Fencing goes up around the main Kennedy Center building after Trump-aligned board votes to close it

Afghan man sentenced to 20-year prison term in case tied to suicide bombing at Kabul airport

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Islamic State group member was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for aiding the terrorist organization that took credit for a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and about 160 Afghans at the Kabul airport five years ago during the American military’s chaotic withdrawal from the country. […]

Federal prosecutors charge 3 in alleged $12M homelessness aid fraud in Southern California

NEW YORK (AP) — Three people were charged by federal authorities Wednesday with stealing $12 million in federal and state homelessness aid dollars to buy real estate, go on luxury trips and buy vintage vehicles. This is the second such arrest of people on federal fraud charges in Southern California this week, as the Trump […]

AP exclusive: Change in human trafficking reporting alarms advocates for migrant children

The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. The directive, in a Sept. 10 memo reviewed by The Associated Press, could mean that some victims would be […]

Shuttered Bangor recovery center reopening next week

The Together Place in Bangor will reopen on Monday, Sept. 21, after it was closed for nearly two months due to a funding shortage.

Finding Our Voices brings nature journaling day retreat to Wells

Local artist/illustrator Rebekah Lowell is leading Sept. 21 Healing Together event  for sister domestic abuse survivors WELLS — Maine women domestic abuse survivors are invited to join a Finding our Voices Healing Together day retreat at Wells Reserve Laudholm farm in Wells from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 21.  Rebekah Lowell, local author, […]