The 2,750 of them accumulated $4.1 trillion during a pandemic that put 100 million people into extreme poverty.

Lodges are experiencing cancellations and few new reservations.

The words of caution come as the Legislature prepares to debate what it should do with $822 million in additional revenue projected for the current two-year budget.

An advocate blames the tragedy on the city’s decision to clear the I-395 encampment without offering housing alternatives.

Scott A. Milliken, an Augusta resident who was reported missing in 2017, was identified as the person whose skeletal remains were found last month.

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia has massed 70,000 troops near the Ukraine border and has made preparations for a possible invasion, though it isn't know if President Vladimir Putin has made a final decision.

The woman, identified as Donna Driscoll, 58, was struck on U.S. Route 202 Monday night, authorities said.

Cameron Salisbury, 32, died at the scene of the crash that occurred during the overnight.

Police said they think the four crimes could be connected, but no one has been arrested.

The bags, containing information about resources and fentanyl test strips, are designed to help people who have substance use disorder as they transition back into the community.

The detention marks the first international arrest for the grisly murder that made Saudi Arabia a global pariah for years.

The Crewe Foundation's $5 million gift earlier this year was the largest in its history.

Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy

The House committee chairman has said that any witnesses who don’t comply will be held in contempt of Congress.

Tuesday's report indicates no slowdown of the delta variant surge in Maine, which officials have warned could intensify through the holiday season.

Join on on Wednesday, Dec. 15 at 7:00 p.m. for a conversation with the authors.

Barbara Faietta became a regular at the toy fund, sorting, packing and handing out gifts to parents.

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The Black teenager was lynched in 1955 following an accusation that has been questioned in recent years.

Marc Short was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and accompanied the vice president as he fled his post presiding over the Senate and hid from rioters who were calling for his hanging.

The council also voted 5-4 against extending a moratorium on new emergency shelters in the Bayside neighborhood.

The government says the plans discriminate against minority voters, particularly Latinos, who have fueled the state’s population boom.

Cameron Hanscom was arrested on several charges Saturday, including criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.

Shannon Rollins-Allen alleges that Northern Clearing Inc. should be held accountable for her injuries and the death of her husband when their vehicle was struck by a truck driven by a company worker.

The Friendship independent, who has been involved in justice reform issues, said he is frustrated by obstructionism at the State House.

Security Limits CEO Paulo Silva says he consulted for Avangrid and helped it implement his cybersecurity system designed to protect industrial infrastructure from attacks.

Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii this week to remember those killed in the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.

Trevor Averill has been accused of murder related to the death of his 2-month-old daughter last year.

A contractor's federal lawsuit accuses Avangrid of price-fixing and overpaying for products, while the energy company has accused the contractor of attempted extortion.

The SEC could be looking at whether a blank-check company that aims to take Trump Media & Technology Group public violated the law by holding merger discussions and misleading potential investors by failing to inform them before its recent IPO.

With the recent acquisition of a parcel of property adjacent to the theater and continuing fundraising, officials say they look forward to completing design plans and cost estimates for reconstruction of the historic venue.

Medical regulators are investigating Dr. Paul Gosselin in connection to vaccine exemption letters he signed, and reports that he spread COVID-19 misinformation.

Deqa Dhalac was formally seated Monday as the top elected leader of Maine's fourth largest city.

Human rights activists wanted him to cancel the concert as a protest of the kingdom's arrests and crackdowns.

Otto Morales-Caballeros’ arrest in 2017 signaled an escalation in immigration policies under the Trump administration.

The measure is largely viewed as an attempt to force the state’s Democratic cities to restrict access to voting.

The Maine Department of Public Safety said Lucas Yurchick of Blue Hill was killed when the vehicle he was driving struck part of a southbound toll booth on Interstate 95 on Nov. 20.

The Michigan school district superintendent says a third party will investigate the events that occurred before the school shooting in Oxford Township.

For the first time in more than 20 years, the federal government has rejected the University of Maine at Farmington's request for a grant for its college prep program, GEAR UP Maine.

American athletes would still compete under such a boycott, taken to protest human rights abuses.

Crashes occur Monday along several miles of the southbound lanes of the interstate, Maine State Police say.

The 3-year-old colt collapsed and died after a workout at Santa Anita.

The big one-day jump in the number of inpatients coincides with predictions of a post-Thanksgiving surge and ratchets up stress on the state's hospitals.

The former ‘Empire’ actor faces six counts of felony disorderly conduct after allegedly staging a hoax hate-crime attack on himself and then lying to police about it.

The play, written by Maine's David Butler, tackles serious subjects with stellar acting.

It's true the state has mostly embraced the industry, but local decision making was a big part of its groundbreaking legalization bill, meaning there are lots of highly-populated cities without easy access. Here are the 10 biggest.

State tax revenues from cannabis are forecasted to reach $12 billion by 2030.

Powell's fundraising success demonstrates one reason so many people continue to spread falsehoods about the 2020 election: It can bring in cash.

The elite Russian state hackers behind last year’s massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign hardly eased up this year.

Prices in Maine fell 2.9 cents per gallon over the past week, according to GasBuddy, which surveys stations.

It’s 4 p.m. in December, and the sun is setting. While the poet Dylan Thomas urged us to “rage, rage against the dying of the light,” songwriter and poet Paul Simon addressed the darkness as “my old friend." We can’t escape the early darkness and the long nights of winter, however we choose to react. So we eat, drink, light candles and sing as we watch the sun set, until finally it's spring.

The measure will apply to roughly 184,000 businesses not covered by previous vaccine mandates, ranging from multinational corporations to mom-and-pop businesses.

An active weather week is on the way with rain followed up by a chance for some snow.

Portland would be the first municipality in the state to have a clean elections program. A public meeting is set for Tuesday.

Meanwhile, COVID-19 has killed over 780,000 Americans and deaths are running at about 860 per day.

The company says no changes to scheduled future sailings on the Norwegian Breakaway are planned.