'Time is the fire in which we burn': 2 major cast losses rock the passionate 'Star Trek' universe

Christa Pike says she feels constant pain in her first statement since failed Tennessee execution

Christa Pike said she is in constant pain since surviving a lethal injection in Tennessee last month but thankful for the love and support she has received. Pike issued her first public statement through her attorneys on Friday. She said she went into the execution chamber prepared to die in peace and woke up alone […]

Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Early voting is continuing to significantly outpace the last midterm election, with millions more Americans casting ballots in advance and particularly sharp increases in states hosting competitive Senate races, according to an Associated Press analysis of voting data five days before Election Day. The surge is especially pronounced in Texas, where voters […]

Federal election monitors will observe polling in South Portland next week

The Justice Department already has announced plans to deploy monitors to Portland and Lewiston on Tuesday.

2 earthquakes have shaken Maine this week

The first quake hit near Brownville on Monday, and a second temblor rattled Windsor on Wednesday.

The Latest: Peltola denies knowing of effort to put another Sullivan on Senate ballot

Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola has denied knowing anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent, as the Justice Department escalated a criminal investigation with new grand jury subpoenas. President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, opting instead […]