White House officials and senators meet on DHS shutdown, a small sign of progress

'Avengers: Endgame' retakes box office crown; Robert Pattinson drives sales for 'Primetime'

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, “Avengers: Endgame” returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel and an appetizer for the upcoming blockbuster “Avengers: Doomsday.” The rerelease grossed $26 million over the weekend and another $60 million overseas, according to […]

1 killed, 3 injured in head-on tow-truck crash in Standish

A sedan driver was killed and three tow truck occupants were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Standish early Sunday.

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.

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

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48,” code for candidates taking marching orders from powerful forces in the contiguous United States rather than sticking up for Alaskans. It’s a central theme of the Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, one […]