A proposal from state Sen. Joe Baldacci would create a $5 million student loan forgiveness program for municipal and county law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical dispatchers and public health workers. It would also dedicate another $5 million to provide no-interest home loans to those workers.

The project is expected to generate more than $100 million in private sector investment and create at least 160 jobs.

Talty, a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation and an assistant professor at the University of Maine, says he was surprised to hear the news, announced last Thursday night in New York.

Housing first can mean providing permanent housing without restrictions, such as sobriety requirements. It also often involves offering mental health counseling to residents to help them stay housed.

David Ball of Wells has been charged with four misdemeanors, including entering restricted grounds and engaging in disorderly and disruptive conduct, according to court documents.

The world's worst cyclones hit Bangladesh. Floods are devastating. Yet death tolls are falling. The country's climate disaster strategies offer lessons for all coastal communities.

A pop critic looks at two benefit shows in Nashville that put a rainbow-hued spotlight on the way a buzzword like "visibility" can become more than symbolic, especially in moments of crisis.

Putin said the plan was in response to Britain's decision this past week to provide Ukraine with armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium.

The destructive tornado killed at least 26 people, leveled buildings and left thousands of customers without power.

The slasher film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has been pulled from theaters in Hong Kong and Macau - and not because of its terrible Rotten Tomatoes score. The Silly Old Bear has been used in protest memes against President Xi Jinping.