The author of the YA novel Holes and the Wayside School series has written his first novel for adults. It's a fairy tale involving a princess and potions – but one focused squarely on growing old.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a Russian cruise missile hit a U.S. electronics plant in the far west of Ukraine. The strike was part of an overnight barrage of more than 600 drones and missiles.

Mosquitoes in Portland have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The Maine Center for Disease Control says it's the first mosquito pool to test positive for the disease this year. Four wild birds in ...

Maine's unemployment rate was 3.2% in July, down 0.1 of a percentage point from June. The state's jobless rate was a full percentage point lower than the New England and national unemployment rates of ...

Dan Fesperman's spy caper Pariah follows a disgraced comic-politician who's recruited by the CIA. The Dancing Face, by Mike Phillips, is a crime caper that confronts the spoils of colonialism.

The council accepted $21 million back in January, but that was before Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy made compliance with ICE a requirement for all grant recipients.

Defeating Susan Collins is Graham Platner’s primary goal, but he and his campaign also signaled that they’re gearing up for a potential fight against power brokers in the Democratic National Committee ...

Israel gave final approval for a settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two ...

Canadian residents made just 1.7 million return trips by motor vehicle back into their country from the U.S. in July, a ...

This new film about a fan who gets close with an up-and-coming pop star lingers on the ways a relationship that might seem parasitic is closer to symbiotic.

As people age, they may be surprised to find that younger folks don't understand what they're going through, but adult children or caretakers can do a lot to help older people adjust to a new reality.

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