OAK CREEK, Wis. Wade Michael Page played in white supremacist heavy metal bands and posted frequent comments on Internet forums for skinheads, repeatedly exhorting members to act more decisively to support their cause. “If you are wanting to meet people, get involved and become active,” he wrote last year. “Stop hiding behind the computer or […]

GOMA, Congo (AP) — The British charity Oxfam says hundreds of people are being killed and raped and homes are being torched in eastern Congo as militias take advantage of a security vacuum while the army fights a new rebellion. Country director Elodie Martel calls it a humanitarian catastrophe. He says, “We have reached a […]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto swirled along Honduras’ northern coast early today, staying offshore and bringing the threat of torrential rains as it headed toward landfall as a possible hurricane near Mexico’s border with Belize. Nicaraguan authorities moved some people from lowlying areas, while Honduran officials urged people along its Caribbean coast to […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A truck bomb rammed into the gate of a NATO base in eastern Afghanistan, wounding several people today, while a roadside explosion killed nine civilians riding on a bus near the Afghan capital. The Taliban claimed responsibility for today’s midmorning blast at an international coalition base in Logar province, southeast of […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Labor Relations Board has rejected the Maine State Employees Association’s contention that the state is prohibited from hiring contractors and reorganizing agencies after a contract expired last year. The board on Monday rejected the union’s complaint that the state’s right to reorganize or hire contractors expired with the contract, but […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Nearly 30 Maine veterans who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving medals for their service. Gov. Paul LePage is presenting them with Maine Silver Star Honorable Service Medals during a ceremony today at the State House. The medal is the state’s official recognition of Maine veterans […]

SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Scarborough police are looking for a man they say attached a small camera to his shoe and used it to take pictures up the skirts of women at a local department store. Police say several women customers at a Walmart store reported the behavior on July 16. Police on Monday released surveillance […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A same-sex marriage advocate is finishing a cross-country bicycle trip in Portland that’s raised money for gay marriage initiatives in Maine and other states. Richard Carey of New York City began his 3,700-mile, 54- day trek in June in Vancouver, Wash., to raise money and support for the legalization of gay marriage. […]