Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.
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U.N. expects world’s population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15
The agency projects that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
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Doctors must offer abortion if mother’s life is at risk, federal guidance says
The government says federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ban the procedure without any exceptions following the Supreme Court’s decision to end a constitutional right to abortion.
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Maine COVID hospitalizations edge higher
The state reported 119 patients hospitalized statewide on Monday.
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Senate Majority Leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has tested positive for COVID-19 and reports experiencing very mild symptoms.
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Want to see an anchor grind or airwalk? Waterville park to soon be the place to go
Skateboarders are expected to perform all sorts of tricks later this summer at Green Street Park in the city’s South End once a skatepark is completed.
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U.S. tribal elders recall painful boarding school memories
Native American elders in Oklahoma delivered powerful testimony to federal officials about their experiences in government-backed Indian boarding schools.
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How a crowded Republican field could help Trump in 2024 campaign
As Donald Trump considers another White House run, polls show he’s the most popular figure in the Republican Party.
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‘Sopranos’ actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ dies at 79
The actor who played mobster Paulie Walnuts on ‘The Sopranos’ and other tough-guy roles in movies has died.
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Mills asks Congress to delay action on Golden’s tribal equality bill
The measure would allow Maine tribes to benefit from new federal laws and programs, but the governor says the nature of Maine’s 1980 land claims settlement means any changes should be negotiated with the state.