FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — An old soldier to the bone, Frederic A. Wallace could not leave his last mission unfinished. In 2011, the Framingham town historian and former U.S. Army intelligence officer published the first biography of native son George H. Gordon, who rose from humble origins to serve with distinction as a general in […]

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Federal wildlife officials must come up with a schedule to complete a long-delayed recovery plan for imperiled Canada lynx within 30 days, under an order from a U.S. district judge in Montana. The snow-loving wild cats were listed as a threatened species by the U.S. Fish and […]

BERLIN (AP) — Detergent manufacturer Procter & Gamble has prompted anger in Germany after unintentionally placing a neo-Nazi code on promotional packages for Ariel washing powder. Outraged shoppers have posted pictures online of Ariel boxes featuring a large number “88” on a white soccer jersey. The use of Nazi slogans in public is banned in […]

PORTLAND — Two New Hampshire men and a man from South Portland, who were once part of what federal officials describe as a heroin distribution conspiracy that operated out of a home in Shapleigh, are now spending time in federal prison. Two of them, Mitch Merritt, 30, of Rochester, N.H., and Scott Woodman, 29, of […]

BIDDEFORD — Democratic Sens. Linda Valentino of Saco, David Dutremble of Biddeford and John Tuttle of Sanford all have 100 percent voting records for the second session of the 126th Legislature. They are among 12 Democratic senators to receive a perfect attendance score, meaning they voted on, or were excused from, all roll call votes. […]