HANCOCK (AP) — Maine state police say a sport utility vehicle smashed into a parked vehicle in the town of Hancock, claiming two lives. Troopers say one of the four occupants died at the scene, and the driver was pronounced dead at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital. The other two passengers were treated and released. Killed […]

PORTLAND (AP) — A group representing lobster, tourism, conservation and environmental interests said Tuesday they’re launching a campaign to raise public awareness about climate change they say is threatening Maine’s lobster population. In a press conference on the Portland waterfront, lobster industry advocates said carbon pollution from power plants, cars and elsewhere is warming up […]

PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Three days after 19 firefighters perished in a wildfire, questions over what exactly went wrong loomed largest. Investigators from across the U.S. will be working this week to try to answer that, examining radio logs, the site of the tragedy, and weather reports. They’ll also surely be talking to the sole […]

PARIS (AP) — Bolivia’s president left Europe for home today amid diplomatic drama, a day after his flight was rerouted and delayed in Austria amid suggestions that he was trying to spirit NSA leaker Edward Snowden to Latin America. Bolivia demanded explanation from various European countries it accused of thwarting President Evo Morales’ flight. French […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Weary San Francisco commuters faced gridlock for a third straight day today as rail workers continued a strike that has caused chaotic commutes and, according to some estimates, millions of dollars in lost worker productivity. Despite renewed talks, the Bay Area Rapid Transit agency and its two largest unions representing train […]

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Dalila is drifting southwestward in the Pacific away from Mexico’s coast. Dalila’s maximum sustained winds early today were near 75 mph. The hurricane is expected to begin slowly weakening Thursday. Dalila is centered about 220 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and is moving southwest near 2 mph.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several lanes of the freeway that carries traffic south into San Francisco had to be closed after a tractor-trailer got stuck while trying to pass through the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza. Bridge spokeswoman Mary Currie says the front of the truck became wedged between a pair of toll booths Monday […]

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The judge in the George Zimmerman murder trial will hear arguments from attorneys about whether to allow evidence about a college criminal justice course he took that included course work on Florida’s self-defense law. Judge Debra Nelson is hearing the arguments from attorneys today outside the jury’s presence. The prosecution said […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit increased in May to the highest level in six months as a weak global economy depressed U.S. export sales while imports of autos and other nonpetroleum products hit an all-time high. The trade deficit rose to $45 billion in May, up 12.1 percent from April’s $40.1 billion imbalance, […]