FORT KENT (AP) — Maine fire investigators say they can’t determine what caused a fire in downtown Fort Kent that destroyed five buildings and left 10 people homeless. But investigators with the Maine Fire Marshal’s office said Tuesday they were able to determine that the Sunday fire started inside a building owned by Nadeau’s House […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Waterville man who spent nearly 20 years behind bars for killing his mother has been sent back to prison for approaching a worker at an adult book store wearing just sneakers and socks. Scott Thompson was sentenced Tuesday to six months on an indecent conduct charge and ordered to serve it […]

Trayvon Martin’s supporters pack churches, swarm rallies and wear hooded sweat shirts in solidarity while friends and family of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot the unarmed teen to death, remain largely out of sight. The few that have defended Zimmerman did so reluctantly, most fearing public backlash. Zimmerman, 28, has gone into […]

NEW YORK — One Los Angeles institution is buying another. A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten agreed Tuesday night to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt for a record $2 billion. The price would shatter the mark for a sports franchise. Stephen Ross paid $1.1 billion for […]

HAVANA, Cuba ( AP) — Pope Benedict XVI wraps up his visit to Cuba today with an open- air Mass in the shrine of the Cuban revolution, hoping to revive the Catholic faith in this communist run country. His other appointment promises a far more tantalizing climax: a meeting with Fidel Castro. The former Cuban […]

BAMAKO, Mali ( AP) — Several thousand people took to the streets of Mali’s capital in support of the military takeover and a new constitution. Mali began today under a new constitution written in haste by the leaders of last week’s military coup and read on state TV Tuesday night. While the constitution includes many […]

LOS ANGELES ( AP) — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is drastically reorganizing his money- and delegate-deprived campaign, scaling back a traditional operation to focus on low-cost social media and an effort to cajole delegates to back him over front-runner Mitt Romney. One- third of Gingrich’s campaign staff has been laid off and his campaign […]

CONIFER, Colo. ( AP) — Firefighters were hoping to start containing at least part of a mountain wildfire today that forced hundreds of residents to flee, damaged 28 homes and may have caused the deaths of two people. Strong gusts and erratic fire behavior forced crews to focus largely on protecting homes overnight instead of […]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it aims to estimate crop production and analyze natural resources when it launches a satellite on a long-range rocket next month. The United States and South Korea view the launch as a cover for testing longrange missile technology. An unnamed North Korean space technology official said today […]