PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The search for remains of victims of the devastating Northern California wildfire has taken on new urgency as rain in the forecast could complicate those efforts while also bringing relief to firefighters on the front lines. Up to 400 people fanned out Sunday to search the ash and rubble where homes […]

LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of protesters have turned out in central London and blocked off the capital’s main bridges to demand the government take climate change seriously. A group called “Extinction Rebellion” encouraged sit-ins on the bridges Saturday as part of a coordinated week of action across the country. Metropolitan Police said emergency vehicles were […]

Amy Schumer says she’s been hospitalized for severe, second-trimester nausea and apologized to fans in Dallas for canceling a stand-up show. She said Thursday on Instagram she and the baby are fine. The post accompanied a photo of herself in a hospital bed. The “Trainwreck” and “I Feel Pretty” star said she’s been suffering from […]

TOKYO — It’s a busy fall morning in the center of the world’s largest city, so naturally an 11-foot-tall Maine Hunting Shoe is driving down Sotobori-dori, one of the throbbing arteries of Ginza, the city’s upscale shopping district. “I really didn’t arrange that,” Hideki Hashiramoto, a senior manager at L.L. Bean International, tells the reporter […]

AUGUSTA — The Maine House Democrats convened on Friday, Nov. 16 to nominate and elect its leaders for the 129th Legislature and State Rep. Ryan M. Fecteau, a Biddeford native and third-term representative, was elected Assistant Majority Leader. Fecteau ran against Rep. Benjamin Collings of Portland, a second-term legislator for the position, which was previously held by […]

ROCKLAND — A 34-year-old Rockland man, with a lengthy criminal record, is in custody Saturday evening after a two-hour standoff with police. Joshua Ellis surrendered at about 6:30 p.m. at a home where he resides on the Bog Road in Rockland. Rockland Police Chief Christopher Young said Ellis came out of the house after a […]

With great promise, developers announce plans to string high-voltage power lines from Quebec to Massachusetts and bring a new source of lower-cost, clean electricity to New England. They offer millions of dollars to communities and stakeholders along the route to help gain support. But well-organized opposition surfaces and progress stalls. And when a growing revolt […]

DAYTON — Thanks to the hard work of farmers across Maine, including Ed Leblanc of Anderson Farm in Dayton, thousands of Mainers who struggle to make ends meet will have fresh vegetables on their tables this holiday season. The crew at the 130-acre Anderson farm has finished up this year’s harvest of mixed vegetables and […]