The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia

Inside a Philadelphia barbershop, Black men debate their political past and future

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ever since Democrat Kamala Harris lost the presidential election to Donald Trump two years ago, political strategist Khalil Thompson has been traveling the country to figure out why Black men inched toward a white Republican rather than a Black woman. Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support […]

This remote Maine trail follows the route of a boy who survived 9 days lost in the wilderness  

During the fourth and fifth days of his extraordinary ordeal in July 1939, 12-year-old Donn Fendler followed the old Wassataquoik Tote Road, the same route that runs through this remote corner of Baxter State Park. More than 80 years later, I’m following part of that route. My primary goal on this five-day journey is to […]

5 Maine lakefront camps priced under $250K

We found five lakefront cabins, most in northern Maine, available for a little more than half the statewide median sale price for a home.

Alaska drops voter misconduct cases against American Samoans who wrongly checked 'US citizen' box

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska prosecutors are dropping voter misconduct cases against a group of residents born in American Samo a after a state appeals court threw out felony charges against a woman who wrongly checked a box saying she was a U.S. citizen. The state’s Department of Law announced the decision Friday, after a […]

Former CIA official found with gold bars reaches tentative plea deal after charge of salary theft

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former CIA official found with $40 million of gold bars in his home has reached a tentative plea agreement after being charged with theft for fraudulently inflating his salary, according to court records. A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. […]