The Holy Land pilgrimage by Pope Francis contained plenty of symbolic gestures, photo ops and soundbites crafted to slip into broadcasts, ink and Twitter. There was his direct flight into the West Bank, the first papal “State of Palestine” reference and the silent prayer with his forehead against the concrete security wall between Bethlehem and […]

Good Shepherd Parish, encompassing the Catholic churches of Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach and Lyman, announces a change in Mass times, effective May 23. On Saturday, Mass will be offered at 4 p.m. at Most Holy Trinity in Saco, St. Joseph in Biddeford and St. Margaret in Old Orchard Beach. Mass will be at 4:30 […]

BOSTON (AP) — Five airline employees were charged Thursday in a sting operation with using their security clearances to secretly smuggle more than $400,000 in cash through Boston’s Logan Airport. Four ground operations crew members of JetBlue Airways and one Delta Air Lines customer service ramp agent were arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit […]

By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats alike want it both ways when it comes to any misdeeds at veterans hospitals, each side accusing the other of seeking unseemly political gain from the misfortune of the nation’s warriors, while simultaneously maneuvering for an advantage in midterm elections. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A gunman who committed suicide in Cape Town’s international airport was a South African police constable who got into an argument with a woman at an airport restaurant, police said Thursday. The 33-year-old constable, Bonginkosi Makaula, went to the restaurant and spoke to his female partner on Wednesday evening, Police. Capt. Frederick […]