Washington — The crowded Maine Senate race to replace Graham Platner narrowed as Democrats rallied around former state Senate President Troy Jackson in the leadup to the party’s nominating convention this Saturday. After Maine counties held nomination meetings to select delegates over the weekend, a handful of candidates opted to drop out of the race…
ʻAIEA, Hawai’i — Christian Alameda used a cane to push himself up out of bed in his cell at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu. He has been recovering in the prison’s medical infirmary since a January stroke left the right side of his body mostly paralyzed. In February, Hawai’i’s parole board granted the now-52-year-old…
Case update: On July 9, 2026, a jury found Larry Millete guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Maya Millete. Friends, colleagues and family of Maya Millete knew that it was unusual behavior for her to just disappear, but that is what happened in January 2021, just days before her eldest daughter’s birthday….
This article was originally published on Feb. 18, 2022. It was updated on July 18, 2026. Maya Millete, a young wife and mother of three disappeared from her Southern California home in January 2021. From almost the beginning, Maya’s family and friends grew suspicious of her husband Larry. Investigators say the couple had been having…
From his wheelchair, 71-year-old Ken Sternfeld spends several hours a week building his strength with the help of an aide. The retired New York pharmacist and his wife, Ronnie Sternfeld, who is also medically challenged, get about 10 hours a day of in-home care, including meal preparation and help with cleaning. “About a year-and-a-half of…
