Jason Aldean kicks off ‘Songs About Us’ tour in Bangor

Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moon — remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever. And the lunar lander — a groundbreaking piece of America — is up there still, far away. NASA put 12 men on the lunar surface more than half a century ago, beginning with Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. The two became the first humans to explore another world when their lander, bearing the patriotic name Eagle, settled onto the Sea of Tranquility on July 20, 1969. “The Eagle has landed,” Armstrong radioed as […]

Maine woman dies after crashing into tree

Teresa Palmer, 65, died at the scene.

Ex-wife of ICE agent who killed Colombian man in Biddeford sought protection order

The woman, David Brouillette's second ex-wife, also asked the judge to grant her sole custody of their child.

Foodborne illnesses at restaurant chains are rare but can sicken customers, roil businesses

NEW YORK (AP) — Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers. Federal health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations in five states as a source of […]

A body is recovered after San Francisco boat tragedy but 2 remain missing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police have recovered the body of a woman who was one of three people missing after a boat sank this week in San Francisco Bay. The body was identified as Tondra Madruga, 58, also known as Tondra Miller, the San Francisco medical examiner said Friday. Madruga’s body was recovered Thursday by […]