Anthropic's Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

What November’s vote means for the future of the Penobscot County Jail

The ballot question is the first step in which voters have a voice in a complicated process to build a new jail.

Robert Indiana’s foundation donates Vinalhaven working waterfront property

The Star of Hope Foundation donated 3 Clamshell Alley to the Vinalhaven Land Trust to preserve working waterfront access.

Christa Pike is discharged from a hospital after surviving execution attempt, her attorneys say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison, her attorneys said Saturday. Pike, 50, was discharged from the hospital and is back at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years, her attorneys […]

Katahdin is greening faster than any other New England summit

Katahdin is greening faster than any other New England summit, boosting vegetation by 7.9% since 1984.

UMaine study explores whether music can help older adults maintain brain health

ORONO — University of Maine researchers are studying whether listening to music or learning to play an instrument could help older adults maintain cognitive function as they age. The three-year study, led by Rebecca MacAulay, an associate professor of psychology at UMaine, is funded by the National Institute on Aging and will compare two 12-week […]