Signs of waning inflation and a cooling job market have raised expectations that the Fed will cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in four years at its meeting of policymakers next week.

The company is slowing its pace of studying new treatments in part because of recent commercial challenges.

Ukraine launched its daring incursion into Kursk in August, partly in the hopes Russia would divert troops there from Donetsk in eastern Ukraine where a push by the Russian army is threatening to overrun a belt of key defensive strongholds.

Here’s what you should know about the disease and its potential impacts beyond Gaza as the mass vaccination campaign continues.

The settlement stems from a 2017 lawsuit brought by the bureau that casts Navient as a company that was far more concerned with its financial interests than the needs of vulnerable student loan borrowers.

Alberto Fujimori, who governed with an increasingly authoritarian hand from 1990-2000, was pardoned in 2023 from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people.

The MTV Video Music Awards returned Wednesday night with a whole lot of Taylor Swift.

Boston remains four games out of the last wild-card spot in the American League.

In a letter to the RSU 10 board of directors, Sumner selectmen requested that the annual budget meeting venue rotate locations to accommodate more voters.

Just 55 days before the election, the Republican presidential candidate has emerged from a rocky contest against his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, looking to regain his footing.

Educational Day at the fair the continues through Saturday.

The property tax rate last year was $24.25 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.

Trisha G. Payeur, 43, is on bail for several charges, including manslaughter after a motor vehicle crash that killed a Livermore woman in 2002 in North Jay.

Sometime after midnight, Thomas Bayne came out of the home and was arrested without incident. There were no reports of gunfire or any injuries during the long standoff.

President Biden granted an emergency declaration that will help Louisiana secure federal money and logistical assistance from partners such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Representatives from Rumford and Mexico said they would have liked to have been informed earlier of the error and corrected tax bill.

Town Manager Vern Maxfield says the current sign has generally been difficult for some passing motorists to read.

Hebron Station School's resident pet, a spotted leopard gecko named Gerry, spent summer vacation living with one of 'his' students.

The funds would go toward a project to again try to keep the river in its main channel.

County Administrator Zane Loper and Communications Director Geffrey Inman acknowledged the low staffing issue at Oxford County Regional Communications and noted they are actively trying to recruit people to work there.

The foundation for the Residences at Bethel Station is to be laid in the next 60 days. Completion is expected approximately 12 to 18 months after groundbreaking.

Two Otisfield Fire Department officers were promoted and one was honored for her service to the town.

Maine School Administrative District 17 Superintendent Heather Manchester presented her 'report card' on year one of the three-year strategic plan during the school board of directors Sept. 3 meeting.

Witnesses say Aysenur Eygi, 26, was fatally shot in the head last week by Israeli soldiers who opened fire while she was participating in a protest of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Ukrainians argue that being empowered to use the weaponry against Russian territory would reduce the threat from Russia by forcing it to pull key forces deeper inside its country.

Last year’s ruling overturned decades of legal precedent and forced the country’s most selective colleges to change the ways they evaluate applicants.

Arrests listed at Franklin County Detention Center for Sept. 6 through Sept. 10.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has mandated that districts inform families of their options since 2017, but even when parents are aware, having to pay by cash or check to avoid fees can be burdensome.

Campbell's roots date back to 1869, as a modest operation out of New Jersey that later grew. The current Campbell Soup name was adopted in 1922, according to the company's website.

Some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced with election-season politics.

State and local election officials say problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters and that repeated outreach to the Postal Service to resolve the issues had failed.

Secretary Jamie McKechnie raised concerns about the processes and informalities being used by the Planning Board.

A recent internal watchdog report found systemic shortcomings in the CIA’s handling of such complaints was classified as 'secret,' shielded as a potential threat to national security.

A key reason for last month's drop in overall inflation was the third drop in gas prices in the past four months.

Ceremonies on Wednesday morning at Lewiston and Auburn fire stations honor the lives lost in the terrorist attacks.

The stops are part of a Harris-Walz push to rally voters and build enthusiasm as the campaign enters its final 2 months.

The $30 million bond, which goes to voters in November, would pay for engineers, heavy equipment and laborers needed to build trails that will withstand climate change and make Maine a world-class outdoor recreation leader, advocates say.

Being a '9/11 family' reverberates through generations, and commemorating and understanding the Sept. 11 attacks one day will be up to a world with no first-hand memory of them.

Incumbent Rep. Jared Golden questions Austin Theriault's commitment to Second Amendment rights following a report that the Republican challenger called police about a man 'walking onto his front porch holding an AR-15.'

A spokesperson said Gov. Janet Mills is 'actively engaged' in lawsuit negotiations, but a key state senator called for the governor to get 'personally involved' in finding solutions.

Taylor Swift, calling herself a ‘childless cat lady,’ endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.

Harris opened the debate by marching across the stage to shake Trump’s hand, an exchange that set the tone for the next 90 minutes.

In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a stark contrast between their agendas.

Zachery Conners, 26, was among 4 workers accused of abuse that included waterboarding, choking and sexually assaulting a nonverbal adult male client at the Lee Residential Care center in Hampden.

The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ashore Wednesday in Louisiana.

A Lisbon man was taken into custody about 1 a.m. and transported to a Lewiston hospital for evaluation. Police say he faces multiple charges.

Some geese are suffering from a condition called 'Angel Wing,' which is a malformation of their wings caused by a high calorie diet – namely, things like bread.