Family remembers ‘devoted’ Maine grandmother killed by falling tree in storm

Penobscot County will give $7K to reopen recovery center if Bangor matches it

The combined amount would exceed what Together Place Peer Run Recovery Center needs to reopen and run for a year.

Man dies after shooting outside Lewiston tavern

A suspect has been identified and is cooperating with police.

George Lucas presents a galaxy of art that goes far, far past 'Star Wars' in new Los Angeles museum

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will serve “Star Wars” fans what they crave, but the saga George Lucas spawned represents just one small corner of the galaxy of creative work within the walls of the Los Angeles institution he calls a “temple to the people’s art.” The purpose of […]

Mississippi city where police killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley fires police chief

The police chief of a Mississippi city where one-year-old Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call in June was fired Tuesday. Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford submitted his resignation the same day, but the city’s board of aldermen declined to acknowledge it and instead voted unanimously to fire Vanderford, […]

NYC, the nation's largest school district, bans AI for students through 8th grade

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban students in elementary and middle schools from using artificial intelligence tools in the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday. The one-year moratorium — part of a wider assessment of how children in the nation’s largest school district interact with the technology […]