Railroad construction in Southern Maine and New Hampshire will disrupt passenger rail service from the Amtrak Downeaster starting this weekend through early October. Weekday service between Brunswick and Dover, New Hampshire, will be limited and passengers on most of the line should expect to take part of their trip by bus, said Patricia Quinn, executive […]

Nearly 14,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were still without power late Thursday night after a powerful thunderstorm rolled through southern Maine, knocking out electricity to as many as 29,700 homes and businesses at the storm’s peak. Cumberland and Lincoln counties appeared to have suffered the biggest hit, according to the CMP outage reporting site. […]

PORTLAND — The largest single-masted sailing yacht ever built is docked in Portland Harbor and towering over DiMillo’s Marina in the Old Port. Called the M5 and measuring about 277 feet long with a beam 54 feet, the massive pleasure craft arrived Monday, a DiMillo’s employee said. Where it’s headed or who’s aboard has not […]

FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump said Friday that the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential is not only bad for the country, “it’s really unfair for our midterms.” Trump also said special counsel Robert Mueller should have wrapped up the inquiry a “long time ago.” Asked about the investigation, which he […]

WASHINGTON — After two years of double-digit premium hikes, millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest increases next year, according to an exclusive analysis that highlights the changing politics of health care heading into the midterm elections. The consulting firm Avalere Health and The Associated Press crunched available state […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Playboy model’s lawsuit against a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump and other Republicans revealed embarrassing details of their sexual affair and said she feared for her safety after he impregnated her, according to previously censored allegations unsealed Friday. Shera Bechard said she went to a lawyer after Elliott […]