Last week's initial claims hit the highest weekly total yet since economic disruption from the coronavirus triggered mass unemployment last month.

10% of U.S. labor force is now out of work.

President Donald Trump has faulted the states for not better preparing for the pandemic and has said they should only being relying on the federal stockpile as a last resort.

The organizations have partnered on Maine United, a fund to help Mainers 'in need right now.'

Some fitness centers are letting members freeze memberships while they're closed, but others are asking members to continue their monthly fees.

Movement in densely populated areas of southern Maine has plummeted, while declines in some rural areas have been less pronounced.

'Like the Willow Tree' tells the story of a girl whose family died during the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918.

The network says the reductions became necessary as it adapted to the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, but affected employees are still receiving full pay and benefits.

Thomas W. Hackett pleads guilty to burglary, theft and criminal mischief in connection with his disappearance in March.

The Interior Department proposal would allow fishing for the first time at several national wildlife refuges, including Umbagog in Maine and New Hampshire.

The program conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture was in response to an influx of rabid animals that resulted in 18 fox attacks on people and pets.

The Strategic National Stockpile is nearly out of N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns and other supplies needed to protect front-line medical workers who are treating coronavirus patients.

Space will distribute $60,000 to local artists in need.

Central Maine Power is advising customers to prepare for potential outages caused by a late-season storm that could bring rain and high winds along the coast and snow in the north.

New York, Detroit, New Orleans, Chicago and Milwaukee are among the cities where African-Americans have been hard-hit.

Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth and others say they'll stick with remote learning to complete the academic year as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

A report cites a series of attacks using sarin and chlorine on the central town of Latamneh.

The kingdom has been mired in Yemen's war for more than five years after intervening to defeat an Iranian-allied rebel group.

The building supervisor severely burned in the Farmington propane explosion is being discharged Friday.

She was praised as a whistleblower by some for calling out presidential misbehavior with a White House intern, and was vilified by others as a snitch who betrayed her friendship with Lewinsky.

These early-stage studies are a first step to see if a vaccine appears safe enough for larger tests needed to prove whether it will protect against the new coronavirus.

York native Chris Cassidy will spend the next six months on the International Space Station, and the first nine days with fellow Mainer Jessica Meir.

The Westbrook-based biotechnology company is also suspending some benefits, including a 401(k) match, as it deals with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

Collins, 83, worked and as a nurse and volunteered in Portland for many years and had a home in Standish.

Protect others by covering up when you're out in public.

The star of films like 'The Conversation,' 'The Candidate' and 'Nashville' died Tuesday from complications related to COVID-19.

Miller also had a hand in Gary Marshall sitcoms including 'Happy Days,' 'Laverne & Shirley' and 'Mork and Mindy.'

Andrea Bocelli says his appearance at the Duomo of Milan will not be a concert, but instead a 'prayer' during the coronavirus pandemic.

'The Art of Her Deal,' an unauthorized biography of the first lady, comes out June 16.

At least 759 people under age 50 across the United States have perished amid the deepening pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis of state data.

Still, politicians and health officials warn that the crisis is far from over despite signs of progress.

The improper disposal of gloves is a growing litter problem and a biohazard concern around the country.

A Portland fifth-grade teacher quickly becomes proficient in using social media apps and educational websites to connect with her students remotely.

Senators, representatives on Capitol Hill seek more help for everything from newspapers to rural hospitals.

Markets have been incredibly volatile in recent weeks as investors blindly guess how badly the coronavirus outbreak will hurt corporate profits amid suffocating uncertainty.

He was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital in London on Sunday and moved to the ICU on Monday after his condition deteriorated.

Robert Wade, 25, was found dead Tuesday night in his apartment on Heath Street in Oakland, police say.

Leigh Saufley, the first woman to serve as chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, will leave after 19 years on the job to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law in Portland.

The apparent effects of social distancing in three major hot spots — Italy, New York and California — have given scientists hope the death toll could be lower than White House projections.

President Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against the Vermont senator.

New England Clean Energy Connect is moving ahead on its transmission corridor through western Maine despite a looming referendum aimed at stopping it.

The director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the agency has not been able to get the rapid-response testing kits it expected from a Scarborough manufacturer and is going ‘back to the drawing board.’

Democratic leaders want to add hundreds of billions of dollars for protective gear, state and local governments, and food stamps.

Town officials say they are concerned an influx of seasonal residents will overload medical services and limit the availability of basic supplies.

About 90% of the personal protective equipment in the Strategic National Stockpile has been distributed to state and local governments.

A number of insurance companies have announced payments or credits on auto premiums, and others are considering it.

In Wisconsin's Milwaukee County, African-Americans account for 73 percent of the dead but just 26 percent of the population.

Prine, who won a lifetime achievement Grammy and was called ‘The Mark Twain of American songwriting,’ had been hospitalized last month.

James Craig, now police chief in Detroit, goes public on the national news Tuesday evening.

The Small Business Administration initiative, called the Paycheck Protection Program, was created as part of the $2 trillion coronavirus rescue bill.

Primary care doctors are leaving their offices to work in hospitals and nurses are staffing screening tents as the entire industry adapts to the coronavirus.

More than 3 weeks into the outbreak, the state doesn't have complete, daily data from all hospitals.

Requests for food stamps and other public assistance programs have nearly doubled since the middle of March.

Alyson Dame and Abdullahi Ahmed have served in those roles since August.