TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid about $3 million in federal income taxes in 2010, having earned more than seven times that from his investments. Those earnings, $21.7 million, put him among the wealthiest of American taxpayers. At the same time, Romney gave nearly $3 million to charity — about half […]

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. Military prosecutors worked for more than six years to bring Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich to trial on manslaughter charges that could have sent him away to prison for life. But only weeks after the long- awaited trial started, they offered Wuterich a deal that stopped the proceedings and could mean little […]

WASHINGTON Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for economic fairness as he aims to corral the sympathies of middle-class voters 10 months before Election Day. Obama delivers his third State of the Union address today in a capital […]

GORHAM (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is visiting Maine this week. The Texas congressman is expected to spend part of Friday and Saturday in the state. The Portland Press Herald reports he is scheduled to visit the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine on Saturday. His appearance was arranged by USM […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — The leader of Maine’s Roman Catholics is adding his voice to a chorus of condemnation by religious leaders of President Barack Obama’s decision to require church-affiliated institutions to cover free birth control for employees. Bishop Richard Malone said Monday that churches and parishes would be exempt, but other institutions such as […]

ALFRED (AP) — The trial of a Limington man accused of the drug-fueled killing of his wife has started. A York County Superior Court jury today is scheduled to begin hearing testimony in the murder trial of 41-year Patrick Dapolito. Prosecutors say Dapolito shot his wife, Kelly Winslow, in March 2010 as they lay on […]

GARDINER ( AP) — The longtime rector of a historic Episcopal church in Gardiner has been suspended by the Diocese of Maine for two years following an investigation that found he engaged in sexual misconduct consisting of “inappropriate language and interpersonal boundary violations.” The Rev. Jacob Fles has been at Christ Church in Gardiner for […]

PORTLAND ( AP) — Two Maine natives have received federal appointments from President Barack Obama. Portland lawyer William Kayatta Jr. was appointed Monday to fill a seat on the 1st U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Boston. The 58-year-old Kayatta was raised in South Portland and currently lives in Cape Elizabeth. He graduated […]

PORTLAND (AP) — Occupy Maine demonstrators who’ve camped out in Portland’s Lincoln Park since October are getting their opportunity to make their case to a state judge. Oral arguments and testimony will be presented today in Cumberland County Superior Court, where the group is trying to prevent its removal from the park. Occupy Maine is […]

AUGUSTA (AP) — A new report says there’s been a big increase in the number of Mainers who pedal to work, and that upsurge in bicycle commuting far exceeds the national figure. The report released Monday by the Alliance for Biking and Walking says the number of Mainers who commute to work by bicycle increased […]