2 resurrected Maine football programs launch long-overdue rivalry

Maine hiring contractor to run packaging waste reimbursement program

That program aims to shift the costs of disposing packaging waste from municipal taxpayers to packaging producers.

Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on a pair of American oystercatcher chicks. But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, scampers into a coastal […]

The Latest: U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Jordan by Iran

Video circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members. Another remains missing after the Friday attack. And another U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, reflecting how troops face lethal risks without being deployed into Iran. U.S. gas prices jumped to an […]

US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran. The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan, where they […]

Pamela Smart, serving life, seeks a new trial as a New Hampshire judge weighs her latest petition

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for Pamela Smart, who’s serving life in prison for orchestrating the murder of her husband by her teenage student in 1990, hope that a New Hampshire judge on Monday will allow her latest petition for a new trial to move forward. Smart’s trial was one of the first in the […]