The practice of shifting clocks forward one hour in March and back one hour in November has long been derided for causing groggy mornings, missed appointments and even some public health problems.

About 24,000 people have been killed and millions displaced during the war that erupted in April 2023.

The court’s ruling might have implications for the more than 100,000 transgender adolescents living in Tennessee or one of the 23 other states that has banned using the drugs to treat minors with gender dysphoria.

The seven projects include 141 units for older adults in Bath, Portland and Windham, and 179 units for families in Portland, Biddeford and Mexico.

Mayor Carl Sheline's promotion of an event featuring the folklore figure Krampus was met with some shock and condemnation online. Sheline said he's just trying to have a little fun and promote a downtown business.

She is 1 of 7 American women to make the list, which includes artists, astronauts and activists.

The animals are following the warming waters farther north, and greater numbers are getting cold-stunned when the ocean cools in the winter.

Canadian newspapers reported Monday that Lion Electric faces bankruptcy, which might impact electric school buses stationed in Maine.

President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law late Tuesday, but less than 3 hours later, parliament acted, with National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik declaring that lawmakers 'will protect democracy with the people.'

Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, researchers said in a study published Tuesday in Health Affairs.

Since the New Deal, federal law has authorized the department to permit paying particular employees a lower 'special minimum wage' on the grounds that their disabilities impair their productivity.

Available positions increased to 7.74 million from a revised 7.37 million reading in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed Tuesday.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry announced the move after the Washington expanded its list of Chinese companies subject to export controls on computer chip-making equipment, software and high-bandwidth memory chips.

A superior court judge this week approved the state's petition to dissolve what has come to be known as the AMHI consent decree, which settled a class action lawsuit brought by former patients of Augusta Mental Health Institute.

Trump had vowed early in the presidential campaign that he would 'instantaneously' block the deal.

Portland restaurant Via Vecchia and Sacred Profane in Biddeford will celebrate the Italian-American seafood tradition.

Joe Robbins, who was a James Beard semifinalist this year, will be 1 of 5 Indigenous chefs at the White House Tribal Nations Summit.

DeSisto led the state's largest news organization for 12 years and through two ownership transitions.

Neil Zabriskie is one of seven chefs who will cook at the Atlanta restaurant next year.

The bridge was closed to traffic in both directions for more than an hour because of a 'person in a mental health crisis,' New Hampshire State Police say.

The eatery is offering a handful of all-day brunch dishes.

The second location of breakfast restaurant launched in late November on Route 1.

For the last four years, the authority has been circulating 17 housing vouchers for young people aging out of foster care. Now they are getting an additional 13.

The people behind the Toy Fund are counting on a giving spirit this year more than ever because of a big surge in requests for help.

Pine State Trading Co., which has overseen spirits administration and distribution since 2014, was the only company to bid on the 2024-34 contracts.

Several Democrats said that while they understood his decision on a personal level to protect his son Hunter they also worried about the broader signal the pardon sends.

The ballet runs for 2 weekends after Thanksgiving and this year the final performances are December 7 and 8.

Ben Grant, Sarah Michniewicz and Wes Pelletier were sworn in and officially took their seats on Monday night.

The writer's rock station, along with retro and adult alternative stations, will all go off the air New Year's Eve.

The law is designed to make corporations cover the cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging by reimbursing municipalities for disposal costs and investing in recycling infrastructure statewide.

The state agrees to an Alford plea and a time-served sentence for Frederick Johnson after blood testing revealed 23-year-old Bethany Kelley had a 'potentially lethal level' of drugs in her system.

Humorist Robert Skoglund of St. George died Saturday at the age of 88, after nearly 50 years of entertaining and impressing folks with his dry Maine musings.

The system plans to progress with the sale of the building to Waldo Community Action Partners despite a lawsuit by Calvary Chapel Belfast alleging religious discrimination in the sale process for the Belfast building.

They say they have no immediate changes planned for the Old Port tavern.

Blown transformers and $10,000 power bills can make cannabis grow houses easy for utility companies to identify, but Maine utilities question if flagging what might be illegal activity is their responsibility.

The city is expected to get scattered snowstorms beginning Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service says.

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1837 cited the rising cost of living in Portland, including housing and 'everyday expenses.'

The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Manchin, I-West Virginia, would require payment for EMS services even when a Medicare patient is not transported to a hospital. Maine passed a similar bill in 2023 for patients with private insurance.

Stefanie Damron, 14, has been missing since leaving her New Sweden home in late September.

Performances continue through Sunday at Merrill Auditorium.

Austin Theriault requested the recount after losing the race to Rep. Jared Golden by 2,706 votes, or less than 1% of votes cast.

Adobe Analytics, which tracks online shopping, expects consumers to spend a record $13.2 billion on Monday, 6.1% more than last year.

Winthrop Public Schools is among the districts still debating what to do with buses obtained through a federal grant program.

One driver was taken to the hospital after their car rolled and landed on its roof, according to Maine State Police.

The UN General Assembly asked the International Court of Justice last year for an opinion on 'the obligations of States in respect of climate change.'

The Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council urged state lawmakers to expand assistance to provide greater benefits to more low-income households to relieve an 'affordability gap.'

The round concrete building that was home to the University of Maine School of Law has been vacant for almost two years, but it's too expensive to demolish right now.

Gary has become a mini-celebrity in this South Portland neighborhood.

Jayson Tatum scored 33 points and Payton Pritchard 24 for the Celtics, who led 93-81 in the fourth before Mitchell took over. Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points for Boston.

In June, as his son Hunter was facing trial in the gun case in Delaware, Biden ruled out a pardon or clemency for his son in an interview with ABC News.

Citing reimbursement shortfalls, two of the three agencies in the state that pair people with in-home nursing care are no longer accepting new clients under the Section 96 MaineCare program.

Some glided across the ice while others got some holiday shopping done at Thompson's Point on Sunday.

Many mariners have postponed retirement so the true magnitude of the situation has yet to be felt.

The agency for Palestinian refugees says it is halting aid deliveries because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys.

The selection is in keeping with Trump's view that the government's intelligence agencies require a radical transformation and his stated desire for retribution against supposed adversaries.

The expansion of the Mount Washington weather network will provide real-time data for skiers, hikers and skaters heading to New Hampshire, but it will also help improve Maine forecasts and preview storm systems heading into the Pine Tree State.

Gov. Janet Mills is taking more of a wait-and-see approach than some Democratic governors, who have formed a resistance network even before Donald Trump takes office.

Maine Democrat's win in a Republican-leaning district has people wondering how he did it.

When Donald Bancroft was young, he and his siblings received toys from the fund for Christmas. Now, he and his wife make it a personal mission to ensure local children have gifts for the holidays.

When the nights are long and cold, Portland's winter months are brightened with the art of Pandora LaCasse.