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Capital Area Technical Center culinary students from Augusta hoist their first-place trophy at the Maine ProStart State Invitational Competition in Portland. (Courtesy of HospitalityMaine)Hospitality students from Augusta’s Capital Area Technical Center recently won the Maine ProStart State Invitational, meaning they now advance to the national competition in April. For the culinary competition, students prepare three courses in 60 minutes working with just two portable burners. Nine students and two instructors from Capital Area Technical Center are traveling to Baltimore for the national competition, is slated for April 24-26. The Maine competition is paid for by the HospitalityMaine Education Foundation, which also covers costs for the Augusta team’s trip to Baltimore.
(Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer)Biddeford-Saco Restaurant Week is slated for March 15-22, featuring special food and drink offerings and events at more than 20 participating businesses. So we leave room for creativity in how businesses participate.”The week also features two special ticketed sub-events. The restaurant will be transformed into an art gallery and space for presentations that weave together storytelling, music and history. Proceeds benefit the Biddeford Food Pantry. New to the Biddeford-Saco Restaurant Week this year is the Brightr Passport, a QR code-scanning system that allows participants to check in at venues and automatically enter into prize drawings.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on suggestions the administration’s messaging on the operation has been confusing. AdvertisementTrump’s timeline for the Iran operation has also shifted since it began. In his notification to Congress about the Iran strikes obtained by Politico, Trump did not provide any timeline. After the Maduro operation, Trump held a press conference within hours at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida and officials appeared on television multiple times to explain the move. This time, senior administration officials skipped the Sunday shows to avoid competing narratives and keep Trump as the main messenger, a White House official said.
Colin Gray, the father of Georgia school shooter Colt Gray, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges Tuesday in a case testing the limits of who is responsible for a mass shooting. At the defense table, Colin Gray did not visibly react to the verdict. Video Ad Feedback Watch: Colin Gray verdict delivered 1:42 • Source: CNN Watch: Colin Gray verdict delivered 1:42Prosecutors accused Gray of buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present and allowing him access to that weapon and ammunition despite warnings that his son was a danger to others. Colin Gray bought his son the AR-15-style rifle later that year. He struggled to explain Colt’s lack of school attendance throughout his entire eighth grade school year, per school records.
Wrong direction costs half marathoners big moneyThree athletes were in the lead in the USA Track and Field women's half marathon championship in Atlanta when an official lead vehicle veered them off course. CNN's Don Riddell reports on how the organization's jury ultimately ruled, despite the course not being "adequately marked at the point of misdirection."
NationalSmoke rises near U.S. embassy in KuwaitMarch 3, 2026 | 5:01 PM GMTVideo from March 2 shows a smoke plume near the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City, which Kuwaiti authorities said was attacked by Iran.
Why Caitlin Clark hasn't been very vocal during WNBA CBA negotiationsYahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by Front Office Sports reporter Annie Costabile to discuss Caitlin Clark’s involvement in the WNBA CBA negotiations. You know, I certainly don't wanna speak for Caitlin by any means, but what I've gathered, having covered Caitlin for years now, even going back to Iowa, I think she's always been a very calculated person. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAnd so if you're, if you're Caitlin, you know, is it your job to supersede player leadership? I- I don't think that is a tactic that seems like one Caitlin, Caitlin would ever take on. So that will certainly be a time, a moment that we're gonna hear from her regarding, CBA negotiations.
In today’s edition … Trump answers questions on troops in Iran … You tell us your thoughts on the Iran operation … but first … Scandalous! Here’s one question we have going into today: Do scandals matter anymore? In the Paxton primary, voters seem willing to overlook his baggage since he’s a candidate with solid MAGA bona fides. I’ve got his back,” Jack Lindsey, a Paxton supporter from Lake Worth, Texas, told us during a recent Paxton rally. The scandals may not have tanked Paxton and Gonzales, but boy are their opponents leaning into them.
Austin Police identified the West Sixth Street shooting suspect as Ndiaga Diagne. Diagne entered the US on March 13, 2000, on a B‑2 tourist visa, a Department of Homeland Security official told CNN. Since moving to the Lone Star State, he has had multiple addresses, the law enforcement official told CNN. A Quran was also found in the suspect’s car, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation. They will also review whether Diagne had any mental health encounters while living in Texas, multiple law enforcement officials have said.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The initial U.S.-Israeli strikes killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Trump urged Iranians to overthrow their government. The U.S. State Department ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press showed limited activity at two Iranian nuclear sites before the war. Recent targets included two Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates and one in Bahrain.
NationalCollege students add puppy training to their course loadMarch 3, 2026 | 4:24 PM GMTThe Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind is a nonprofit that provides service dogs to people with vision impairments. It, along with similar organizations, has recently been relying on college students to help train the pups.
New parenting platform offers real-time tools to help families manage everyday challenges, strengthen connection, and share the mental load at home. The platform reflects Hilligoss’s broader philosophy that modern parenting works best when responsibility is shared and communication is intentional. By making the often invisible mental load more visible and manageable, ParentFlare aims to support stronger partnerships and healthier family environments. Learn more at:https://www.parentflare.comCNN article:https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/health/closing-household-chores-gender-gap-wellnessAbout Spencer HilligossSpencer Hilligoss is a Bay Area entrepreneur focused on building tools that help families create stronger connections and more intentional daily routines. He was recently featured in CNN discussing modern fatherhood and the importance of shared partnership within families.
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United Airlines passengers evacuate on the tarmac after emergency landing in Los Angeles, California on March 2, 2026. - Hash Tribe/XAn engine fire reported on a United Airlines plane just after it took off from Los Angeles International Airport Monday forced the pilots to turn around and make an emergency landing. United Flight 2127 to Newark Liberty International Airport returned to LAX Around 11:20 a.m. local time after pilots shut down one of the two engines after getting a fire alarm. “We’re getting fire indications still, so we are going to need to evacuate,” one pilot told airport firefighters in radio signals captured by the website LiveATC.net. The plane stopped on a taxiway just off the runway and passengers evacuated down slides and mobile stairs, streaming across the tarmac past other aircraft.
