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A top elected Republican in Maine says he's glad to be alive after a giant wave overturned his lobster boat ahead of the remnants of Hurricane Lee.

Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada.

Atlantic storm Lee has made landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada, at near-hurricane strength with sustained winds of 70 mph.

New England harbors and fishing villages are being emptied of boats as the region prepares for Hurricane Lee.

Eleven people were hurt when a walkway collapsed during an annual event that encourages tours of Maine lighthouses.

Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021.

Some U.S. states are turning down all or most of their initial share of federal money to find and replace lead pipes.

The largest union at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works, located in Maine, has approved a three-year contract, averting another strike like the one three years ago.

Groups opposed to Maine's new law expanding access to abortions won’t attempt to nullify the new statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum.

Crews across the eastern U.S. are working to clear downed trees and power lines and restore electricity following severe storms that killed at least two people, cut power hundreds of thousands, and forced thousands of flight delays and cancellations.

An 87-year-old Maine woman ably fought off a teenage attacker before feeding him because he said he was “awfully hungry.”.

Lightning has knocked out a lighthouse on the Maine Coast that was featured in the movie “Forrest Gump.”.

A Fort Lauderdale woman became the second arrest made in the investigation into a Maine corrections official accused of steering purchases to certain vendors in exchange for kickbacks in a long-running scheme, officials said.

The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt changed his budget math.

President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Japan and South Korea next month for a summit at Camp David.

President Joe Biden used his trip to a textile plant in Maine on Friday to boast about cooling inflation and to make a crack at Republicans who have floated an impeachment inquiry into him.

A system of ocean currents that transports heat northward across the North Atlantic could collapse this century, according to a new study.

Maine is poised to launch an offshore wind program that would meet clean energy goals and produce enough power for about 900,000 homes from floating wind turbines in the Gulf of Maine.

Maine will soon expand abortion access, joining a half dozen states that leave it to doctors and patients to make the decision without restrictions on timing.

The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.

In the United States, many people view bigger as better.

In a story published June 28, 2023, The Associated Press reported that the submersible Titan was registered in the Bahamas.

The Maine House has voted again to allow later abortions in some circumstances, putting the proposal one final vote away from going to the governor for her signature.

A proposal to expand access to abortions narrowly passed in the Maine House, clearing the first legislative hurdle after an emotional floor debate.

Officials say a man charged with four counts of murder for allegedly killing his parents and two others has been indicted.

A federal appeals court has blocked proposed restrictions aimed at saving a vanishing species of whale, saying they could put thousands of commercial fishermen out of work.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it hopes to weed out false or misleading animal-welfare claims on meat and poultry packaging with new guidance and testing.

A proposal that would make Maine the second state in the country with ranked choice voting for governor is due for a vote.

Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for such crimes.

Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps.

“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where a custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to national acclaim.

Officials are assessing tornado damage after a storm tore through Virginia Beach on Sunday, wrecking homes, downing trees and causing gas leaks.

The father of two of the victims of a deadly shooting rampage in Maine says he and his children are recovering from their injuries and grateful for the support they’ve received from the community.

Tireless, helpful and deeply religious are some of the ways Patti Eger’s friends remember her in the small Maine town of Lisbon Falls.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire.

The U.S. government is launching a new program to combat the scourge of derelict crab and lobster traps.

A Maine man who police say confessed to shooting seven people — killing four of them — has made his initial court appearance.

The Senate has rejected a Republican effort to reverse a Department of Veterans Affairs policy that would expand some abortion services to veterans regardless of state laws, a victory for President Joe Biden and Democrats who say the services are necessary medical care.

Police say a man confessed to killing four people, including his parents, and then firing on motorists on Interstate 295, just days after being released from prison.

State police in Maine say four people were fatally shot in a home shortly before gunfire broke out on a busy highway about 25 miles away, wounding three.

Officials say a rail line where three locomotives and six train cars derailed over the weekend has reopened after track repairs.

The railway owner is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine.

A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won regulatory approvals only to be rebuked in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks.

A Maine woman is suing a school district saying a counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition without consulting her.

Volunteers in the state of Maine have reclaimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel.

New Mexico produced more than 53,000 tons of its most famous crop during the last growing season, meaning more chile peppers found their way into salsas and onto dinner plates than the previous year.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to pay $240,000 to former employees as part of a settlement stemming from a complaint that the company violated federal law by closing a restaurant where workers wanted to unionize.

The federal government says endangered Atlantic salmon can coexist with dams on a river in Maine, dealing a blow to environmentalists who want to remove the dams.

A winter storm is dumping heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast, causing power outages to tens of thousands, widespread closures of schools and government offices, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway.

A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending that seafood customers avoid buying a variety of lobster mostly harvested in their state.

A handful of motorists in Maine are appealing to keep their custom license plates after the state cracked down on naughty words, including unabbreviated expletives.

Riders on an Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston can continue buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Hampshire as officials work out a “creative solution” to avoid violating a state liquor law.

Fishers of Maine lobster had a smaller haul during a year in which the industry battled surging fuel and bait prices, rebukes from key retailers and the looming possibility of new restrictions to protect whales.

The U.S. Navy appears to have learned its lesson after cramming too much technology onto ships, and rushing them into production.

The winner of a $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot has come forward to collect the prize.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in five weeks, bad news for home shoppers heading into the spring buying season.

The waters off New England logged the second-warmest year in their recorded history last year.

The rules about the minimum and maximum sizes of lobsters that can be trapped off New England could soon become stricter, potentially bringing big changes to one of the most valuable seafood industries in the country.

Temperatures in many areas of the Northeast U.S. are climbing into the mid-40s Fahrenheit, a day after the region suffered through temperatures that plummeted into the negative teens.

The Arctic air that descended on the Northeast has brought dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills to the region.

New Englanders are accustomed to cold weather, snow and ice, but Friday night's combination of extreme cold and powerful winds is enough to make even bundled-up skiers shelter indoors.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the fourth week in a row, a sign of relative stability that could potentially open the door for some prospective homebuyers to get back in the market.

U.S. applications for jobless aid fell again last week to their lowest level since April, further evidence that the job market has withstood aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Reserve as it attempts to cool the economy and bring down inflation.

Prince Harry’s “Spare” has sold more than 3.2 million copies worldwide after just one week of publication and will likely rank among the among the bestselling memoirs of all time.

The warming of the waters off the East Coast has brought the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean’s food chain.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low last week, a sign that employers are holding on to their workers despite the Federal Reserve’s efforts to slow the economy and tamp down inflation.

Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched Friday’s winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

Maine scored its first Mega Millions jackpot when a ticket purchased in the state matched the winning numbers for the lottery’s estimated $1.35 billion grand prize.

No, the public has not tired of hearing about Prince Harry.

The new leader of Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works said he's been rejuvenated by a shift from his former aerospace job to building ships.

Americans are cutting back on spending in some areas this holiday season.

A bunch of Santa lookalikes have taken to the ski slopes once again to spread some holiday cheer.

Environmental groups are once again at odds with politicians and fishermen in New England in the wake of a decision by high-end retail giant Whole Foods to stop selling Maine lobster.

Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but a group of scientists believe they’ve found a new use for it: saving seals.

Democrats have held on to a swing U.S. House district in Maine.

Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from a year ago, the fourth straight decline and the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States are easing from painfully high levels.

Actor Patrick Dempsey knows the world can be a dark place, and many of the streamers these days are dark, too.

The devastating effects of COVID-19 lockdowns in China overshadowed a strong quarter at Estee Lauder and shares y are tumbling in early trading.

Maine is cleaning up its roads one naughty license plate a time.

Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Families are looking forward with dread as winter approaches with high energy costs and tight fuel supplies.

Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer.

When then-Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016, LePage credited himself as a prototype for the insurgent candidate.

Tuesday will mark a month since six-year-old Jorge “Jojo” Morales vanished from Miami-Dade County. His mother made a plea on Monday after a sports utility vehicle recently turned up in Littleton, Maine, near the border with Canada.

An abandoned vehicle that turned up in Maine may provide a clue to the whereabouts of six-year-old Jorge “Jojo” Morales, who is the subject of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Amber Alert after he vanished on Aug. 27, in Miami-Dade County.

A bargain hunter at an estate sale in Maine came away with a purchase that's downright medieval.

A midterm rematch in Maine could help decide which party will control Congress.

Rail advocates are dusting off a proposal for passenger train service between Montreal and Boston, riding on a renewed interest in train travel.

Some retailers are taking lobster off the menu after an assessment from an influential conservation group that the seafood poses too much of a risk to rare whales and should be avoided.

One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the country has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of telecommunication providers has dropped its bid to overturn it.

There is a silver lining to the drought affecting the northeastern U.S. that has frustrated farmers, dried up rivers and reservoirs, and brought water use restrictions and brush fires to the region.

Low fuel supplies in the U.S. Northeast are raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions.

The U.S. government has begun scattering millions of packets of oral rabies vaccine from helicopters and planes in 13 states from Maine to Alabama.

As inflation skyrockets, hourly workers keep changing jobs in pursuit of higher wages.

Threats against election officials in the U.S. have risen to such a level that those attending a conference this week in Wisconsin were not given the agenda until after they arrived, were warned not to wear their name tags in public and were shuttled to an undisclosed location for trivia night.

A bipartisan group of senators has reached agreement on proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act.

Stark political divides are threatening to overshadow a meeting this week of the nation's governors.

Inflation is raging.

Sen. Susan Collins is being criticized for the Supreme Court ruling allowing states to ban abortion because the moderate Republican voted to confirm two of the justices who were in the majority opinion.

The Supreme Court has ruled that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.