FACT FOCUS: When it comes to Trump's economy, these are the numbers that matter before Nov. 3

My family has been dragged into the US Senate campaign. I want to speak for myself.

"Susan Collins and her allies are using my family to tell a story that simply isn’t true."

Democrats' faith in election results is falling but still exceeds Republicans', AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Daemien Williams used to trust U.S. election results, but not anymore. The 50-year-old Democrat in Centreville, Illinois, worries that President Donald Trump and other Republicans will try anything from intimidating voters to seizing ballots to hold onto power in November’s midterm elections — and, in the process, jeopardize the outcome. “I don’t […]

UN projections say world is losing ground in fight to curb climate change, faulting US a bit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Losing more ground in the fight against climate change, humanity is heading for a hotter world than experts projected last year — and the United States is a big reason for that, a new United Nations report says. If all the countries do what they promise to reduce heat-trapping emissions, Earth will […]

Gay couple harassed while working for solar panel company in Maine, lawsuit says

The couple wants the case against Centre Electric to go to a jury trial.

Down East district attorney candidates disagree on how to address case backlog

District Attorney Robert Granger of Blue Hill seeks a second term against challenger Steven Juskewitch, a trial attorney from Dedham.