The largest Confederate monument ever crafted decorates a mountainside in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Florida logged a record 11,445 people testing positive for the coronavirus.

Michael Roylos was charged with assault stemming from allegations that he used homophobic slurs and attacked a woman in a Shaw's parking lot.

A lawsuit by a transgender man contends he was sexually harassed, demoted and fired after being outed by his manager at a Dunkin Donuts in Scarborough.

The state's cases continue to rise as Gov. Janet Mills is expected to mandate mask enforcement by businesses.

Lifeguards are urging swimmers to use caution this holiday weekend following a spate of rip current rescues in New England

Twenty percent of Maine's licensed child care programs are closed and some will never reopen, leaving parents looking desperately for slots that were in short supply even before the pandemic.

Three recent high school graduates took on their first documentary project, capturing the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations in Portland.

The city is preparing formal comments on a proposed settlement of an EPA lawsuit over unlicensed air emissions disputed by the company.

Republican voters will have to settle 9 State House primary races on July 14, while Democrats will select 25 nominees, including 7 races with 3 candidates each.

Some participants complain of missed payments and poor customer service, but the state says WorkShare is new to many, and more education on its proper use may be needed.

Should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the Trump administration's effort to overturn the law, they say, the consequences would reverberate throughout the health care system.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Trump campaign fundraiser who is dating Donald Trump Jr., reportedly was not at the event in South Dakota and was not in contact with the president.

The police chief in Aurora has fired 3 officers over photos showing police reenact a chokehold used last year on Elijah McClain.

A Tuscaloosa city councilor said this week that she heard of students holding parties and wagering over who would become infected.

Professional pyrotechnics display companies across the nation, including Central Maine Pyrotechnics, are on track to lose the bulk of their revenue this year because of canceled fireworks productions.

But not everyone is wearing masks and keeping 6 feet apart.

The leave-taking behavior of President Trump's press secretary signals a lack of respect for reporters, some say.

The president argues without evidence that the practice is ripe for widespread fraud.

Some say a 'white fringe element' is distracting from their message with senseless destruction.

Moderna's stock rose by 200% from January to June, as company news releases and news reports described early progress.

Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down indoor dining Wednesday for at least 3 weeks.

With coronavirus cases climbing in 40 states, families are urged to celebrate their independence at home.

Some in the industry believe monthslong lockdowns explain the increased interest in blowing off steam.

Kneeling during the national anthem is a hot topic in pro sports again as America gets set to celebrate a pandemic-clouded Fourth of July holiday.

This election year voters can request absentee ballots up until Election Day.

When and where they wear a mask, would they go to the gym, get their hair cut, travel on an airplane?

FedEx, the title sponsor of the Washington team’s stadium wants the NFL team to change its name.

Maine continues to add several dozen coronavirus cases a day as the number of out-of-state visitors increases.

Maine's U.S. Senate contest is already the most expensive race in state history and is likely to draw tens of millions of dollars more before the November elections.

Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Arizona was postponed so that healthy agents would be available.

The increases are overwhelming hospitals and may presage a rise in deaths.

Cellphone video captured the confrontation Wednesday in a restaurant parking lot.

The request by FedEx, which holds the naming rights to the team's stadium, represents another shift from moral appeals to business and political tactics.

Federal prosecutors say the four tankers are carrying 1.1 million barrels.

Some questions and answers about how this applies to the situation with Russia.

He left the job on June 20 after a standoff with Attorney General William Barr and confusion over whether President Trump had fired him.

The review suggests that many patients suffering from serious conditions died as a result of delaying or not seeking care.

The number climbed to a new high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday.

The 2012 Republican presidential candidate is being treated less than 2 weeks after attending President Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa.

Contributing factors include a complacent populace, the rapid reopening of businesses anda late adoption of a mandatory mask rule.

Nine million smokers are affected by the government's decision in late March.

He and Columbia's Steve Benjamin co-chair the Pandemic Resilience Working Group for America’s Mayors.

But Trump administration officials defend their work.

A U.N.-backed study estimates the amount at 59.1 million tons in 2019.

Both superpowers want a stable country that does not serve as a base for extremists to export terrorism.

The Maine Warden Service and partner agencies will try to reduce the number of alcohol- and drug-related incidents and fatalities as boat traffic increases.

Portland police have received complaints of fireworks directed at buildings, people and vehicles in the neighborhood.

'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man' is set to be published July 28.

But the courts are still working on making virtual hearings accessible to the public.

Likely to be hardest hit are Alaska pollock – the biggest U.S. fishery and the source of fast food fillets – and sockeye salmon, brown trout, bonito, barracuda and swordfish.

Hopes for a recovery anytime soon are dim because prices already typically fall in July.

Thursday's death toll surpasses that of a November 2015 accident that left 113 dead.

Leaders grapple with how to honor Independence Day while forced to limit some freedoms their citizens covet.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is arrested in Bradford, N.H., where she was living on a $1 million estate.

Reps. Rachel Talbot Ross and Craig Hickman want the Legislature to act quickly on bills held over from the March adjournment that would address racial disparity and discrimination.

Promoters hoped to win state approval for Summer Jam Camp Out 2020 by promising to spread people out among campsites to minimize large gatherings. The state rejected that idea.