High gas prices spur Americans to improvise, from bus rides to toy cars

Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires […]

Madawaska halves production budget for concert featuring Nashville singer

Town officials now plan to fund the show entirely with private donations.

Nanny says Lindsay Clancy appeared to be a loving mother before killing her 3 children

Months before Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children, she lost significant weight, couldn’t sleep and complained of postpregnancy mental health issues, the family’s former nanny testified at her murder trial Wednesday. But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself. “I observed a wonderful mom who […]

Appeals court says fishermen's claim in lobster defamation suit raises First Amendment questions

The plaintiffs sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium after the aquarium's Seafood Watch conservation program placed American and Canadian lobster on its do-not-eat "red list" in 2022.

UMaine field hockey seeks bounceback season after underwhelming 2025 campaign

The Black Bears have struggled of late, going just 7-12 in their last 19 conference regular season games.