The bee business is booming, even as people struggle to keep them alive

Keeping bees alive is becoming harder and harder, and that’s proving to be expensive for beekeepers.

There’s no vaccine to prevent an epidemic of legislative stupidity

The Maine Senate voted on Tuesday to approve a bill, LD 798, eliminating religious and philosophical exemptions from vaccination requirements for children attending school in the state. The Senate’s 18-17 vote reversed the chamber’s previous stance on the measure earlier this month, squared its position with that of the House, and put the legislation on […]

Why propaganda is more dangerous in the digital age

The techniques are the same, but now anyone can go viral.

Photo: Car hits Auburn house after collision in the street

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Donald Trump delays imposing auto tariffs on auto imports and parts

President Donald Trump is delaying any decision to impose auto tariffs on car and auto part imports for now

Donald Trump pardons Conrad Black — a year after he wrote flattering Trump biography

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pardoned former media tycoon Conrad Black on Wednesday, formally forgiving the Hollinger International Inc. founder of a conviction for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. Black, 74, who served 3½ years in prison after a federal jury found that he illegally diverted money that belonged to stockholders to himself, founded […]

District attorney to consider charges in rape investigation at Lisbon High School

LISBON — Police have passed details from their investigation into an alleged rape in the Lisbon High School parking lot to the Androscoggin County District Attorney, and are waiting to hear whether there will be any charges, Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan said Tuesday. The District Attorney’s Office didn’t immediately return a phone call seeking […]

Is Donald Trump the new Red Sox MVP?

The president claims White House visit is the anti-SI jinx after Red Sox’ 3-0 streak

The politics of impeaching President Donald Trump

The 2020 election or House Democrats’ legacy could be on the line.