Three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo and ordered released by an Egyptian court are in the midst of being processed by authorities there, a U. S. Embassy spokeswoman said today. Katharina Gollner-Sweet, a spokeswoman for the U. S. Embassy in Cairo, told The Associated Press that Derrik Sweeney, Luke Gates and Gregory […]

PENN HILLS, Pa. (AP) — A wild turkey smashed through a plate glass window at an empty western Pennsylvania restaurant and ended up where millions of its fellow gobblers did on Thanksgiving: a dining room. Penn Hills police Officer Bernard Sestili tells the WTAETV the fowl didn’t survive impact when it barreled into the dining […]

Man sparks uproar with ‘not hiring’ signs WACO, Ga. (AP) — A west Georgia business owner has been deluged with calls and emails after posting signs on his company’s trucks that say he’s not hiring anyone until President Barack Obama leaves office. Waco- based U. S. Cranes LLC owner Bill Looman tells WXIA-TV that reaction […]

PHOENIX ( AP) — Crews hunted through crags and outcroppings of a mountaintop area just east of Phoenix, searching for victims of a fiery plane crash that killed all six people aboard, including the pilot and his three young children. The family and two other adults were headed for Thanksgiving weekend in southeastern Arizona when […]

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military rulers picked a prime minister from ousted leader Hosni Mubarak’s era to head the next government, according to state television, a choice that will almost certainly intensify criticism by tens of thousands of protesters accusing the generals of trying to extend the old guard and demanding they step down immediately. […]

Clouds that shrouded mighty Mount Katahdin on a still November morning gradually lifted above its milehigh summit as the day wore on, just as a pale of gloom is giving way to a glow of optimism in two northern Maine towns below. Papermaking, for generations the lifeblood and soul of Millinocket and East Millinocket, is […]

Bangor man arrested on drug charges BREWER (AP) — Brewer police following up on a tip about suspicious activity have arrested a Bangor man and accused him of selling the recreational drug known as bath salts. Police went to a motel earlier this week and arrested 32- year- old Ryan Ellis on charges of aggravated […]

Summonses Rebecca Carson, 23, of 8 Garden Drive, Nov. 20, 5:04 p.m., charged with operating after suspension, on Elm Street. Male juvenile, 16, of Harpswell, Nov. 19, 12:03 a.m., charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, on Green Street. Dana N. Barton, 38, of 1 Delray Drive, Nov. 17, 9: 24 a.m., charged with assault, at […]

Maine Medicinals Inc. recently received a $180,255 Development Award from the Maine Technology Institute. The firm matched the grant with $ 195,925 to “ conduct research and development on a biotechnology- based manufacturing process for production capacity of anthoimmuneTM to increase the current phytonutrient content, increase manufacturing efficiencies and decrease production costs,” according to an […]