9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1316+ words) HARTLAND, Maine — Debbie Cooper left this town five years ago, but she still keeps the green T-shirt that serves as a relic of her failed campaign to stop a landfill expansion. “Close it today to protect our tomorrow,” it reads....

16+ hour, 16+ min ago   (362+ words) A Pennsylvania woman has died from complications associated with measles, the third death in the state this year involving the virus. The 40-year-old woman died Saturday, Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong said in a Facebook post in which he called…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago   (582+ words) The Warner Bros. sequel starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman earned an estimated $30 million from 4,146 theaters, according to estimates Sunday from Rentrak. The film knocked “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” out of the top spot after the superhero blockbuster led the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1066+ words) Although Black men vote overwhelmingly Democratic, even small shifts in their support can help swing razor-thin elections. They are often some of the most scrutinized but least understood voters, a blind spot that Thompson wants to fix. His mission led…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (159+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (459+ words) The opinion issued late Friday marked a victory for labor groups who had sued the agency. The labor organization had argued that plans by the Department of Homeland Security violated congressional protections that were designed to safeguard the independence of…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (355+ words) The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Twenty-five years ago, America was shaken to our core. A seemingly…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (625+ words) U.S. Sen. Susan Collins is again putting distance between her and President Donald Trump, with a spokesperson saying this week that the Maine Republican believes his plans for a 250-foot-tall triumphal arch should go through Congress. The argument echoes Collins’ position…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (393+ words) Democrat Troy Jackson is leading U.S. Sen. Susan Collins by 3 percentage points among likely Maine voters in a CNN poll released Wednesday, the latest in a string of surveys with similar findings in the crucial race. The poll, conducted by the…...