder trial in Massachusetts. Clancy looked up suicide methods, bipolar […]

East Millinocket firefighters 1st in Maine to get PFAS-free gear

“Performance-wise, so far, everybody likes it,” Fire Chief Kevin McAdam said. “It's flexible. It's maneuverable. Better than some of the older stuff that we had.”