‘Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs

Doctors are still frantically reaching for anything that might fight the many ways the virus can do harm.

By the numbers: COVID-19 cases and deaths in Maine, the U.S. and the world

United sending layoff notices to nearly half of U.S. employees

The airline says that it will offer early retirement benefits and that furloughing 36,000 employees in October is a worst-case scenario.

Trump threatens to withhold funding to schools that don’t fully reopen, attacks CDC guidelines

Trump's threat ran contrary to the traditional Republican stance of giving more control over schools to localities, rather than the federal government.

Ryder Cup postponed until 2021 because of pandemic

The event was scheduled for Sept. 25-27, just one week after the U.S. Open because of a reconfigured golf schedule brought on by the coronavirus.

Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths, as testing expands

The state has gone 5 consecutive days with fewer than 25 new cases, and its rate of positive tests continues to fall.

The Latest: ‘A hot mess’: Americans face testing delays as virus surges

Brooks Brothers goes bankrupt as virus closes offices

The two-century-old company is the latest casualty of the pandemic that has hit old-line retailers.

Maine Voices: We know how to (relatively) safely reopen schools. Now we need the will, resources

Frequent testing will be critical to protecting the health of teachers, students and families.

MaineDOT commissioner: Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 for jobs, transportation projects

The need may never again be so high, and interest rates may never again be so low.