The court agrees to hear two lawsuits challenging the role of race in college admissions filed by a group whose leader lives in South Thomaston half of the year.

The nation's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation amid worries that it remains too dangerous to be trusted.

People who were eligible for the expanded tax credit under last year’s pandemic relief bill can claim the second half of the payment they were due.

More than $2 million will be returned to the Star of Hope foundation.

A Louisiana community activist says most people arrested for marijuana have small amounts, "just like me."

Early in the day, benchmark stock indexes flirted with near 4-month lows as investors anticipated guidance from the Fed later this week about its plans to raise interest rates to tame inflation.

Maine lobstermen will have to use special rope or inserts to weaken existing rope beginning in May to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, but it's not readily available.

Current bout of inflation marks end of era as countries grapple with uneven recoveries.

Under the FDA's "standard of identity," French dressing had to contain vinegar, lemon or lime juice, with vegetable oil making up at least 35 percent of the product's weight.

Investors are fleeing riskier assets from tech stocks to cryptocurrencies as the Federal Reserve weighs whether to launch a U.S. digital currency.

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote as soon as next week.

Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online platforms from favoring their own goods and services over those of rivals on the platforms

Chip maker Intel said it will help alleviate a global shortage of chips powering everything from phones to cars to home appliances.

The company did not say when the supermarket would close.

The company said that it will provide a modern take on the appearances of the characters and give them more nuanced personalities.

For all the talk about rising U.S. home values in cities and suburbs, they have nothing on the skyrocketing price of farmland

The 250-foot-tall crane will spend the next 11 months or so behind the Congress Street post office.

Industry leaders made their predictions for 2022 at the Maine Real Estate and Development Association’s annual real estate forecast conference Thursday.

Sales eked out a small gain in 2021 while median prices rose more than 16%.

Nuctech has been frozen out of the U.S. for years due to national security concerns, but it has made deep inroads across Europe, installing its devices in 26 of 27 EU member states.

Between Dec. 29 and Jan. 10, about 8.8 million workers reported not working because they were sick with the coronavirus or caring for someone who was.

The demand for homes remains healthy, the group said, with median prices jumping nearly 16% from a year ago to $358,000.

Gov. Janet Mills joined executives from Belfast-based GO Lab Inc. and town officials for an event celebrating the imminent launch of wood products manufacturing at the former Madison Paper Industries mill.

It's the latest foray into brick-and-mortar for Amazon, which already sells more than 10 percent of all clothes in the U.S.

Consumers paid more for everything from groceries to cars in 2021 as companies passed along the costs of pricier raw materials and supply chain delays.

The carrier halted its use of the aircraft over concerns new 5G services could interfere with airplane technology that measures altitude.

A surge in COVID-19 cases has set back what had been a strong comeback from last year’s short but devastating coronavirus recession.

A legislative committee held a hearing Wednesday on a bill to allow recreational marijuana stores to deliver to all towns, regardless of whether they allow retail sales.

Every major index set new lows for the year for the second day in a row.

Documents were loaded into the incorrect accounts, making the benefits and other details available for others to see for a brief period.

The reversal by the coffee giant, which employs 228,000 people in the U.S. is among the most high-profile corporate actions in response to the high court's decision.

The treasury secretary touts the president's American Rescue Plan at a gathering of America’s mayors in Washington.

Carriers that rely heavily on the wide-body Boeing 777 canceled flights or switched to different planes following warnings from the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing.

The South Fork Wind project will be about 19 miles southeast of Block Island and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, at the eastern tip of New York's Long Island.

Maine's capital city has been named a new host venue for the endurance event that's expected to bring hundreds of competitors to the capital region.

Attorney General Letitia James’ office gave its most detailed accounting yet of a finding that Trump's company exaggerated the value of assets to get favorable loan terms, or misstated what land was worth to slash its tax burden.

Our Power said it will continue its drive to have Mainers vote on consumer-owned power in 2023.

More than 80% of them are receiving financial assistance.

AT&T and Verizon agree to a second delay of some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry warns of potential interference with important systems on planes.

ClearDrop, for example, aims to handle single-use plastic bags, one of the most odious artifacts of modern life.

Thanks to climate change, the sport that saw wild growth when COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020 is seeing fewer miles of snow-covered trails.

The state's newest three-year highway plan focuses on paving and bridges, but transportation officials hope federal grant funding can change its approach in Maine downtowns.

Organizers won't say yet, but there are signs that signature-gatherers won't meet Friday's deadline for the November ballot.

The joint venture aims to help businesses protect vehicles and expensive equipment they carry from theft.

Dakota and Navajo actor Dallas Goldtooth joins other influencers – people who have earned the community’s trust – in a two-phase public outreach effort by nonprofit organizations including IllumiNative and the Urban Indian Health Institute.

California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.

Microsoft is paying nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of “Candy Crush’’ and ‘’Call of Duty.’’

Louis Luchini of Ellsworth will work as an advocate in the New England region.

Maine's thousands of pristine lakes and ponds have largely avoided widespread infestations, but the state's luck could run out without more protections, advocates say.

The proposal would add privacy as a natural right in Maine and protect electronic data and communication from unreasonable seizure by the government.

A bipartisan coalition has arison around the issue after several stock-trading controversies during the pandemic raised eyebrows.

It's already been announced that no fans from outside the country will be permitted at the events.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed Monday is believed to be the first legal action taken in response to the deaths at the central Illinois facility.