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ELLSWORTH, Maine - A Maine jury has convicted a carpenter who was accused of killing his employer and raiding the victim's bank accounts to the tune of…

Not long ago, Manon Martin was an accountant in Seattle, balancing books and analyzing financial data. But those days are over for Martin, who decided to exchange that career for a new one -- in belly dancing.

The president was reportedly considering purchasing the island, which a Greenlandic politician says has strategic value. But "it sounds a little bit like a joke," Aaja Chemnitz Larsen told NPR.

Maine playwrights who’ve seen national success discuss what it takes, and what it means, to write for the contemporary stage. This discussion will air as…

Research shows increasingly that layering one strategy on top of another can help minimize the spread of the coronavirus in classrooms.

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. The new 2012 model isn't radically different from its predecessor, but it's harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari.

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A new trove of leaked documents shows close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin moved vast sums of money to offshore accounts.

Jay Field of Chicago Public Radio reports the city of Rockford, Illinois, is chipping in to help small businesses buy health insurance. The program helps low-paid workers at family restaurants and other establishments afford basic coverage, with help from their employer and the city. So far, 500 businesses are participating.

Sellers of body armor are reporting an increase in business due in part to several high-profile mass shootings, police shootings and civil unrest during the pandemic.