A special Indian government evacuation flight carrying people home who were stranded because of the coronavirus skidded off a hilltop runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain.

Mayor Ted Wheeler says violent protesters are serving as political 'props' for President Trump.

Mike DeWine tested positive using a rapid test Thursday, before testing negative later in the day using a more sensitive laboratory-developed test.

The governor says he will allow children to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times higher.

It accuses them of cooperating with Beijing’s effort to undermine autonomy and crack down on freedom in the former British colony.

But the category of borrowing that covers credit cards fell for a fourth month, dropping by $2.3 billion.

Mainers broke records in the July primary when they cast more than 200,000 votes by absentee ballot, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap thinks that number will triple for November.

The new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, disputes reports that his agency is slowing down election mail or any other mail.

A few dozen campers remained on City Hall Plaza a day after organizers said they would wind down the protest encampment, but the crowd was shrinking.

In recent months, Falwell’s behavior has been blasted by his own students, young alumni and Black alumni, but this week white evangelical leaders openly criticized him on social media.

Maine progressive leaders and Democratic lawmakers held a virtual news conference Friday to stress the need for another infusion of federal funds.

The debate, which will feature Susan Collins, Sara Gideon, Lisa Savage and Max Linn, will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11.

The filmmakers behind the Lifetime docuseries “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” have had to regroup twice ahead of its Sunday premiere.

A federal grant that came last year is helping to fund the installation of public art pieces in 3 bus shelters this month.

Hannah Watters, 15, was one of at least two North Paulding High School students who were suspended earlier in the week.

Many who rode their bikes into the small city of Sturgis on Friday expressed defiance at the rules and restrictions that have marked life in many locales during the pandemic.

The Democrat's climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.

The statement from the nation's counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.

The lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of Gov. Janet Mills' restrictions on their businesses during the pandemic.

A false report claiming five Ukrainians had died after taking an American-made vaccine spread in just a matter of days from a small Kremlin-friendly Ukrainian website to an audience of thousands.

Smugglers have been using tunnels to get drugs and people across the border for decades, and this one had a ventilation system, water lines, electrical wiring, a rail system and extensive reinforcement.

Prospects for a deal fade as the economic recovery shows signs of losing steam, millions of Americans remain unemployed, and deaths climb.

Some 5,000 people were injured in the explosion.

A separate case in which the House is suing to stop the Trump administration from spending billions of dollars that Congress didn’t authorize for the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border also was returned to a lower court.

The employment gains were largely expected as provinces moved to more aggressively reopen their economies, prompting businesses to rehire workers.

The state's attorney general said most internet service providers affirm they are complying, but a group of large providers is fighting the law in court.

On opposing sides politically, Joe Biden and Susan Collins are longtime friends who have offered glowing words for one another in the past.

Well into the summer tourist season, the numbers of inpatients with the disease remain near the all-time low.

The decision by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means Aela Mansmann will not be required to serve a 3-day school suspension while her case proceeds in a lower court.

School districts are keeping a close eye on case numbers as they introduce reopening plans that are keyed to control of virus transmission across the state.

Scowcroft, who owned a home in Kennebunkport, was a key aide to the first President Bush, helping to shape U.S. responses to the collapse of communism in Europe, the Tiananmen Square protests and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.

The lobbyist who pushed for the change is a former longtime aide to the Maine senator.

Paulding County Schools Superintendent Brian Otott told parents and guardians in a letter that the images ‘didn't look good.’

Job growth slowed in July, evidence that the resurgent coronavirus is stalling hiring and slowing an economic rebound.

On June 15, Sturgis, S.D. city council members voted 8 to 1 to forge ahead with the 80-year tradition

Trump appears to be using friction with China to drum up voter support in an election year.

As another anything-but-normal school year looms, parents and guardians need to reach out for help – and give themselves a break.

Board members say they are sympathetic to concerns about the district's proposed hybrid model and will work to come up with solutions over the next 2 weeks.

The high schools held separate graduation ceremonies Thursday at the Ocean Gateway terminal overlooking Portland Harbor.

The order comes after a week of political posturing and scrambling for deals.

Africa’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts tell The Associated Press the true toll is likely several times higher

Preparedness and meeting state guidelines are major concerns.

President Trump signaled earlier Thursday that, absent a deal, he will take executive actions on several fronts.

Around the country, across industries and occupations, millions of jobless Americans are straining to afford the basics now that an extra $600 a week in federal unemployment benefits has expired.

A federal judge in Mississippi said a white police officer's stop of a Black driver was a miscarriage of justice, but he still dismissed the man's lawsuit because of a controversial legal doctrine.

A commission says it needs more time to review a City Council amendment to dismantle the department in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

The owners of Fluvial Brewing, who were already struggling with the economic effects of COVID-19, say they were devastated Thursday when they found their business had been burglarized.

Bonnie Anyanwu, 67, of Saco had not been seen since July 31, prompting concern.

Stuart Wyman, 48, faces drunken-driving counts in 2 incidents and other charges, as well.

The demonstration has lasted for more than 2 weeks, drawing dozens of homeless people who were struggling to find basic necessities after the closure of Preble Street's day shelter.

Amber Lambke says the business has seen a 4,000% increase in online sales since the pandemic began, and points out the company's way of doing business is a collaborative model for rural areas.

As of this week, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed nearly 400 lawsuits and other legal actions against President Trump's administration.

Six-year-old seriously injured near New Oxford Dragway.

The older sister of billionaire Warren Buffett gave millions of dollars to educational and social welfare programs in her adopted state, where she died Tuesday at age 92.

King, a longtime advocate for the agency, warns a key Senate leader that post offices will struggle to keep up with mail-in ballots unless policies are changed.

At issue in the Vermont case is whether Catholic school students may take college classes under the Vermont Dual Enrollment state program.

Quinnipiac University's survey of 807 registered Maine voters finds Republican Sen. Susan Collins trailing the Democratic House speaker by 4 points.