NEW YORK (AP) — Maya Angelou’s story awed millions. A childhood victim of rape, she broke through silence and shame to tell her tale in one of the most widely read memoirs of the 20th century. A black woman born into poverty and segregation, she recited the most popular presidential inaugural poem in history. “I’m […]
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Legendary Hollywood star Mickey Rooney dies at 93
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mickey Rooney’s approach to life was simple: “Let’s put on a show!” He spent nine decades doing it, on the big screen, on television, on stage and in his extravagant personal life. A superstar in his youth, Rooney was Hollywood’s top box-office draw in the late 1930s to early 1940s. He […]
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After nearly three decades, the case of Baby Jane Doe still a mystery
FRENCHVILLE — Although a little over 28 years have passed and retired Maine State Police Maj. Charles Love has long since put away his badge and gun, he can still remember the sights and sounds on that December morning after the child he would know only as Baby Jane Doe was born and subsequently abandoned […]
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Father of Bates College student defends son, waits for autopsy results
Italian police are continuing to investigate the death of 21-year-old Bates College junior John Durkin, hoping autopsy and toxicology results expected Tuesday will provide insight into what happened in Rome early Thursday morning. According to the news outlet Roma Today, a camera shows Durkin, a linebacker and captain of the Bobcats’ football team, walking alone […]
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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead in NYC apartment
NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the Oscar for best actor in 2006 for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote and created a gallery of other vivid characters, many of them slovenly and somewhat dissipated, was found dead Sunday in his apartment with what officials said was a needle in his arm. […]
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Robbery suspect found dead
BIDDEFORD (AP) — Police said the suspect in 10 armed robberies in the Biddeford area has been found dead in his apartment. Deputy Police Chief JoAnne Fisk said it appears the man took his own life. He was found at about 1 a.m. Friday. Police recovered weapons they think were used in some of the […]
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Man found dead near police academy in Vassalboro
VASSALBORO (AP) — State police in Maine are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. Spokesman Steve McCausland said Kennebec County deputies were called to the scene along Route 201 about 7 a.m. Friday. Vassalboro is about midway between Augusta and Waterville. McCausland said […]
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FDA seeks pet owner help on dangerous pet jerky treats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are hoping pet owners and veterinarians can help them figure out what exactly may be causing the illnesses. The problem appears to be tied to dog pet […]
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Caribou man dies of injuries suffered in weekend ATV crash
NEW SWEDEN — A Caribou man who was severely injured in an ATV crash in Aroostook County over the weekend has died. Marvin Hedstrom, 76, died Tuesday at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, according to Cpl. John MacDonald of the Maine Warden Service. MacDonald said Wednesday that Hedstrom died from the injuries he suffered […]
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Wisconsin man convicted of drunken-driving homicide that killed Rumford woman in 2011
DARLINGTON, Wis. — A Shullsburg, Wis., man was convicted of three felonies in Lafayette County Circuit Court on Tuesday in Darlington for a 2011 crash that killed a 21-year-old Rumford woman. In a report published Thursday in the Wisconsin State Journal, a jury found Kyle Monahan, 24, guilty of homicide by intoxicated use of a […]