The launch comes amid heightened tensions gripping the wider Middle East over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old woman from Seattle, was shot dead on Sept. 6 by an Israeli soldier during a demonstration against Israeli West Bank settlements, according to an Israeli protester who witnessed the shooting.

The anniversary celebration will continue through the weekend with career discussions, as well as bus and walking tours of filming locations.

Meanwhile, officials in Moscow have continued to make public statements warning that long-range strikes would provoke further escalation between Russia and the West.

The endorsements crystalized the remarkable evolution of the Republican Party's establishment wing, which ruled Washington during the Bush years only to be sidelined once Trump wrested control of the party.

There are roughly 10 empty storefronts on a half-mile stretch of Congress Street, an issue that people say detracts from the vibrancy of the neighborhood.

A shift in incentives to whole-home heat pumps prompts questions about cost and vulnerability in power outages.

The investigation found that agents from Secret Service headquarters and the Pittsburgh field office had an alarmingly slipshod strategy to block a potential shooter.

Walz spoke at a rally at Thompson's Point Friday night after stops in Bangor as part of a blitz by the Harris-Walz campaign on the heels of the presidential debate.

Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings agreed to discharge Malcolm Moore, 50, from a state-run psychiatric hospital. Moore has been in state custody for more than 12 years after he was found not criminally responsible for stabbing his neighbor.

The new sports bar is partnering with Caesars Sportsbook to offer Maine's first retail betting site.

The Friday evening wreck occurred as traffic was stopped because of a construction zone land closure, according to police.

The State Department accused RT, the Russian media outlet, of running intelligence operations and procuring weapons for the war in Ukraine.

The Russian president issued his sternest warning to date about the use of Western weapons in Ukraine ahead of a meeting of British and U.S. leaders.

The defendants, also including a Briton, Belgian and Canadian, have 5 days to appeal the verdict on charges that include attempted coup, terrorism and criminal association.

An Associated Press analysis has found that hospitals are rarely fined for violating a federal law that is supposed to guarantee that patients with medical emergencies get the treatment they need.

That lack of planning hindered efforts to evacuate the historic town of Lahaina before it burned in a conflagration that claimed 102 lives, the report said.

Traders are rekindling hopes that the Federal Reserve may offer bigger-than-usual relief in whatever action it take on interest rates next week.

Nirav Shah, now the deputy director of the U.S. CDC, praised Maine for addressing extreme heat and tick-borne illnesses. Those who survive floods report more stress, anxiety and depression, health groups say.

Pope Francis highlights what he calls the presidential candidates' anti-life policies on abortion and migration.