Later this week, Hong Kong lawmakers are expected to consider legislation that would punish anyone who disrespects China’s national anthem.

The toll has been particularly harsh on veterans as many reside in facilities that have been hot spots for the disease.

Only a handful of states, including West Virginia and Rhode Island, have said they tested every resident.

Anne McKee, with no in-person graduation ceremony to attend, instead marked her college graduation by running more than 50 kilometers from Bowdoin College in Brunswick to her family's Hallowell home.

As the coronavirus pandemic has forced changes to Colby's final weeks of classes and traditional commencement ceremonies, members of the class of 1970 recall how protests and tension that year also disrupted the end of the semester even as their own 50th reunion is now canceled.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for May 24, 2020.

The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened Saturday on Darling Road in Hudson.

The rise in cases comes as hospitalizations around Maine trend upward after weeks of flattening.

One incident occurred in Durham on Thursday night and the other in Sanford on Saturday night.

Many working remotely in Maine are enjoying their time at home, and some employers say staff are more engaged and productive. But it's much too early to predict the long-term impact on traditional office spaces.

If you need to see your doctor or visit a hospital, do it. It's safer than you might think.

As we mark Memorial Day by honoring the men and women who died serving the military and enter warmer months, we must also remember to honor the frontline workers in the pandemic war and support each other, J.P. Devine writes.

Masks? Plexiglas? Six feet of space? Districts are bracing for what a different start to the school year could look like.

If even a fraction of Mainers currently working from home continue to do so, it would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

As the pandemic continues, providers are seeing more people with mental health issues and problems that are more intense.

That brings to four the number of inmates at the Maine Correctional Center to have been so diagnosed, making it the first coronavirus outbreak at a prison in Maine.

Each Mass will be limited to 50 people, and physical distancing and safety rules will be in place to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, the diocese says.

Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months

Ultimately, it could cost them congressional seats and federal funding for highways, schools and health care.

They say she instead led the 9-year-old twice to a canal, where he eventually drowned.

The former attorney general tweets that his recusal over Robert Mueller 'was required by law.'

Some 3 billion people have nowhere to wash their hands with soap and clean water at home.

Investigators are trying to determine whether homeless people were inside.

Many come from low-income households and such careers are a path out of poverty.

Tijuana is second only to Mexico City in infections, despite its relatively small population.

Meanwhile, Latin America is the latest epicenter of the virus that has killed at least 338,000 people worldwide.

Undefeatable for decades, the premier will be arraigned on corruption charges.

The Minnesota Democrat offers her own spin on her path to prominence, starting with her childhood in Somalia.

Moscow has offered to extend New START, but President Trump insists China should have to sign on.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX – not NASA – is running the show.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for May 23, 2020.

Police say they arrested Muhamud Said Abdullahi, 27, Friday after reports that he threatened a homeowner with a handgun.

People & Places: Waterville Area Boys & Girls Club and YMCA awarded $5,000 donation.

The rising case numbers reflect an increase in testing but also the worrying possibility of an independent increase in the virus's spread.

Several thousand followers of Spain’s far-right Vox party gathered in Madrid and other cities to protest the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Here are some of our favorite photos from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel from the past week.

Mayors in some of the state's largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills' administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.

A total of 49 officers and crew members of the USS Eagle PE-56 died, while 13 were rescued.

The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee suggested Friday that African Americans who back President Trump ‘ain’t black.’

The president has been pushing for the country to open back up as he seeks to reverse an economic free fall playing out months before the November election.

Androscoggin County's daily trend has risen nearly 15-fold in recent weeks, while Cumberland County’s has tripled.

Maine's governor also called on residents to wear face masks where appropriate, 'with pride, in honor of every patriot.'

Jessica Sobey has been on the front line of the pandemic as a nurse at Maine Medical Center. But it's her life at home that has made the past few months so memorable.

The fires broke out Thursday and were declared under control Friday afternoon after burning a total of 280 acres.

Massachusetts beaches will reopen Monday with restrictions, including group sizes of no more than 10 people and blankets spaced at least 12 feet apart.

Downtown Gardiner retailers are opening their doors to customers again with public health protections in place, hoping to draw their customers back.

‘This has really challenged arts organizations to think outside the box and be creative,’ said Mike Perreault, executive director for the Maine International Film Festival.

The selectman, whose resignation is effective Tuesday, asked for Farmingdale residents understanding and offered his "apologies and also appreciation to all that have supported and voted for me."

Strength in technology, communications and real estate stocks help reverse much of the market’s early slide.

But cases at most other hospitals across Maine remained flat over the past week.

Authorities continue to investigate the long-running mystery of remains, including those of a Maine woman, found strewn along a suburban beach highway.

Crews were called to the mobile home on the Tardiff Road in Clinton where smoke and fire was visible to crews upon arrival.

Some Augusta and Gardiner restaurant owners are happy with their level of patrons, while one Hallowell business is wondering where diners are.

Rita LaCroix, owner of Rita's House of Pizza in Winslow and Rita's Catering in Waterville, has been feeding those in need the last two months.

Augusta and Waterville area police reports for May 22, 2020.

A Washington County man lost his footing, fell down and lost his joint while mowing a field.

The 30-day comment period is strictly for comments regarding whether the chosen wording accurately reflects the referendum's intent.

Remains found by searchers are believed to be those of a man who had been missing since last summer.

The Maine Board of Environmental Protection held deliberations this week about permits needed by the facility, which has faced some local opposition.

Twice this week, Trump has dismissed the findings of studies and suggested – without evidence – that their authors were motivated by politics.

Sunday River Brewing Co. says it can't serve liquor license on premises for breaking COVID-19-related safety rules.

The additional cases and 2 deaths come at a time when the Mills administration is relaxing restrictions on businesses to begin reviving Maine's economy.

Ryan Nuzzo is accused of punching out a car window.

Two men escaped injury after their car was hit by bullets early Friday morning.

The state lost more than 98,000 jobs last month as the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic hit the state with full force.

It's unknown how many people on the ground were hurt as the Airbus A320 plowed into an alley and destroyed at least five houses in Karachi.

New Hampshire's Economic Reopening Task Force had recommended a May 22 opening date but it was never approved.

The state's bicentennial celebration, already disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, will have to wait until next year.

Officials planned to update the state's inspections database five years ago, but it still hasn't happened.

A 25% tariff on food and beverage products is adding insult to pandemic-related economic injury for local importers of gourmet foods.

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell huddled at the White House to consider next steps in coronavirus aid.

Nathan Berger, who hauled in $12,000 from his first appearance on the television quiz show, finished third Thursday night.