'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the state's US Senate contest

Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power as high tides threaten coast

BOSTON (AP) — A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines. The slow-moving storm, which killed a New York City housing authority worker when a tree […]

Supreme Court vote shadows Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision

Voters weigh U.S. Sen. Susan Collins' record against her Kavanaugh vote as Democrat Troy Jackson challenges her for a sixth term.

Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — For years, residents of this Southern California beach town could walk a mile along a stretch of cream-colored sand and dip their toes in the waves lapping ashore. That trip has been cut short. Coastal erosion has been eating away at the beach in San Clemente, known for nearly a […]

Film highlights the frustrations and joys of a Maine moose hunt

The trials, tribulations and lessons learned during a moose hunt provide the backdrop for “The Gift,” a film produced by HuntingME.

The ‘kingpins’ in an ancient tool’s revival are homesteaders from easternmost Maine

Scythe Supply is reintroducing traditional scythes to small farms and conservationists as a sustainable alternative.