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Oprah hosts virtual rally, ‘Unite for America,’ for Harris
The event comes as Vice President Kamala Harris is working to continue to share her governing philosophy with voters during her abbreviated presidential campaign.
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at 9:08 PMKamala Harris has received an outpouring of endorsements from Teamsters local unions and regional councils in key states, despite the national union’s decision to not endorse.
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at 7:30 PMAn Associated Press journalist witnessed Israeli soldiers push three apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
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17 mins agoDonald Trump has frequently voiced his support for Robinson, who has been considered a rising star in his party.
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at 9:11 PMMassive flooding has claimed 24 lives and caused enormous damage to infrastructure and housing.
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57 mins agoThe systems in airport Hangars 5 and 6 were found deficient in a pair of July 2023 inspections, and airport officials have not indicated that repairs have been made, the notice says.
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at 7:38 PMThe iconic NBC sketch comedy show premiered on Oct. 11, 1975.
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at 6:38 PMPolice say there was 'no longer a potential threat' at the scene where an SAD 15 bus driver pulled over and evacuated about 15 middle and high school students after reporting a 'suspicious device' onboard.
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11 mins agoMortgage rates dropped in anticipation of the Federal Reserve's first rate cut in more than 4 years, meaning buyers who were priced out may start house hunting again.
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at 6:14 PMTristin Chamberlain, 23, agreed earlier this week to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of 26-year-old Tyler Flexon, of Portland, in 2022.
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at 4:32 PMThe gains followed rallies for markets across Europe and Asia after the Federal Reserve delivered the first cut to interest rates in more than four years late on Wednesday.
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at 9:28 PMAt this time of year, that flood potential amped up by global warming can become especially evident.
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at 9:23 PMCustomers will soon have the option to pay directly from their bank accounts with instant transfers for online purchases.
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at 9:35 PMTim Walz is worth about $1 million – less than about 6 out of 10 adults in his demographic. JD Vance, who grew up in poverty, is now a multimillionaire.
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at 5:55 PMThe state Department of Labor hopes a new rule that went into effect Thursday will end a pattern of small fines and few collections of penalties.
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at 3:51 PMSeparate teen accounts for those under 18 are part of an effort to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
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at 4:05 PMThe judge who will decide whether Google holds a monopoly over technology that matches buyers and sellers of online advertising must choose whether to believe what Google executives wrote or what they’ve said on the witness stand.
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at 5:36 PMAmong those surveyed, 50% said they planned to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race and 41% said they would vote for former President Donald Trump.
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at 5:58 PMQuestion 4 asks voters to approve funding that would be used for grants to build, repair and maintain non-motorized, motorized and multiuse trails.
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at 2:26 PMBohdan Dauphinais, 21, of Center Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, was sentenced to four years in prison.
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at 1:22 PMThe former independent presidential candidate disclosed the investigation on Saturday while campaigning outside Phoenix for Donald Trump.
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at 5:25 PMThe national median sales price rose 3.1% from a year earlier to $416,700. That's the highest median price for August on records going back to 1999.
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at 6:36 PMThe attacks targeting thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies have been widely blamed on Israel, heightening fears that exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel will escalate into all-out war.
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at 9:49 PMThe effort comes after lawmakers failed to advance an extreme-risk protection order bill in the wake of the mass shooting in Lewiston last October.
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at 12:13 PMThe Vigorous Tenderness fall equinox performance is Sunday at Bug Light Park.
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at 7:09 PMEvan Briggs, a second-grader at West Bath School, was playing flag football, YMCA officials said. Staff performed CPR until paramedics arrived to rush him to the hospital.
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at 10:20 AMTwin Rivers Paper Co. Inc. was the only mill eligible for the tax credit meant to help modernize equipment and save jobs.
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at 9:46 AMWhen the Portland City Council voted 2 weeks ago to divest in companies doing business in Israel, some in the city's Jewish community said they felt blindsided because they only learned about it hours before.
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September 18Councilor Donald Cushing, who proposed a last-minute resolution to withdraw support for the connector, called the debate over adding items to an agenda midmeeting "parliamentary hoo-ha."
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September 18Maine's watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn't determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin's killing in 2021.
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September 18Lawmakers are not close to completing work on the dozen annual appropriations bills that will fund federal agencies during the next fiscal year, so they’ll need to approve a stopgap measure to prevent a partial shutdown.
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September 18Campaign officials have been warned by the government about the possibility of poisoning threats. His team has gotten nervous about drones targeting him at golf courses and at outdoor venues after hearing briefings from the Secret Service.
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September 18Seth Garrison was appointed to the role nearly 2 years ago. He took a leave of absence in the spring before resigning on Aug. 26.
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September 18The nonendorsement comes 2 days after union leaders and members met privately with Vice President Kamala Harris so she could lay out her case for an endorsement.
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September 18The nonprofit's Art Deck-O event raised around $22,000 for its arts integration programming.
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September 18The filing alleges that the multimillion-dollar company behind YouTube's most popular channel failed to provide minimum wages, overtime pay, uninterrupted meal breaks and rest time for competitors.
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at 2:03 PMCouncilors seemed more agreeable to Lisbon Area Christian Outreach food pantry lease requests.
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September 18It's the largest ad buy since Labor Day, the traditional start of the fall campaign season, and comes after Democrats mailed flyers opposing a Republican candidate trying to flip a Senate seat in Windham.
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September 18The effects could ripple out well beyond those who lost jobs at the sprawling plant in Jarratt, a once-bustling railroad town about 60 miles south of Richmond.
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at 7:46 AMVoters will weigh a proposal to borrow $10 million to help restore old buildings owned by government agencies or nonprofits across the state.
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September 18Police are searching for a woman who was driving a white station wagon that the man tried to get into near the Maine Mall while he was running from a state trooper.
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September 18The third budget proposal is for $50.43 million — a total overall reduction of close to $1.18 million from the original proposal last June.
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September 18The central bank is acting because, after 11 rate hikes since March 2022, it feels confident that inflation is finally mild enough that it can begin to ease the cost of borrowing.
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September 18The rate cut, the Fed’s first in more than four years, reflects its new focus on bolstering the job market, which has shown clear signs of slowing.
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September 18Lebanon’s health ministry says one person was killed and over 100 were wounded by exploding electronic devices.
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September 18The lawsuit filed alleges that the electrical and mechanical systems on the cargo ship that caused the collapse were improperly maintained.
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at 7:43 AMInspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
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September 18A TikTok video clip threatening violence against an 'Oxford' school caught one student's attention Friday afternoon.
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September 18Cannabis Cured, the cultivator and retailer that sold the contaminated products, maintains that its samples passed an initial round of state-mandated testing.
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September 17The crash happened Tuesday afternoon when the 17-year-old was attempting to turn into a store parking lot on Civic Center Drive.
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September 17Fort Fairfield Police put out a silver alert for Edward Bolstridge on Aug 22, kicking off a weeks-long search.
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September 18Mandated by a new Maine law, public schools now offer optional training to teach students how to administer the medication that reverses opioid overdoses.
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September 17No state has reported – so far – that anyone has been harmed as a result of the suspicious mail.
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September 17Sen. Susan Collins of Maine was 1 of only 2 Republicans who voted with Democrats to move forward on the bill.
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September 18The options Oxford residents face for building a new elementary school do not feel like options to Maine's geographically largest school district.
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at 11:44 AMIn the first day in court, the Phippsburg residents argued over property lines and land ownership in a battle over who has access to the beach in front of their cottages.
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September 18Health officials believe the resident, who has not recently left the state, represents the first locally acquired case of the disease since 2020.
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September 17Ryan Wesley Routh is charged at the federal level with gun crimes, but additional charges are possible.
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September 17NASA officials say the eclipse will begin around 8:40 p.m. and peak at 10:44 p.m.