Maine National Guard names its 1st female major general

Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading

NEW YORK (AP) — The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding the former Republican congressman likely engaged in insider trading when he bet against his attendance at the State of the Union address. The company announced the ban after saying its compliance […]

Bucksport is looking to again sell long vacant lot for $1

An Orrington-based developer has expressed interest in the site, where he could build four to six homes and one to two commercial buildings.

Camden police drop charges against nurse who freed dog from hot car

The woman, who brought the dog to the police station, faced a charge of burglarizing a motor vehicle.

House Republicans launch investigation into DEA tactic that allowed fentanyl to hit streets

MIAMI (AP) — Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation into a controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases. The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General […]

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy set to return for third day of deliberations

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial are set to return for their third day of deliberations Monday to determine whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after childbirth. The […]