Cable giant lays off 176 workers from Maine call center

Tanning is getting hot again. Here's what it really does to your skin

Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially life-threatening skin cancer. During that time, Sims has seen tanning become even more popular among young people online. […]

Man allegedly caught with meth at Dollar General north of Bangor

Police reportedly found more than 2 ounces of meth on Alton Whitney, and later found more meth along with fentanyl and pills in a lockbox.

Convicted Maine sex offender pleads guilty to possessing child sex abuse material

Clyde Hall, 60, landed on "America's Most Wanted" in 2012 when he failed to register in New York, which classified him as among the most dangerous sex offenders.

Long-dormant court holds fits first public hearing as the US seeks to deport an Afghan woman

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s activation of a long-dormant court to seek an Afghan woman’s deportation violates her constitutional rights, a defense lawyer argued Thursday at a hearing for the first case to be heard in the obscure court since its creation 30 years ago. Attorney Matthew Farley urged the chief judge of the […]

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

Federal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology. Amazon’s fully autonomous Zoox vehicles got approval Thursday to begin charging customers for rides in the specially designed boxy cars that feature four inward-facing seats once […]