Maine gov. uses racially-charged language

Maine Gov. Paul LePage on Wednesday used racially-charged language to accuse people from outside his state of fueling a substance abuse epidemic, then fleeing home after “they impregnate a young, white girl.” Asked at a town hall meeting what his...

Cancer death rate continues steady drop

How often do we get to report good news in the war on cancer? Not often, but today there’s cause for celebration. There has been a 23 percent drop in the cancer death rate since its peak in 1991, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.