The recent winter brought more than snow to Lewiston and Portland. A sudden increase in ICE patrols sparked fear among immigrant families, especially those from Somalia, Afghanistan, the Congo, Angola and Ukraine. Their worries were clear in hushed conversations and hurried steps through town street
The seventh season of the popular business show came in 2015, and among the hopefuls was a pair who called their suitcase “Trunkster. ” The idea was simple: a bag that rolls up and down, has a USB port, can be tracked with GPS, and even weighs itself. It was expensive – about $500 – but the founders
Zelensky delivered a sharp message at the Munich Security Conference, calling Russia’s president a “slave to war” and warning that the conflict will not end by giving up territory. He compared current negotiations to the 1938 Munich Agreement, where European powers gave in to Hitler before World War
In the glow of Inglewood’s Intuit Dome, the NBA All‑Star weekend’s star‑buried Saturday night unfurled with a mix of fireworks and strategy. The 3‑point shootout opened the show, featuring Damian Lillard’s comeback after an Achilles tear and a field of talent that stretched from Devin Booker to Norm
The governor of California has been on the road again, this time to Munich, where he spoke about his state’s climate plans. He said simply “I’m showing up. ” The trip is part of a series that includes Brazil, Switzerland and now Germany, where he pushes California as a climate partner. But people h
A new team of four astronauts touched down at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday, filling a vacancy left when the earlier crew had to head back to Earth sooner than planned. Two of them come from the United States, one is a European Space Agency scientist, and another is a Russian cos
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are pushing their own agendas in the Horn of Africa, turning a regional summit into a stage for their competition. What started as a fight in Yemen has now spread across the Red Sea, touching places like Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Libya. The
President Trump fired back at Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny after the singer’s Super Bowl halftime show, calling it a “slap in the face” and saying nobody understood the Spanish lyrics. The comment shocked many Republican Latino strategists who worry that such remarks could turn a key part of Trump’s
The Track Hawks Run Club plans to cover more than 100 miles in a single day, turning the distance into dollars for an important cause. They will run from Baltimore City Hall to Philadelphia City Hall in a relay that stretches across 11 segments, each runner covering a part of the route. The ev
Alaska’s health department is racing to hand out a hefty $272 million grant by October, a chunk of money that comes from a new federal program aimed at fixing rural health care across the country. The state got the largest per‑capita award in the first round of a five‑year plan that will spread $50
