US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

The Latest: Voters give Democrats control of Congress in rebuke to Trump

Democrats have won control of Congress in Tuesday’s 2026 midterm elections in a widespread repudiation of President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, a drubbing that reached deep into reliable GOP territory. Democrats flipped at least seven Senate seats in ruby-red states and battlegrounds alike: Kansas, which hasn’t elected a Democratic senator in nearly a […]

Wildfire near Maine border grows to about 1,000 acres

The Wild River fire is 11% contained and burning about 7 miles southeast of Gorham, New Hampshire.

Maine is a bright spot in a new study on loon population

Maine's loon productivity — the number of surviving chicks per breeding pair — is growing slightly, according to research from Birds Canada.

One of three remaining Shakers has died

Sister June Carpenter served as a cataloger of the Shaker Library and was a football fan who cared for the flower gardens and barn cats.

Shorter days and dark afternoons can trigger depression. Here's how to fight back

As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their bodies and brains. The millions of people estimated to have seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, typically have episodes of depression that begin in the fall and ease in the spring or summer. One trigger for SAD is […]