Hampden man accused of using proxies to evade the IRS pleads guilty

Jared Golden defies Democrats to save a GOP vote, blindsiding party leaders

The vote sets up floor debate on bills, including one of Golden's that would extend a pause on new North Atlantic right whale regulations to 2035.

US judges reveal panic buttons, private security in chilling new reports about threats

Federal judges have varied their commutes, hired private security and fortified their homes, including with panic buttons, amid a barrage of threats and harassment in recent months that has left many of them anxious about their safety, according to two new studies. In an astonishing admission, one judge acknowledged considering an alternative ruling to avoid […]

Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he’s urging some of his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration’s playbook of using tariffs and other measures to crack down on trade imbalances. Bessent told reporters that he had warned other nations at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term […]

Pennsylvania police officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in killing of college student

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania police officer who fatally shot a 22-year-old college student has been charged with voluntary manslaughter, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said Upper Pottsgrove Police Cpl. Sean Farrell, 58, is charged in the Aug. 23 death of Glenwood Earl Pysher IV. The Montgomery County Detective […]

Maine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of ex-girlfriend in Bangor

Sixteen people made statements about Virginia Cookson, including how her laugh was infectious and how people were drawn to her.