A dog died on a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin. United said Tuesday that it took full responsibility for the incident on the Monday night flight from Houston to New York. In a statement, United called it “a tragic accident that […]
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Stephen Hawking, best-known physicist of his time, dead at 76
LONDON (AP) — Stephen Hawking, whose brilliant mind ranged across time and space though his body was paralyzed by disease, died early Wednesday, a University of Cambridge spokesman said. He was 76 years old. Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge, England. The best-known theoretical physicist of his time, Hawking wrote so lucidly of […]
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Songs, heartfelt words fill the church for Rev. Billy Graham's funeral
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s funeral Friday featured rousing music along with heartfelt words from his adult children in the culmination of more than a week of tributes to “America’s Pastor.” The noon service commenced with the evangelist’s family bringing in his casket before an invitation-only crowd of about 2,000. It was […]
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Maine Senate president seeks probe of DHHS response to abuse reports before girl’s death
Revelations about the beating death of a Stockton Springs girl are increasing pressure on the Maine Department of Health and Human Services to disclose how it responded to reports that 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy was being abused by her mother and stepfather. Senate President Mike Thibodeau, R-Winterport, called Thursday night for Gov. Paul LePage to mount […]
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Rev. Billy Graham, praised as 'America's pastor,' brought to Capitol Rotunda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s political leaders bowed their heads for a solemn salute Wednesday to the Rev. Billy Graham in the soaring Capitol Rotunda, paying tribute to a man who ministered to presidents and other Americans of both parties. “Here lies America’s pastor,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan, gesturing to Graham’s casket under the […]
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Bowdoinham woman found at home with severe injuries dies hours later
State police said Tuesday that they will continue to investigate the death of a Bowdoinham woman found injured and unconscious in her mobile home Monday, but said there is no threat to the public at this time. Police found Beulah “Marie” Sylvester, 55, badly injured at her home on Post Road. It was not known […]
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Rev. Billy Graham will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham’s body will lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week, the first time a private citizen has been accorded such recognition since civil rights hero Rosa Parks in 2005. The two-day viewing in Washington on Feb. 28 and March 1 will be part of nine […]
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Evangelist Billy Graham has died at age 99
MONTREAT, N.C. (AP) — The Rev. Billy Graham, the magnetic, movie-star-handsome preacher who became a singular force in postwar American religious life, a confidant of presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died Wednesday at 99. “America’s Pastor,” as he was dubbed, had suffered from cancer, pneumonia and other ailments and died […]
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Freeport man, founder of Dead Poets Society, dies after ordering tombstone
ELKINS PARK, Pa. (AP) — The founder of the Dead Poets Society of America suffered a fatal heart attack little more than a month after commissioning his own tombstone. Walter Skold enlisted the son of novelist John Updike to carve a unique tombstone that will be topped with a dancing skeleton and a quill. Michael […]
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Ellsworth man dies during blizzard after leaving car stuck in snow pile
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Police say the body of an Ellsworth man was found a short distance from the spot where his car got stuck during last week’s powerful storm. Police say 54-year-old Paul Bouffard’s body was found on Friday. Police say his car became lodged in a snowbank, after which he left the car and […]