Maine Maritime Academy's new training ship arrives in Portland

Graham Platner says he’ll end Senate campaign and let Democrats pick his replacement

Platner's withdrawal caps a 53-hour unraveling that began Monday with Politico’s report that he forced a woman he dated to have sex with him despite her repeated objections. He has repeatedly denied the allegation.

John Deere owners will get the right to repair their own equipment under a new FTC settlement

It looks like John Deere owners can soon feel free to fix their own machines. The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from several states secured a right-to-repair settlement Wednesday with agriculture equipment giant Deere & Co. — commonly known as John Deere — that requires the company to let farmers and independent shops fix […]

Maine Democrats approve 600-person convention to pick Graham Platner’s replacement

The proposal would mark the first time Maine Democrats have used a convention of this scale to replace a statewide nominee.

No, Patrick Dempsey is not running to replace Graham Platner

Dempsey put the speculation to rest on Wednesday in an op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, titled “Why I’m not running for US Senate.”

Second person in 4 days is fatally shot in Memphis by federal task force member

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A member of a federal crime-fighting task force in Memphis shot and killed a person there on Wednesday, the second fatal shooting by a task force member in four days. The Wednesday shooting occurred while U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents were serving a drug warrant out of Shelby County at around […]