China is one of the United States’ biggest trading partners, and economic competition between the 2 nations has increased in recent years.

State police say that a 27-year-old man from Scarborough was out of his vehicle Friday afternoon when he was struck by a box truck driving south on the Interstate 95 in Waterville.

Streaming services are in a heated tug-of-war over viewers and users are growing more adept at jumping in and out of those services, often depending on price.

David Greenham, the former board chairman, had taken over the role on an interim basis in 2021.

City officials also expressed frustration with what they say is a lack of timely state support for helping people who are homeless.

Steven Dumont, 41, and Shania Tripp, 25, both of St. Albans, were arrested Wednesday and charged with receiving stolen property after deputies from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office recovered three stolen vehicles at a St. Albans residence this week.

During his long career, Giorgio Napolitano also served as speaker of Parliament’s lower Chamber of Deputies and for 5 years as a lawmaker in the European Parliament.

Union leadership fears that if Question 3 passes, it will change the status of workers from private to public, affecting their rights. Backers of the ballot measure say that won't happen.

Nokomis Regional High School has a philosophy of 'doing high school differently,' and it's doing that with a new English elective in which students learn the art of fly-fishing.

The daylong gathering at the Augusta Civic Center also will honor several individuals and organizations dedicated to improving the lives of older Mainers.

The judge, Col. Matthew McCall, said the incompetency finding for Ramzi bin al-Shibh meant the prosecution of his four co-defendants would continue without him. Al-Shibh remains in custody.

Abdihamit Ali, 23, was sentenced Friday for the September 2022 shooting that left 1 woman injured and bullet holes in a child's bedroom.

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

Stellantis and General Motors are targeted for the expanded strikes while Ford is spared after meeting some of the union's demands.

Ryan Sirois, 39, was leaving the Waterville Area Soup Kitchen, where he's seen as vital to its operations, when he sustained serious injuries after falling from his bicycle, Amy Calder writes.

Forecasters said Ophelia was about 90 miles south of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, and heading north-northwest at 12 mph., on Friday night.

The latest indictment is unrelated to the earlier charges that alleged he accepted lavish gifts to pressure government officials on behalf of a Florida doctor.

Massachusetts has about 184,000 people on a waitlist for the state’s public housing.

While Maine already measures the green carbon storage capacity of its forests, it is one of the first states to consider the potential seaweed has to store carbon when it breaks apart and falls to the ocean floor.

After a dip in illegal crossings that followed policy changes in May, the Biden administration is again on its heels.

She got 2 years in prison after being convicted of inciting religious hatred.

The 43-year-old woman broke an ankle while hiking with a group along the Knife Edge trail.

The issue of preserving democracy is expected to be a key theme in Biden's reelection campaign.

Thirty-two trains will run daily, and their owner predicts an eventual annual ridership of 8 million people.

Forty-two people were taken to hospitals after the bus hurtled off a New York highway and down an embankment.

An Ohio father whose daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to an adult turned to the police for help.

Mike Soboleski is the second Republican to challenge Jared Golden for Maine's 2nd District seat.

Paul Harding's third novel, 'This Other Eden,' was one of six finalists announced Thursday for the Booker Prize.

Raymond Wiers who lives at 1405 Main Street in the East Wilton section of Wilton is facing uncertainty after heavy rains Monday night into Tuesday eroded the bank behind his home.

Wilton will hold a special town meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in regards to the cannabis moratorium and updates to ordinances.

It's the same old song and dance as a tight inventory slows sales and pushes some prices up.

We take a trip down memory lane through 70 years of newspaper coverage of the Skowhegan Drive-In Theatre, ahead of its final screenings this weekend.

Charles and Queen Camilla, accompanied by French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, paid much attention to a presentation about ongoing renovation work at Notre Dame.

It's been nearly 5 months since the Hollywood writers strike began and more than 2 months since actors joined them.

Maine food and beverage producers and promoters are collaborating in national trade shows in the hope of finding more buyers, retailers and investors.

Administrators are banning the use of cellphones in classes to curb distractions and increase engagement.

An Augusta woman was also charged and sentenced in the case involving a police raid of a camper on Blair Road.

John Pierce, 72, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was taken to a Bangor hospital after his car hit a pickup truck on Route 139, also known as the Norridgewock Road, according to officials.

Bruce Obert, Jeffrey Obert and Steven Kirkwood, all of Norridgewock, assaulted two Waterville police officers during a confrontation early Wednesday, according to Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley.

In a recent campaign video addressed to autoworkers, former President Donald Trump encouraged them not to pay union dues and claimed union leaders have 'got some deals going for themselves.'

There will be just three traditional drive-ins remaining in Maine when the theater at 201 Waterville Road closes Saturday after showing its final films.

Four years later, there are still no answers about how the Native American teenager died. No named suspects. No arrests.

Katherine Spiller, 35, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Route 202, police said.

A government closure is increasingly likely as time runs out for Congress to act.

Officials announced Thursday that they have reached an agreement that will keep the triathlon in Augusta for three additional years,

The tropical storm warning is in effect from Cape Fear, North Carolina, to Fenwick Island, Delaware.

The two men rode considerably different paths to Apple's executive suite but now find themselves central to the government's case that Google abused its power in the online search market.

It is another setback for would-be homebuyers navigating an increasingly less affordable housing market.

The federal guilty plea likely locks in years if not decades in prison for the disbarred lawyer, even if his murder conviction and sentence in state court are overturned on appeal.

The Ukrainian president arrived at the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate as the world is watching Western support for Kyiv.

His son, Lachlan, will become News Corp. chairman and continue as chief executive officer of Fox Corp.

A coalition of 25 governors and the Biden administration announced a pledge Thursday to quadruple the number of heat pumps in U.S. homes by 2030.

Ties between the nations have plunged to their lowest point in years after the Canadian prime minister says there are 'credible allegations' of Indian involvement in the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader on its soil.

While it hasn't committed to running candidates for president and vice president, No Labels has already secured ballot access in Arizona and 10 other states.

Authorities said the woman was taken to a hospital but they declined to provide information on the woman's injuries or condition.

Of 127 samples tested, 57 – or about 45% – would have failed the standards for the recreational-use market, meaning they contained at least one banned material or substance.

The get-together was prompted by an incident at a recent council meeting where anonymous individuals joined remotely and spouted racist, homophobic, and antisemitic comments.

After rejecting two prior spending plans, some question whether officials have made enough cuts to win approval

Unable to attend last year, the popular actor and racing car driver will be here this year, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. Horror movie, anyone?

'A Walk in the Woods' is the first of more than 400 paintings that Ross produced on-air for his TV series 'The Joy of Painting.'

The fatal crash happened Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. on Windsor Road.

An Alabama senator is holding up military nominations unless the Pentagon ends its policy of paying for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.

When the Augusta museum reopens, likely in 2025, it is expected to feature interactive exhibits that boost focus on women and minority groups — and two humpback whale skeletons.

Kayla Alves was convicted in federal court of tampering in connection to a medical marijuana distribution and money laundering scheme in Franklin County.

Todd Belaire of The Cote Corp. of Auburn returned this week to the Maine State Museum in Augusta to undo work he had done in 1986.

Two attorneys, concerned about Maine’s legal defense system for the poor, are urging the state's highest court to release a woman they say has been jailed for more than 80 days without a court-appointed attorney – as well as anyone “similarly situated.”

MSAD 11 officials will send a bid proposal to determine the cost estimate, which is currently estimated at about $75 million.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has said more plants would face walkouts if General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co., and Stellantis NV didn’t sweeten their offers.

Erica LaCroix spent three years leading Winslow's municipal operations and is scheduled to take the helm in Farmington in December.

Paul Hatch, 37, was injured after the truck flipped onto its side on state Route 133, according to officials. He is expected to be transferred to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta after being released from the hospital.

Orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25, and the no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service.

A pair of crossed logs in Zambia are nearly half a million years old and provide a rare look at how ancient human relatives were working with wood and changing their environments.

they call the ChatGPT program a 'massive commercial enterprise' that is reliant upon 'systematic theft on a mass scale.'

The virus has been detected in Maine mosquitoes for the first time since 2019 and the last known human case of EEE was in 2015.

Even as inflation has slowed significantly, the job market and the economy have remained resilient, confounding expectations that the Fed’s series of hikes would cause widespread layoffs and a recession.

The only countries that touted their efforts – 'first movers and doers,' the United Nations called them – were responsible for just one-ninth of the world's annual carbon pollution.