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1 week ago in Lifestyle
Community fights pickleball replacing basketball courts at South Florida beachside park
The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with pickleball courts, part of a deal with developers for a massive condo and hotel project.
5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens
The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.
1 week ago in Lifestyle, Trending
How Americans feel about changing the clocks, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Only 12% of U.S. adults favor the current system of daylight saving time, which has people in most states changing the clocks twice a year, according to a new AP-NORC poll, while 47% are opposed and 40% are neutral.
1 week ago in National
Trump says he has deals with China after meeting Xi to try to solve trade tensions
President Donald Trump said he's made deals with China after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, the final day of a trip to Asia that was an opportunity for the leaders of the world's two largest economies to stabilize relations after months of turmoil over trade issues.
This orange flower cloaks Mexico during Day of the Dead. Climate change is putting it at risk
Mexican marigold growers say they've been left reeling by torrential rains, stretching drought and other impacts from climate change — caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal – that have grown increasingly common.
1 week ago in Features
How tiny drones inspired by bats could save lives in dark and stormy conditions
The robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab is a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions.
1 week ago in World
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed.
1 week ago in Local
Two Women Arrested After High Speed Chase from Maine to Canada
Officers say the chase went north on I-95 at a high speed and continued through the U.S. port of entry into Canada.
1 week ago in Local
Police Say Biddeford Homeless Man Caught With $14,000 in Drugs
Maine drug enforcement agents and police say they conducted a two-month investigation.
1 week ago in Local
Maine to use more than $1 million to fund food banks as SNAP benefits run out
Gov. Janet Mills says she's directing more than $1 million to help feed Mainers who rely on SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
1 week ago in Local
Man sentenced to life for killing 4 in Bowdoin dies in prison
A man serving life behind bars for the killing of his parents and two others in Bowdoin has died in prison.
1 week ago in Sports
Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say
NBA guard Terry Rozier and coach Chauncey Billups will not receive their salaries while on leave for their arrests on federal gambling-related charges, two people with knowledge of the matters told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Paris prosecutor says 2 suspects in the Louvre jewel heist admit their involvement
Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world's most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday.
1 week ago in Local
Biddeford Summit to Focus on SNAP Benefit Gap from Shutdown
Mayor Marty Grohman says they're already expanding an existing program in Biddeford
1 week ago in Sports
Manny Pacquiao hints at possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao has hinted a rematch of his 2015 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the cards next year. "Right now we have a lot of negotiations about my next fight — there's a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather," Pacquiao told a news conference Wednesday.
1 week ago in Sports
Guerrero homers off Ohtani as Blue Jays even World Series with 6-2 win over Dodgers in Game 4
Dodger Stadium was still shaking with joy when Monday turned to Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays trudged into their clubhouse. Their 18-inning loss in Game 3 felt like a monumental setback that might have already decided the World Series.
Hurricane Melissa weakens as it churns across Cuba as a Category 2 storm
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday as a Category 2 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
1 week ago in Local
Maine, Texas are Latest Fronts in Voting Battles on the Ballot
Republicans are pushing for major changes in the way the states conducts its voting.
1 week ago in Local
Thomaston Woman Accused of Trying to Run Over Border Patrol Agent
Police claim the suspects left the scene and was then arrested
1 week ago in Local
Deputies Looking for Driver Who Left Scene After Hitting Pedestrian in Pownal
Deputies say a man was returning to his vehicle from a walk in the woods when he was hit.