Newspapers have long carried diversions such as crossword puzzles and comics. In the era of online journalism, we’ve ported ...

Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday as House speaker on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts ...

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Baxter Foundation for Maine’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children, and Jamie Plourde of the Children’s Discovery Museum of Central Maine. In addition to these $5,000 grants, a $2,000 Spotlight ...

This is what makes the puzzles incredibly challenging. When you get a very difficult one right, it feels awesome. But for these contestants, there were no right answers.We have to admit ...

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Our heartfelt aloha and condolences go out to his family and friends during this difficult time. “At this time, we would like to give the Dawson family time to grieve and do not have any further ...

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The U.S. Senate has tentatively agreed to $12 billion to respond to disasters across the country, including $1.6 billion to help Maui rebuild following the 2023 wildfires, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz ...

Firefighters have taken the upper hand in the battle against a series of uncontrolled bushfires raging in the nation's southeast but several towns remain under threat.

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