This classic Maine rivalry just saw one of the biggest basketball upsets of the year

Susan Collins among 6 senators calling on Trump to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with […]

AP Top 25 poised for new No. 1 after Oklahoma upsets Texas

Georgia is poised to take over the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 after pulling out a 20-17 win against No. 6 Alabama. But the Bulldogs won’t be the only team on the move after a wild week of upsets. Oklahoma stunned Texas in the Red River Rivalry, UCLA pulled off a road […]

A freed man faces life back in prison after a Supreme Court ruling on the First Step Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after his release from prison, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends Sundays with his family in a modest brick church with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. He works two jobs. He goes to ball games to cheer for nieces and nephews he had never met. After serving 13 years for a […]

Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige

PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Abdul El-Sayed, holding a handheld mic and wearing his signature V-neck black shirt, slowly shook his head as a woman at his town hall described how she burned through her savings after undergoing emergency brain surgery. “I’m really sorry for your experience, and I hope that you’re on the mend,” […]

Downtown Bucksport Thai and sushi eatery plans to expand and add ramen 

Chalee Thai-Sushi in Bucksport, which opened just over a year ago, plans to expand its menu and add dine-in seating in an adjacent building.