TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.N. nuclear inspectors starting a two-day visit to Tehran today sought to meet Iranian nuclear scientists and visit a key military facility as they try to gauge allegations that Iran is pushing toward making an atomic weapon. The trip is the second in less than a month by the International Atomic […]

CHICAGO A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics. It’s an issue that raises ethical questions, and some experts urge caution in treating […]

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter and a small plane were forced into emergency landings after they clipped each other over Northern California, leaving the two pilots with minor injuries, authorities say. The accident occurred about 7 p. m. Sunday just north of Antioch, about halfway between Oakland and Sacramento along the Sacramento River, Federal […]

PRESQUE ISLE ( AP) — People in northern Maine got into the fundraising spirit by having their heads shaved and then painted as planets, dwarf planets and moons. Saturday was the sixth annual Planet Head Day to raise money for a nonprofit known as C-A-N-C-E-R, or the Caring Area Neighbors for Cancer Education and Recovery […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Bird watchers across Maine took part in the 15th annual Great Backyard Bird Count. Tens of thousands of bird watchers across the U.S. and Canada participate in the event each winter to create a snapshot of the whereabouts of more than 600 species of birds and provide a basis to study […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Maine lawmaker is sponsoring a bill to boost the manpower in the state police cybercrimes division. Sen. William Diamond is proposing that the state spend $300,000 to hire three or more investigators at the State Police Computer Crimes Unit. The Windham Democrat said the unit has more than 560 pieces of […]

GARDINER (AP) — In time for Presidents Day holiday weekend car sales, a state agency is promoting its guide giving tips on how Maine consumers can evaluate financing options for a buying a vehicle and protect their rights. The “Downeaster Guide to Consumer Credit” is put out by the Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection. […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — Motorcycles in Maine will soon have to display vehicle inspection stickers for all to see. Come March, a new state law goes into effect requiring motorcycle owners to place their inspections stickers on the upper left corner of their license plates. Previously, inspection stickers didn’t have to be displayed. The new rule […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Two men who met at the University of Maine plan to take advantage of a new trade agreement to export lobster to Panama. Jack Mosher of Waterville and John Briar of Florida sensed a business opportunity when Congress passed the agreement in October. They started a company, Maine Lobster, in Panama […]

FAIRFIELD (AP) — Maine’s Somerset County has been chosen for a national program that seeks to improve worker wellness, increase productivity and lower health care costs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention picked seven counties nationwide for its National Healthy Worksite Program, which will provide free health coaching services for the next two years. […]