The woman was detained for violating the country’s conservative dress code.
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Europe’s central bank to weigh climate scores as it buys bonds
The European Central Bank says it intends to prioritize those companies doing more to reveal and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Oasis of Music features avant-guard musician
Avant-guard musician Jessy Kendall will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept, 21, at Trinity Church in Lewiston. Kendall will present original composition involving improvisation in what he calls “experimental all-vocal loop layers – basically wordless ambient music meant to be as ignorable as it is listenable.” Kendall has […]
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Floodwaters receding after storm batters western Alaska
Waves, propelled by winds gusting near 70 mph, knock some homes off their foundations.
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Bidens among thousands to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
Thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials are making final preparations for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Knox County school district debates removal of books from high school library
It is the latest school district to consider appeals by parents who argue that certain books about sexuality and gender identity don’t belong in school libraries.
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OFF RADAR: ‘The Midcoast: A Novel’
Adam White’s first novel barrels head-on into class frictions along Maine’s coast.
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Biden plans to develop floating platforms to expand offshore wind power
The plan would target sites in the Pacific Ocean off the California and Oregon coasts, as well as in the Atlantic in the Gulf of Maine.
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Farmington-based school district to vote on money for middle school career center
The Bjorn Foundation has offered $2.5 million to build a wing and equip it.