By Megan Gray Advocates are asking lawmakers to commit to closing Maine’s only youth prison within two years, a step that is still opposed by the state Department of Corrections. Lawmakers are considering a resolution that would direct the department…
By Randy Billings Portland voters could begin casting early ballots Tuesday to elect a group of residents who will review and recommend changes that could alter the city’s basic government structure, including the roles of the mayor and city manager…
By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Ellen Barry and Will Wright COLUMBUS, Ohio — The voice on the 911 call is a teenage girl’s, and it is quavering, as if she has been crying. “I want to leave this foster home,” she tells the dispatcher. “I…
By Matt Byrne The arrest of a Portland neo-Nazi last week on child pornography charges provided a stark reminder that white nationalist extremist groups have expanded in the United States, and New England is not immune. But an expert on…
By Al Jazeera Ethiopia’s federal government has replaced the head of the interim administration of Tigray, a region racked by more than six months of catastrophic conflict. Mulu Nega had held the position since November, shortly after Ethiopian Prime Minister…
By Al Jazeera Somalia has said it is restoring diplomatic ties with neighbouring Kenya after it severed relations in December, accusing Nairobi of meddling in its affairs. Relations between the countries have also been tense over the ownership of potential oil and…
By Mike Isaac SAN FRANCISCO — A Facebook-appointed panel of journalists, activists and lawyers on Wednesday upheld the social network’s ban of former President Donald J. Trump, ending any immediate return by Mr. Trump to mainstream social media and renewing a debate about tech power…
By Andrew Rice LEWISTON — School officials voted to reduce the local tax impact from next year’s school budget by 40 cents on Wednesday, despite a barrage of criticism from committee members over how the City Council has handled the…
By Thomas Kaplan, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Rebecca Robbins WASHINGTON — The Biden administration came out on Wednesday in support of waiving intellectual property protections for coronavirus vaccines, siding with international efforts to bolster production amid concerns about vaccine access in developing nations. The United States…
By Al Jazeera Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki is in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials, in a two-day visit taking place amid tensions between the governments of Ethiopia, a close ally of the Eritrean leader, and Sudan. Accompanied by Foreign…