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Amazon is accused of threatening workers with minimum wage pay if they chose the union to represent them.

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia stressed that Russia remains 'a responsible supplier of both food and energy.'

Boeing's crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the International Space Station.

MSAD 51 Superintendent Jeffrey Porter said the student referenced a gun in a backpack but no gun was found on school grounds.

The former president was talking about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The 34-year-old man, who came to Maine as a student, paid 18-year-old woman to marry him so he could stay in the United States.

President Biden is forcefully supporting the applications of Finland and Sweden to join NATO despite objections from Turkey.

The president is off on a six-day trip aimed at building rapport with the Asian nations’ leaders.

The sites have not been selected yet by the Greater Portland Council of Governments, which says the money from the federal agency is the single largest grant it has ever received.

The bill, aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in WIC, now heads to Biden to be signed into law.

The problems are largely tied to Abbott Nutrition’s Michigan formula plant, the largest in the U.S., which has been closed since February due to contamination problems.

Rosmarie Trapp, died Friday at the age of 93 at a nursing home in Morrisville, Vermont, Trapp Family Lodge announced.

Republicans had previously said there were no groups in the Capitol in the days just prior to the attack, but the committee says its evidence shows otherwise.

Seven dolphins stranded in a shallow Massachusetts river have been released into deeper waters after an hours-long rescue effort by more than 40 people.

City officials are considering the request from lawmakers and community groups and also have planned a workshop on rent stabilization in response to the concerns of tenants at Redbank Village Apartments.

Increased shark sightings off Cape Cod have been a source of discussion in recent years, and there have been two fatal shark bites off New England since 2018.

Parents still are anxiously awaiting a chance to vaccinate kids under 5 – the only group not yet eligible in the U.S.

His Academy Award-winning score is among the most instantly recognizable musical themes in cinema.

The current seal that appears on state flags features a Native American beneath a colonist's arm brandishing a sword.

The Red Cross registers hundreds of the soldiers as prisoners of war in a step toward ensuring their humane treatment under the Geneva Conventions.

Derik Broox Wight, 41, is being held by federal officials for allegedly attacking a security officer April 20 at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.

The limited selection of homes on the market last month sold for 25% more than in April 2021.

Savanna Kandiko is nearing the end of a missionary trip that currently has her providing aid and support to Ukrainians who fled their homes amid Russia's attack on their country.

The bill is part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights.

Low interest rates act like steroids for stocks and other investments, and Wall Street is now going through withdrawal.

Federal health officials are advising residents of Maine and other hard-hit states to step up prevention efforts, including masking when indoors.

In a statement on its website, the U.S Food and Drug Administration said it is aware of reports of COVID-19 symptoms returning following the completion of Paxlovid treatment.

In the last year, the state has expanded its advertising beyond its core markets of New England and New York to include destinations within a 600-mile radius.

Searchers found the body of Donald Hayes on Wednesday near Mingus Mountain after 6 days of looking for the 74-year-old man.

An infusion of military and economic aid for Ukraine and its allies now heads to President Biden for his signature.

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws.

Homeowner says if there are no takers she will have to tear down the house overlooking the South End waterfront.

The halibut season in Maine is a tightly regulated one and runs from May 18 to June 13.

A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail.

Payton Gendron, wearing an orange jail uniform and a mask, was indicted by a grand jury Thursday.

The announcement was the latest chapter in an ongoing palace feud.

The jukebox musical runs through June 25 at Ogunquit Playhouse.

Female referees will make World Cup history this year by working games at a major men’s tournament for the first time in Qatar.

But the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits is at a 53-year low.

Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls.

The $14.5 million Glickman Lauder Center, which opened in August 2021, serves 600 to 700 patients, mostly outpatients, but also has a K-12 school.

The official Korean Central News Agency said more than 1.98 million people have become sick with fever since late April.

Supporters of the bill say it will fill the gaps in intelligence-sharing among the Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security and the FBI.

A Connecticut lawsuit challenged whether a federal law barring military personnel from unionizing applies to state duty.

The Shelton Noyes Overlook offers panoramic views of Rangeley Lake and the surrounding area.

The vote follows a time of instability at UMF and in the UMaine System.

The state Department of Education determined the online video lesson was inappropriate for kindergarteners.

The John T. Gorman Foundation announced Wednesday it will award 90 grants to organizations that provide food, shelter and essential services to vulnerable Mainers.

The news comes the same day as Britain and Portugal report clusters of the virus.

The historic circus ended its 146-year run 5 years ago. Since the closure, it became clear that the circus still 'holds a special place in people’s hearts,' owner of the circus said.

That question is before New York's highest court in a case over whether a basic human right can be extended to an animal.

He also authorizes the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly supplies from overseas to the U.S.

The federal government is warning law enforcement agencies around the nation of the increased potential for extremist violence following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion striking down the constitutional right to abortion.

The plan to keep pressuring state officials to reform practices and the culture within the state's beleaguered child protection services.

He says global hunger levels 'are at a new high,' with the number of people facing severe food insecurity doubling in just two years.

The public health agency said a resurgence of COVID means mitigation efforts should again be considered in states like Maine that are experiencing medium or high risk.

The Saco resident, 57, is in police custody and is facing four counts of aggravated criminal mischief.

Authorities said they pursued Ethan J. Rioux-Poulios who commandeered a stolen car after he crashed a pickup truck head-on into a car, sending the driver to the hospital in critical condition.

A woman fell about 20 feet as she tried to escape the burning home Wednesday but was caught by three men who had come to the scene when they saw smoke.

While the Disinformation Governance Board has not formally been shuttered, it will be reviewed by members of a Department of Homeland Security advisory council that's expected to make recommendations in 75 days.