Lincoln’s new leader wants to bring more businesses and people to the former mill town

Track the delegates to Maine Democrats’ unprecedented Senate convention

See how the delegate count breaks down by candidate and county by county, and view individual delegates by name.

Troy Jackson locks down delegates needed to clinch Maine Democratic Senate nod

Delegates are not formally bound to vote for Jackson at the July 25 convention under rules quickly devised by the Maine Democratic Party.

Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' storms the box office with a $264.1 million global debut

NEW YORK (AP) — Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” launched with an estimated $124.5 million in domestic ticket sales and another $139.6 million from overseas, notching an even better debut than “Oppenheimer” and marking the filmmaker’s best opening since 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Nolan flexed his singular box-office might with a global debut unlike any […]

Second death reported in Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

NEW YORK (AP) — A second person has died in connection with an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York, the New York City Health Department announced Saturday. The outbreak on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has infected 72 people, according to health officials. Two people have died. The first death was announced Friday, and the […]

Not Greek to them. Scholars question Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'

NEW YORK (AP) — For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer’s epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has even cited her translation, notably the […]