Maine Preservation has to its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the state
Julia McCue
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Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth
September’s sluggish gain of 194,000 jobs fell shy of even the modest 336,000 that the economy added in August and were the fewest since December, when employers actually cut jobs.
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Islamic State bomber kills 46 inside Afghan mosque in challenge to Taliban
A statement says the attack targeted both Shiites and the Taliban for their purported willingness to expel ethnic Uygher Muslims to meet demands from China.
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Damaged U.S. submarine in port after collision in South China Sea
The USS Connecticut struck an unknown underwater object, and 11 crew members sustained moderate to minor injuries, the Navy says.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to journalists in Philippines, Russia
Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov are honored for their ‘courageous’ work in protecting freedom of the press.
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Max Linn, Senate ex-candidate, accused of pointing gun at man in cryptocurrency dispute
Linn is accused of threatening a campaign staffer in a dispute over cryptocurrency and unproven COVID-19 drugs.
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Pfizer’s request to OK shots for kids a relief for parents
Approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 could bring many families a step closer to being done with remote learning, virus scares and repeated school shutdowns and quarantines.
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Maine jobless claims rise as U.S. claims see first drop in 4 weeks
Nationally, the job market has been rebounding with surprising strength since the spring of 2020.
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CIA creates working group on China as threats keep rising
China is an especially difficult challenge for the U.S. intelligence community given the insularity of its Communist Party leadership.
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Tanzanian writer awarded Nobel Prize for Literature
Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar in 1948 and recently retired as a professor at the University of Kent in England.