FREEPORT — For more than a decade, Maine ports have been told that cruise ship passengers each spend a daily average of nearly $110 ashore, an economic boon that’s pumps tens of millions into the coastal Maine annually. But a new study funded by the state of Maine and its cruise industry promotion partner, CruiseMaine, found the […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police drew their guns and fired a warning shot after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and brought out water cannon trucks for the first time, in an escalation in the summer-long protests that have shaken the city’s government and residents. Sunday’s main showdown took place on a […]