Houlton council formalizes its bid for a new multimillion-dollar county jail, including the location

Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic

Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating flooding in Texas last year, court documents show. In applications for search warrants executed last week, investigators sought to obtain the electronic communications of the camp’s owners, saying they could provide evidence of […]

How UMaine got caught up in allegations of a bribery scheme between Susan Collins and a defense contractor

A 3D-printed boat manufactured at UMaine figured in ProPublica's report on a scuttled FBI anti-corruption investigation into the Republican senator.

How a ‘bombshell’ report on Susan Collins washed over Maine politics

The ProPublica story brought to light an FBI investigation into an alleged pay-to-play relationship between Collins and a defense contractor.

Maine joins lawsuit over federal deal to redirect offshore wind investments to fossil fuels

Attorneys general from eight states claim the administration illegally used $1.4 billion in public funding to pay wind companies to invest in fossil fuels.

Is it 'killer robots' or 'super intelligence'? At the UN, leaders see both

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s killer robots versus super intelligence. Visions of the future straight out of comic books are playing out at the United Nations as world leaders talk about the threat — or promise — of artificial intelligence. Once again it was Donald Trump against the U.N, chief and other leaders on a […]