Hundreds of chanting men have this Maine town searching for a law to stop them

Old Town council presses ahead with ban on data centers

The proposed ban would last 180 days, and city councilors talked about sending the issue to a referendum next year.

Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows

Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, according to newly released results from a standardized test taken by 15-year-olds around the world. Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment last year. Results released Tuesday show […]

Ballots discounted for late postmarks surged in Washington and Oregon after Postal Service changes

SEATTLE (AP) — The number of ballots rejected for late postmarks has soared in the vote-by-mail states of Washington and Oregon, according to newly released data highlighting concerns about recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations ahead of this fall’s pivotal midterm election. The struggling agency has been consolidating its operations with an emphasis on […]

Federal judge temporarily blocks Missouri from using old House map after Supreme Court declined case

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri on Tuesday temporarily blocked the state from using its old congressional districts in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the twisting and confusing legal battle. The decisions highlight the confusion nature of Missouri’s redistricting battle, which has spanned […]

Passenger killed in early morning Albion crash

The crash was reported at about 12:40 a.m. Tuesday on Benton Road.