This summer, “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner hopes to hurtle toward Earth at supersonic speed, breaking the sound barrier with only his body. On Thursday he took a practice jump from more than 13 miles up.

The day before the rampage that killed 16 Afghans, the soldier accused of the mass killings saw his friend’s leg blown off, his lawyer says.

NEW YORK — As spring approaches, Occupy Wall Street protesters who mostly hibernated all winter are beginning to stir with plans for renewed demonstrations six months after the movement was born. The global protests against corporate excess and economic inequality are generally thought to have begun Sept. 17 when tents sprang up in a small […]

Maine’s first table gambling opened for business today at the Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway in Bangor, and for people who were waiting when the doors opened at 8 a.m., “it’s about time.”

AUGUSTA — When the state’s top spellers gather in Portland on Saturday, it will be the second time in the spotlight of the Maine State Spelling Bee for one of them.

AUGUSTA — Representatives of public schools said Gov. Paul LePage’s proposals to expand school choice would divert millions of dollars from struggling schools and create a two-tiered system of education in Maine.