Under Missouri’s compensation law, only prisoners who prove their innocence through a specific DNA testing statute are eligible for payments.
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France, Britain spiral into crisis in wake of migrant drownings
The erstwhile European partners are at loggerheads about how to stop migrants from trying to cross the English Channel.
Ukraine leader alleges Russia-backed coup planned next week
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his intelligence service has uncovered a plan that involves one of the country’s richest oligarchs.
Big flotilla of illegal gold miners splits up in Brazil
Barges are navigating along the Madeira River in the Brazilian Amazon, and researchers said they pose a threat of pollution for the broader environment.
Hundreds of FedEx packages are found in Alabama woods
Authorities are trying to figure out why they were dumped in a ravine.
Will flight restrictions help as new virus variant emerges?
A coronavirus variant recently identified in southern Africa is leading to a new round of travel restrictions just as many had finally begun to ease.
Chocolate Church announces holiday season performances
The Chocolate Church Arts Center presents a packed schedule of holiday-themed events in late November and throughout December. The lineup will feature everything from a Motown concert to a Charlie Brown tribute show from piano legend David Benoit. To kick things off, on Saturday, Nov. 27, Pat Colwell and the Soul Sensations will return to […]
Maine State Treasurer, Bangor Savings Bank launches Maine ABLE Benefit Checking for people with disabilities
Bangor Savings Bank introduced its newest product, the first of its kind in the nation, Maine ABLE Benefit CheckingSM. The account was created for people with disabilities to allow greater accessibility to financial products and services, while protecting eligibility for federal and State of Maine means-tested benefits. Historically, individuals receiving benefits such as Supplemental Security […]
Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book ‘Air Guitar,’ dies
His essays covered topics ranging from Liberace to Norman Rockwell.
U.K. archeologists unearth ‘extraordinary’ Roman mosaic displaying scenes from Homer’s ‘Iliad’
Archeologists have unearthed a large Roman mosaic depicting scenes from Homer’s “The Iliad,” the first discovery of its kind in the United Kingdom. According to a team from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), the initial discovery was made last year by Jim Irvine, the son of a landowner in the English county of […]