Cuba says it has opened talks with US as oil blockade takes toll

Penn State frat pledges were made to cut and bag cocaine for college drug ring, authorities say

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State fraternity pledges were made to cut and package cocaine for a drug ring that was run out of two off-campus frat houses, authorities said. The illicit initiation was revealed Monday as Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday charged 14 people — including 13 current or former Penn State students […]

After pushback, DNC votes against changing rules around ranked-choice voting

Maine Democratic Party Chair Charlie Dingman called it “a major victory for Maine voters.”

Bridgton man back home in Maine after months in ICE detention

Marcos Gaspar Da Silva is happy to be home but plans to seek counseling to try to recover from the experience.

Minnesota governor signs order to stop any mining efforts in Boundary Waters wilderness

ELY, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday suspended state work on proposed mining projects in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, four months after Congress and President Donald Trump’s administration lifted a federal ban. The cherished wild area stretches for about 150 miles (about 240 kilometers) in the Superior National Forest along […]

Judge rules paint tests on Eisenhower Building can proceed, advancing Trump's makeover plans for now

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal district judge said Tuesday that paint tests on a 19th-century historic landmark building next to the White House can go ahead, advancing President Donald Trump’s plans to add a new coat of white paint to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, for now. Trump has suggested the massive building be painted […]