CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's central bank says foreign currency reserves fell to $15.33 billion at the end of December, a $550 million drop from a month earlier. More...
HAVANA (AP) — The wife of a Cuban intelligence agent freed by the United States has given birth to a girl after a pregnancy made possible by negotiations to improve ties between the two countries. The Communist Party daily Granma says the More...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union foreign policy chief is chiding both Israel and the Palestinians for raising tensions against one another with provocative actions. Federica Mogherini on Tuesday said steps by both sides “could agg More...
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The town will continue a moratorium on non-residential medical marijuana facilities as it contemplates a proposed ordinance to govern zoning for such facilities. More...
CAIRO (AP) — A statement from the family of a Canadian-Egyptian Al-Jazeera journalist, imprisoned in Egypt, says they have requested his deportation and were told by a senior official the process is in its “final stages.” More...
BOSTON (AP) — Gov.-elect Charlie Baker says traffic congestion in Charlestown is a big concern of his as it relates to a planned casino in neighboring Everett. More...
By Naomi Schalit | Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting
The industrial wind lobby was not happy. Its plans to keep building hundreds of wind turbines in rural Maine were threatened by the LePage administration. During the summer of 2013, the Department of Environmental Protection, run by a LeP More...
SANFORD — Ask someone in the school system and they'll tell you. Kids come to school, trying to focus, and sometimes they're sleepy, sometimes they're dirty, sometimes they have head lice. More...
CLEVELAND — Once LeBron James gets his knee and back healthy enough to play again, the superstar will rejoin a Cavaliers team that has undergone some rehabilitation as well. The Cavs have started the new year with yet another new look.&nb More...
NEW YORK — Phil Jackson won more championships than anyone as a coach, and seems committed to losing big in his first season as an executive. Maybe he's right, and trading J.R. More...
PORTLAND — The Thornton Academy girls basketball team traveled to McAuley on Tuesday looking to complete a season sweep. Unfortunately for the Golden Trojans, McAuley opened the game on a 13-5 run and held on from there for a 29-25 win ov More...
SACO — The Maine Water Company has donated $1,000 each to the Stone Soup Pantry in Biddeford, Friends of Community Action Food Pantry in Biddeford, the Saco Food Pantry, the Old Orchard Beach Community Food Pantry and the Scarborough Food Pantr More...
WELLS — At the start of the current school year, a new class at Wells High School, Hydrofoils Engineering, began meeting with the goal of designing and constructing a 16-foot, human-powered hydrofoil boat capable of achieving lift over water.&n More...
Before going into the main part of my column this week, as many of you know, Youland's Jewelers on Main Street in Biddeford, will be closing soon, January 24th to be exact. This family owned business has served our community for 53 years. More...
HARTFORD, Conn. — When a 17-year-old girl refused medical treatment for cancer and her mother agreed with her decision, state officials took custody of her and forced her to undergo what they called life-saving chemotherapy. More...
WASHINGTON — Buried in new rules that will govern the House for the next two years is a provision that could force an explosive battle over Social Security's finances on the eve of the 2016 presidential election. More...
TORONTO — A scandal-plagued Bill Cosby returns to the stage Wednesday night for the first time since November and his reception is certain to be mixed, with some planning protests, others vowing not to show up and still others saying they will More...
Addyson Louise Smiley, daughter of Jake & Ashley (Berry) Smiley of Saco, born on Dec. 22. Isaiah Dustin Townsend, son of Riley & Tiffany (Canney) Townsend of Biddeford, born on Dec. 22. More...
