Monitoring systems to stop intoxicated drivers would roll out in all new vehicles as early as 2026.
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Bowdoin graduate’s documentary to be screened in Waterville
WATERVILLE — The Maine Film Center is scheduled to conclude its fall series, “Cinema in Conversation: Films of Freedom, Captivity, and Human Rights,” with a screening of the documentary “All Light, Everywhere” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16. The showing, to take place at Railroad Square Cinema, 17 Railroad Square, will be followed by a […]
Auburn library to host vaping webinar Nov. 16
The Auburn Public Library is scheduled to offer an informative webinar presented by Emily Dooling-Hamilton, tobacco prevention specialist at Healthy Androscoggin, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, via Zoom. Her presentation will include education on e-cigarettes/vaping, statistics of teen e-cigarette/vaping use in Maine, the targeting of youth by media, public health consequences, and […]
Erskine student wins Heisman High School Scholarship
SOUTH CHINA — Erskine Academy senior Samantha Golden, daughter of Jane and Richard Golden of China, has been selected as a winner of the Heisman High School Scholarship competition, the Heisman Trophy Trust Acceptance Insurance announced Nov. 1. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2022, more […]
Boswell’s late field goal lifts Steelers past Bears, 29-27
Chris Boswell kicks a 40-yard field goal with 26 seconds to go as Pittsburgh holds off Chicago.
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight
Their homecoming cleared the way for SpaceX’s launch of their four replacements as early as Wednesday night.
Vaccine rule should remain while cases play out, administration argues
The Biden administration responds to a stay issued by the New Orleans-based U.S. appeals court, saying it would ‘cost dozens or even hundreds of lives per day.’
California parents sue after getting another couple’s embryo
Two couples gave birth to each others’ babies after a mix-up at a fertility clinic and spent months raising children that weren’t theirs before swapping the infants.
Houston concert deaths spur calls for independent review
Experts in crowd safety say an investigation by neutral outsiders could help the city avoid potential conflicts of interest and promote transparency.
Shooting victim says he was pointing his gun at Rittenhouse
A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse says he was unintentionally pointing his own gun at the rifle-toting Rittenhouse when the young man shot him in the arm