PORTLAND — Saco media studies student Kate Tracy is taking a fresh look at a classic. Tracy, a student at University of Southern Maine whose resume includes stints as a production assistant on the films “Anatomy of the Tide” and “Night of the Living Deb,” is currently raising funds for a new Web series, “S(her)lock,” […]

WASHINGTON — Tired of hearing people grouse about a tuned-out, apathetic younger generation? Well, here’s a comeback: Today’s young Americans are more serious about giving back than their parents were. In fact, those under age 30 now are more likely to say citizens have a “very important obligation” to volunteer, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds. […]

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s only nuclear plant stopped sending power to the New England grid Monday following more than 42 years of producing electricity. The shutdown came just after noon as the Vermont Yankee plant completed its 30th operating cycle when workers inserted control rods into the reactor core and stopped the nuclear reaction process, the […]

HONOLULU — Bracing to do business with a Congress run solely by Republicans, President Barack Obama is serving notice he has no qualms about vetoing legislation he dislikes. This would be a significant change in style for Obama, come January when the new Congress will be seated with the GOP not only in command in […]

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — Bloated bodies and debris seen floating in Indonesian waters Tuesday painfully ended the mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501, which crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people aboard and took more than two days to find, despite a massive international search. The low-cost carrier vanished Sunday halfway through a two-hour flight between […]