LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A man fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and their 8-year-old daughter, wounded his mother during a struggle and then killed himself at a Kentucky condominium complex, police said Thursday. The shooter, Gary Stewart Jr., had a history of making threats against his former girlfriend and once had put a cocked gun to […]

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit’s state-appointed emergency manager on Thursday ordered an investigation into possible waste, abuse, fraud and corruption in the city’s two pension funds and all employee benefit programs. The order was signed on the same day members of Kevyn Orr’s restructuring team met with union leaders on plans to cut into health care […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have a new brain atlas to help them study their favorite organ. It’s a digital, threedimensional model called “BigBrain.” Its resolution is finer than a human hair, so it can reveal clusters of brain cells and even some large individual cells. It is being made available to scientists around the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Twitter executive Nicole Wong is joining the Obama administration as the deputy U.S. chief technology officer. Wong was Twitter’s legal director for products. She has also been a vice president at Google. Rick Weiss, spokesman for the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, says Wong’s portfolio […]

BOSTON (AP) — The Callahan Tunnel, which carries traffic from downtown Boston to Logan International Airport, will close for about three months early next year so engineers can overhaul the deteriorating 52-year-old structure, state transportation officials said Thursday. The $34.9 million project will include rehabilitation of the tunnel’s deck, curb line and gutters, along with […]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A gun control group that’s reading the names of thousands of victims of gun violence during a national bus tour apologized for including one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects on the list. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns stopped in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday as part of its campaign to build […]

PHIPPSBURG Members of Phippsburg Memorial American Legion Post 216 have had a very busy spring. In May, the members held their election of officers who will serve for the next two years. Kenneth Kellogg was elected as the post commander. Scott Miller was elected as the first vice commander, Gary Flemmings as the second vice […]

WASHINGTON Military leaders are ready to begin tearing down the remaining walls that have prevented women from holding thousands of combat and special operations jobs near the front lines. Under details of the plans obtained by The Associated Press, women could start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later. […]

The Department of Defense announced the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Jared W. Brown, 20, of Youngstown, Fla., died June 16 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C. […]

AUBURN — The Maine Military and Community Network is presenting a conference on military families and children at Central Maine Community College on June 28 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Allyson Hughs Handley, president of the University of Maine at Augusta. To register, contact SFC. Nathaniel Grace at 430-5651 […]