Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know on hopes of averting war

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is ready for talks with the United States and NATO on military transparency, missile deployment limits and other security issues

Maine Darkroom: Explore the Sun Journal’s outstanding photojournalism

Neal Corson’s journey and the Youthquake of ‘69

At age 20, too young to vote for himself, he won a contested primary election for state representative. The next year he would be the youngest member of the Maine Legislature. And even though young first termers don’t usually leave much of a mark, Neal Corson did. His death last month at the age of […]

2022 Maine state high school basketball tournament coverage

Whoopi Goldberg awkwardly demonstrates how the idea of race varies by place and changes over time

In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.

Whoopi Goldberg isn’t the only one who doesn’t understand antisemitism

Of course the Holocaust was about race. But it’s no longer surprising that there’s some dispute about that.

Ohio mayor concerned ice shanties could lead to prostitution

‘When discussing proposed legislation, it is wise to discuss the potential for unintended consequences,’ the mayor of Hudson, Ohio, said in a statement.

US beats Russians 6-5 to open Olympic curling defense

The U.S. beat the Russian team 6-5 to open their title defense at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Shaun White qualifies for final, his last appearance at the Olympics

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — U.S. half-piper Lucas Foster couldn’t even entertain the idea when a reporter asked him about the possibility that the most famous man in snowboarding wouldn’t make an Olympic final. This was Shaun White, after all. Foster’s confidence was rewarded when White delivered a classic clutch second run to send him through to […]

Several factors contribute to NBC’s lower Olympic ratings

NBC’s Mike Tirico began the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics by saying “just over six months ago in Tokyo, we said we were about to embark on an Olympics unlike any other