Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

Black University of Mississippi students wrestle with forgiveness in wake of racist gestures

Three Black University of Mississippi students who shared a now-viral Ring camera video of two white students making monkeylike sounds and gestures outside their front door say they received an apology from one woman. But the other only amplified her behavior, they said, divulging details of the rest of the encounter that weren’t captured on […]

Camden to remove street paid parking kiosks in wake of voter poll

Camden Public Works will soon be removing the paid parking kiosks from streets downtown and storing them at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Peanut the squirrel's former owner has been detained by ICE and could be deported

PINE CITY, N.Y. (AP) — When New York wildlife officers euthanized a couple’s pet squirrel, Peanut, two years ago, Republicans including JD Vance seized on the critter’s killing as just another example of government overreach from meddling Democrats. “The same government that doesn’t care about hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals coming into our […]

Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn on Wednesday after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person and trapping others beneath the wreckage. Firefighters were called to the scene in the borough’s Flatbush section around 4 p.m. News helicopter footage […]

Teen arrested in killing of Ghanaian student, 15, on his way to school in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager was arrested Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Ghanaian immigrant on his way to school, New York City police said as the victim’s family, Ghana’s government and civil rights advocates pressed for justice. The 17-year-old male suspect was arrested on murder and other charges in the Oct. […]