BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A former tourism minister, one of Romania’s most talked-about politicians of the past decade, was arrested Wednesday on charges of money laundering and influence peddling in a case that has riveted the country. Romania’s top court ruled to arrest Elena Udrea, a center-right lawmaker who ran for president and finished fourth […]

SACO — The Saco School Board is hosting a public forum for parents, staff and citizens Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Young School Multi-Purpose Room. Information will be shared on the physical state of Saco schools, to discuss the life expectancy of the Young School, and finally, to gather feedback from those […]

PARIS (AP) — Paris City Council authorized Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Wednesday to sue U.S. broadcaster Fox News for reporting there are “no-go zones” in the French capital where non-Muslims and police fear to venture. City officials voted to file a lawsuit at a French court for defamation regarding comments on Fox News and a […]

WATERVILLE — Waterville police are investigating a bank robbery in which the thief “made a threat of violence” to the teller. Police say a man walked into the TD Bank branch on Main Street just before 6 p.m. Thursday and handed the teller a note that contained the threat. The teller handed over an undisclosed […]

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker said he had a “healthy exchange of views” with the leader of Boston’s beleaguered transit system as the two met Thursday on a frigid day that brought fresh travel woes for commuters. Baker firmly insisted after the private meeting at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operations center with General Manager […]

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Advocates for the deaf sued Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Thursday, saying the universities failed to provide closed captioning for online courses, podcasts and other educational programs. The National Association for the Deaf filed class action lawsuits in federal court, saying Harvard and MIT discriminated against the […]