UNITY (AP) — Maine gardeners will get a chance this week to learn how to make their gardens organic. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is hosting 35 workshops across the state on Wednesday to teach gardeners how to make the transition from conventional to organic gardens. The workshops are being held from 6 […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — A Maine College of Art student will soon have her artwork plastered on nearly 1 million bottles of beer. Annie Mora is this year’s winner of the D. L. Geary Brewing Co.’s annual contest giving students a chance to design a label and packaging for the Portland brewery’s line of summer […]

MOSCOW — A Russian passenger plane crashed into a snowy field in Siberia shortly after takeoff today, killing 31 of the 43 people on board, officials said. The 12 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition. The ATR-72 plane operated by UTair took off at 7:40 a.m. from Tyumen, a regional center in Siberia about 1,000 miles […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flying is getting better. Honest. For airline passengers grappling with fare increases, canceled routes and a seemingly endless parade of new fees, “better” may not be the first word that comes to mind. But based on more traditional yardsticks — lost bags, delayed flights, lousy service and bumpings from full planes — […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — President Barack Obama is convening a summit with leaders from Mexico and Canada today that aims to boost a fragile recovery and grapple with thorny energy issues against a backdrop of painfully high gas prices. The session at the White House is a make-good for a planned meeting last November in […]

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has strongly warned against a military attack on Iran, saying that a pre-emptive strike would violate international law. Sergey Lavrov said today on a visit to Armenia that an attack on Iran would destabilize the region. Israel and the U.S. have warned that all options remain open, including […]