Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He welcomes comment at drooks@tds.net.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that the shooter had expressed discontent with the COVID-19 vaccine and wanted to make his distrust known.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has a different vaccine recommendation than the federal government. The differing opinion pertains to ...

Large structures were being ordered in the event of "a major incident resulting in a large number of fatalities which could overwhelm existing body storage capacity" ...

The number of unauthorized immigrants in the US reached an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, driven by policy shifts from the Biden administration and the COVID-19 pandemic, before Trump ...

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA and host of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” has built a financial empire using an ...

If the center and left succumb to the view that “nothing worked,” no one will remain to defend sensible public-health ...

University of York researchers said an evidence review of previous studies indicates vaping acts as a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people.

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is straying from government recommendations after the CDC changed its stance on childhood COVID-19 vaccines.

Karolinska Institute researchers said their study found people with metabolic syndrome have up to a 40% higher risk of ...

Florida's CFO suggested that local governments have been wasteful with their budgets, overspending taxpayers' money.

It’s time to say the quiet part out loud. Eliminating DEI was very bad for Target's business - costing investors billions and the CEO his job. Here is how it happened.