Okla. tornado kills scores, including at least 20 children

A 200-mph, half-mile-wide twister decimates the Oklahoma City suburbs, including a direct hit on an elementary school.

12:50 AM

Body of missing Maine girl likely found

It appears Nichole Cable's body was found around 9:30 p.m. Monday at an 'undisclosed wooded location,' eight days after she disappeared.

Presumed East Vassalboro mail thefts under investigation

Waterville council to consider new recycling operator

Yesterday at 9:00 PM

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Close calls at Cup

An allure to the annual Community Cup is the opportunity for standout athletes in different classes to compete against each other.

LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bulldogs rally for win over Rams

COLLEGE BASEBALL: USM's Dexter no ordinary freshman

2:08 AM

LePage: Let's eliminate Maine income tax

The governor says he'll focus on that effort if the people of Maine re-elect him to a second term, but he won't support the current bipartisan plan to cut the tax in half.

Maine Senate backs bill to expand Medicaid, pay hospital debt

Officials plan to act on Maine restaurant oversight

1:00 AM

Americans need to adopt new attitude toward adoption

In today's America, a single woman facing a surprise pregnancy is likely to consider just two options: abortion or single motherhood. The third choice, adoption, carries such a social stigma that domestic placement of infants has plummeted -- even as the number of parents desperate for a baby grows.

Who decides to wage cyberwar, when and why?

Abortion bills would erode women's rights

May 19

Alone and aimless doesn't mean suicidal

Dear Annie: My 22-year-old son, "Nick," spends most of his time playing video games. He was fired from several jobs last year because he stopped showing up for them. We had no idea.

MUSIC & DANCE

ERICA BROWN brings Bluegrass Connection to Augusta

Yesterday at 8:03 PM

STILL LIFE: Dandy of a day

Some see dandelions as a weed, but Ben Bernier and neighbor Isabella Devanna apparently saw the flowers in a different light, as they walk through a field in Oakland on Monday.

STILL LIFE: Messalonskee Lake carry-in

STILL LIFE: Fiddlin' around

May 18

• MOVIES •

• Admission • The Croods • 42 • Future Weather • GI Joe: Relatiation • The Host • Identity Thief • Jurassic Park • The Place Beyond the Pines • Olympus Has Fallen • On the Road • Oz: The Great and Powerful • Safe Haven • Scary Movie 5 • War Witch

MOVIE REVIEW: A river runs through "Mud"

BOOKS: Fears drive the satirical ‘Odds Against Tomorrow’