NH man charged in Maine interstate hit-and-run that injured road worker

Susan Collins pushes her seniority while campaigning to Maine shipbuilders

“I worked very hard in previous years to make sure the funding was there to build another destroyer, to be built by the best shipbuilders in the world,” Collins said at Bath Iron Works on Wednesday.

Inmate's escape is just the latest problem for Tennessee's troubled prison system

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The weekend escape of a Tennessee inmate who was convicted of murdering a co-worker was just the latest black eye for the state’s troubled prison system, coming only weeks after the failed execution of Christa Pike. Jacob Morley was last known to have been in Marion, Illinois, on Tuesday. Authorities say […]

New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — New York is enacting farther-reaching restrictions on companion chatbot behavior, as states increasingly move to protect children who use artificial intelligence, regulate how employers deploy AI systems and push developers to prevent an AI-caused catastrophe. Legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul outlines a dozen definitions of “unsafe AI companion features” […]

This Maine man dresses ‘The Masked Singer’

Luke D’Alessandro, who grew up in Biddeford, won an Emmy for his work as a costume designer on the Fox show.

Maine backs off eliminating emerald ash borer quarantine

"What keeps moving emerald ash borer are people moving firewood, and we have so many visitors to Maine that don't understand."