As Abdul El-Sayed breaks a barrier, anti-Muslim vitriol surges on multiple fronts

Morning Update: What you need to know in Maine today

What we're talking about in Maine today.

In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is rolling out in different ways across U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s home district — from steakhouse servers getting a tax break on tips to a community center where people line up for a free hot lunch as SNAP benefits are being cut. In this rough-and-tumble […]

Waste buried in the woods shows how hard it is to rehab Maine's abandoned factories

What does it take to bring an abandoned factory to life? In Hartland, it starts by cleaning up asbestos, PCBs and buried hides nobody can say who owns.

Mexico's Baja California braces for major Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo still threatens Hawaii

PUERTO SAN CARLOS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Monday with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains, while Hurricane Nolo threatened parts of Hawaii with torrential rain even as the storm edged further away from the state’s islands. Polo was a Category 3 storm […]

High airfares could stick around even if jet fuel prices fall

Travelers could be stuck paying high airfares even if oil and jet fuel prices fall, major U.S. airlines and industry analysts say. The price of jet fuel shot up after the Iran war began and retreated sharply in the spring before surging again as the summer went on. Such fluctuations make it harder for airlines […]