Israel and Palestinian negotiators will soon meet in Washington to work out final details of relaunching peace negotiations.
July 2013
Majority group backs Bennett for Maine GOP chair
The Maine Republican State Committee is expected to elect the former Senate president on Saturday.
U.S. fisheries disaster relief takes a step forward
The full Senate has yet to approve the $150 million included by a subcommittee, and the House has yet to act.
Teenager faces fine in Berwick teacher’s death
Cameron Clair crossed the center line on Route 4, killing teacher Amy Harris and injuring her two young children.
Obama says Trayvon ‘could have been me’ years ago
But the president declines to wade into legal questions about the Florida case, saying, ‘Once the jury’s spoken, that’s how our system works.’
Families of 19 Arizona firefighters to get lump sum payments
The dead firefighters’ families also will receive ongoing financial compensation.
Police arrest six in Skowhegan on drug charges
Heroin and cocaine trafficking charges top the list of charges again two Skowhegan women and men from New York and Massachusetts. Police still seek a Skowhegan man, who fled during the bust.
Coroner confirms teen in Asiana crash was killed by vehicle
Officials believe 16-year-old Ye Meng Yuan, a Chinese student, was struck by a specialized fire vehicle.
Cause of death for man found dead in Detroit home remains suspicious
State police on Friday identified a man found dead in his home early Thursday as 47-year-old Ricky Cole, and authorities still considered the death suspicious.
Boston bomb photos show ‘face of evil’
The officer who released the photos to counter a Rolling Stone article has a cottage in Biddeford.