Senate reaches bipartisan deal on permitting bill to speed approvals of new energy projects

Federal funding for tick-borne diseases extended until 2030

The law provides $10 million in funding for grants to regional centers of excellence in vector-borne diseases and for a national strategy around the diseases.

The rise and fall of America's deadly love affair with the cigarette

NEW YORK (AP) — Cancer stick. Coffin nail. Cowboy killer. Those are nicknames, through the decades, for the cigarette — the once-glamorous desideratum of American society that has been tied to tens of millions of U.S. deaths. The cigarette is not an invention of the United States. And while Marlboro is a top-selling international brand, […]

Hurricane Rachel forms in Pacific Ocean but poses no threat to land, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Rachel formed Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean but posed no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. Rachel was located about 380 miles (615 kilometers) west of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, or about 220 miles (350 kilometers) southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were around 85 mph (140 […]

New midcoast superintendent not reviving school closure talks

Ridgeway has said it would be premature to jump back into discussions about closing an RSU 71 elementary school.

Justice Department files complaint against judges over immigration enforcement surge comments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against federal judges in Minnesota over their remarks to the media about the pressure on their courthouse during Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge. The complaint alleges the judges seven federal judges — nominated by Democrats and Republican presidents — violated judicial ethics by speaking […]