One project, co-owned by the parent company of Central Maine Power, will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts.

Business recovery center at Lewiston Armory closes Jan. 12, but businesses affected by Oct. 25 shootings can still apply for low-interest loans.

Federal and state regulators say the trackers will help them understand fishing patterns and protect right whales. Lobstermen say the devices violate their privacy rights.

The debt doesn't appear to be a weight on the economy right now, but its path in the future might put at risk national security and major programs like Social Security.

In its Dec. 28 decision, the court ruled that the Maine Public Utilities Commission's approval of the special rate 'did not result in unjust, unreasonable or discriminatory rates.'

Grants of up to $10,000 to replace equipment or lost supplies will be available through the fund created by the Retail Association of Maine and the Maine Grocers and Food Producers Association.

Officials with New Mexico’s largest electric utility say a proposed multibillion-dollar merger with Avangrid, a U.S. subsidiary of global energy giant Iberdrola, has been scuttled.

Many parks have already begun construction on 2024 projects while other parks have only announced plans or launched teaser campaigns.

China’s youth unemployment hit a record high over the summer, before the government stopped publishing figures.

Insurers and health care funds claimed that its marketing work with Purdue Pharma helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis.

While the new statewide minimum wage is $14.15 an hour, up from $13.80 in 2023, Portland's minimum wage is now $15 an hour, up from $14.

Despite legal setbacks in 2023, the Norwegian aquaculture developer insists it is staying the course with its proposed 55-acre land-based salmon farm.

City officials estimate that downtown has space on upper floors of buildings to develop about 75 housing units.

U.S. law allows copyright to be held for 95 years after Congress expanded it several times during Mickey's life.

Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party.

Hawaii’s governor and mayor are welcoming tourists back to the west side of Maui months after August wildfires killed at least 100 people and destroyed more than 2,000 buildings.

His boss, newly elected President Javier Milei, has wasted no time since taking office on Dec. 10 with a popular mandate to tame inflation running above 160% and restart a stagnant economy.

Cohen, who was disbarred five years ago, said to a judge that he found the citations by doing research through Google Bard and was unaware that the service could generate nonexistent cases.

Some of the world’s biggest brands said this year that they were considering shifting manufacturing away from China. Not McDonald's or Starbucks.

Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds.

Prime members who want to keep their movies and TV shows ad-free will have to pay an additional $2.99.

Overall, 1.88 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits during the week that ended Dec. 16 – an increase of 14,000 from the previous week.

If lawmakers step in, it will further delay a policy that environmental groups had hoped would already have been decided.

An OpenAI spokesperson said in a prepared statement that the company respects the rights of content creators and is 'committed' to working with them to help them benefit from the technology and new revenue models.

The passing of the EV sales crown also reflects the shift in competitive dynamics between Tesla's Elon Musk, the world's richest executive, and BYD's billionaire founder Wang Chuanfu.

Chocolate prices have already surged 17% in the U.S. over the past 2 years as commodity costs from cocoa to sugar jumped, according a consumer researcher.

Volatility in the market for overnight repurchase agreements is generally tame, but it has started to move, with repos trading as high as 5.53% before closing at 5.32% on Tuesday.

Online, direct-to-consumer health care has grown well beyond its roots, prompting concerns about care quality.

Environmental regulators had to delay a key vote after a storm caused widespread power outages, and they can't meet before year's end.

On Oct. 26, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined that Apple infringed on 2 patents owned by Masimo Corp. and Cercacor Laboratories, both U.S. companies.

A French wine and spirits group says the whisky is produced using traditional whiskey-making techniques combined with Chinese characteristics including locally grown barley.

The Tokyo High Court also slashed the amount to half of what the lower court had ordered be paid to dozens of evacuees.

Portland-based The Holy Donut, known for its decadent potato doughnuts, will replace the old Tim Horton's on Pleasant Street in Brunswick.

This year's sales are in line with what is typical during the holiday season.

The 4 contracts ratified over the weekend cover more than 9,000 state employers, providing a 6% pay increase on Jan. 1, an $800 payment in February in lieu of retroactive raises and an additional 3% pay bump in July.

A U.S.-led multinational naval operation is underway to protect shipping there.