Pandemic swells Medicaid enrollment to record 80 million people

Palestinians call off 1 million dose vaccine exchange with Israel

Israel said it would transfer the doses of soon-to-expire coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for a similar number of doses the Palestinians expect to receive later this year.

Our View: Everybody wins if more Mainers get vaccinated

For some reason, the chance to win a $1 million prize grabs the imagination in a way that preventing illness does not.

Maine Voices: Pandemic will have lasting effects on our children, teens

All adults have an opportunity to play a role in the well-being of our youth, especially as they return to a semblance of their pre-COVID lives.

As COVID crisis ebbs, Sen. Collins among those seeking a 9/11-style commission

A bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would form a commission to investigate.

Hallowell-area school district partners with Kennebec Behavior Health to help students return to in-person learning

Having an extra counselor at the Hall-Dale schools is expected to be beneficial for both teachers and students as district officials prepare for the possibility of the "unknown" in the fall.

Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine

Two Bridges Regional Jail is "strongly encouraging" employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail's COVID-19 case count low.

U.S. to spend $3.2 billion for antiviral pills for COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci announced the investment during a White House briefing as part of a new 'antiviral program for pandemics.'

Opioids rip through U.S. workforce, with deaths at record level

Opioids are behind about three-fourths of the overdoses, according to Wednesday’s data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New owner reopens Bethel’s Sunday River Brewing Co.

Michael Boland is buying the restaurant from brothers Rick and Ron Savage who made frequent headlines last year for protesting pandemic restrictions.