Officers pulled their guns after protesters chased them down a street brandishing sticks and rods.

The former Illinois congressman, who has soured on President Trump since voting for him in 2016, said Sunday 'there needs to be an alternative' to him.

Leader Kim Jong Un supervised Saturday's test-firing and said the rocket launcher is 'indeed a great weapon,' the North's official news agency reported.

Graying organizations like the Portland Elks, with an average age of 74, hope to link young people to old-school service.

Jason Owens, the state’s chief U.S. Border Patrol agent, comes from Laredo, Texas – a station at the center of the migrant crisis at the southern border. Managing Maine’s vast Houlton Sector isn’t about fear or bigotry, he says. It’s about keeping Americans safe.

Signs of Hope raises more than $123,000 for the mental health hospital.

The Death with Dignity Act becomes law on Sept. 18, making Maine the ninth state that allows prescriptions of lethal medication, but its divisiveness means patients will struggle to find care.

Winter is expected to be marked by intense cold and a lot of precipitation, with extremes so wild they're comparing it to an amusement park ride.

CMP proposes to spend $29 million over the next two years to harden its distribution system. Regulators will have to weigh the costs against public demand for always-on electricity in the digital age.

The Friends of Katahdin Woods and Waters cites improvements including a new bridge over Katahdin Brook and better trails along the Loop Road at Deasey Pond

A boater poured 100 gallons of fuel into the bilge instead of the gas tank at Sunset Marina, the Coast Guard says.

Students at Southern Maine Community College will use environmental DNA to monitor aquatic life in Casco Bay in a revolutionary new way.

Thornton Jenkins, 86, headed out to run some errands in his 2003 gray Ford Explorer and was due home at noon.

Michael Drejka killed Markeis McGlockton last year outside a convenience store.

During a special meeting Sunday about the state of the global economy, requested by the White House, he will have an opportunity to set the tone for the summit.

Thousands turn out for Ales for Tails in Portland and Dog Days of August in Freeport.

The psychoactive drug boosts chemicals like serotonin and oxytocin and tamps down activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain that processes fear.

The queen's second son and eighth in line to the throne says he did not 'see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction.'

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is offering advice to outdoor enthusiasts.

The encampment continues Sunday at the historic Augusta fort on the Kennebec River.

A pool of mosquitoes collected in Essex is the first this year to test positive.

Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont says it will mark the largest authorization by load by any state in the region.

At least one man has been arrested, police say.

The driver was extricated and sent to Yale New Haven Hospital with undisclosed injuries, police say.

Two firefighters suffer minor injuries battling the second blaze reported at the Nine Dragons Paper mill this summer.

When vaping liquid is heated, the resulting aerosol can contain fine and ultrafine toxic particles, including heavy metals, linked to a serious lung disease known as 'popcorn lung,' according to a 2016 U.S. surgeon general report.

Seventeen states and Washington, D.C., now allow the court-ordered removal of guns from people who are considered dangerous.

University of Nevada, Reno, officials have leased a downtown tower for a year after a July gas explosion shut down two residence halls.

Greece says it wouldn't risk its relations with America by aiding the Adrian Darya 1.

Meanwhile, an approved rally in the Kowloon area descends into a tense standoff between riot police and demonstrators.

Forces are heading to six states that asked for federal help to contain the blazes.

In the first week following the attacks, the agency's National Threat Operations Center received more than 38,000 tips – about 16,000 more than it got in an average week this year.

The protesters are blocking roads close to where the world's economic leaders are gathering in France.

Organizations are training canines to help with conservation projects.

The 78-year-old will perform at the Salzburg Festival on Sunday and most of the 21 performances planned in Europe through November of next year have been confirmed.

Payments on loans he borrowed for his hotels and resorts will drop drastically if the Fed does his bidding.

Cindy McCain says lawmakers on Capitol Hill seem too willing to accept bitter, hyperpartisanship as the 'new normal.'

The decision is creating turmoil in many low-income communities across the United States.

The robot hadn't been trained to manually conduct a docking, a flight director says.

The diagnosis hit him 'really, really hard,' he says in a video released from his AXS TV reality series.

The Aaron Burr Association is gathering this weekend to install a headstone declaring a Burr servant's son's ancestry.

He arrives in France, where a tepid reception and list of challenges awaits.

Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed.

The summer meetings will be dominated by debate over how best to defeat President Trump.

More than 80 suspects are indicted in a scheme to targeting the elderly and those looking for love on the internet.

A new U.S. government plan clears the way for coal mining and oil and gas drilling on land that used to be off limits as part of a sprawling national monument in Utah

State police say Joseph Boldiga was charged with felony theft by unauthorized taking after he was found in the motor home at a rest area on Interstate 95.

The storms bear down on Florida, after a slow start to the season.

The president is appealing a district court ruling to have the banks hand over financial records from him and others to 2 House committees.

Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement were inspired by a historic protest 30 years ago in the Baltic states against Soviet control.

A farmer who appeared on ABC's "The Bachelor" has accepted a suspended two-year prison sentence for his role in a 2017 Iowa crash that killed another man.

Aaron Frey says it will be easier for him to investigate and prosecute illegal robocallers because phone companies have agreed to investigate suspicious callers and work with law enforcement..

Federal officials say 193 people in 22 states who have contracted severe respiratory illnesses after vaping, though a cause has yet to be identified.

The recall is to fix a problem that could let the cars to roll away unexpectedly.

A Wall Street Journal reported that 4,152 unsafe items were listed for sale on Amazon without any warnings.

The tariff on live lobster imports from the United States to China will rise from 25% to 35% on Sept. 1.

Disagreements over Brexit, the future of the global trading system and other issues are likely to block any tangible agreement.

France has accused Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro of lying to French President Emmanuel Macron about fires ravaging the Amazon.

The June 16 collision killed 64-year-old John Gabarra of Orrington and seriously injured two others.

A report by the Reason Foundation, which is skeptical of government spending, says Maine has the nation's 4th-best highways.

Gage Dalphonse is accused of killing Jean Fournier, 41, of Turner with two shots to the back.

Merrymeeting Trail proposal could derail the potential future return of passenger train service to Augusta, rail advocates warn.

Portlanders will be able to indulge in dishes prepared by chefs from all over the country during 2 special dining events in September.