PASADENA, Calif. NASA’s Curiosity rover has transmitted a low-resolution video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere, giving earthlings a sneak peek of a spacecraft landing on another world. As thumbnails of the video flashed on a big screen on Monday, scientists and engineers at the NASA Jet […]

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Police in Nepal say a bus has veered off a highway and into a river, killing at least 11 people and injuring 25 more. Police official Chandra Kafle says the driver lost control of the bus while on the way to Katmandu this morning. The bus fell 160 feet into the […]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A remote-controlled bomb struck a bus just travelling northwest of the Afghan capital this morning, killing at least nine passengers, police said. The militant who set off the device was spotted running away from the scene and was captured by local villagers. The bomb was placed under a bridge and was […]

PORTLAND Redfish is going from lobster bait to the dinner plate. Twenty Maine restaurants from Kittery to Bar Harbor put Acadian redfish dishes on their menus in June, and 23 eateries served up menu items with Atlantic mackerel in July as part of an effort to raise public awareness — and demand — for unappreciated […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including “The Sting” and won a Tony for “A Chorus Line,” has died in Los Angeles at 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren’t being released. Hamlisch’s career included composing, conducting and […]