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Latest News • Jul 15

AL Central 2026 draft report cards: White Sox, Twins add elite talent; Royals get creative

The AL Central added plenty of high upside talent in the draft, with all five teams coming away with strong top hauls.

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Latest News • Jul 15

The frenzied sprint among Maine Democrats hoping to replace Graham Platner

County party chairs inundated with calls. An endless stream of Google sign-up forms and spreadsheets. And a disgraced former nominee looming over it all,...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Flood of comments on White House grantmaking overhaul is largely negative, analysis shows

An analysis of a torrent of public comments submitted on a White House proposal to change the way federal contracts and grants are doled out shows a...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Furious Trump overturns suspension of ICE traffic stops amid MAGA criticism

President Donald Trump was furious over the pause on most vehicle stops conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the blowback from his base,...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Supreme Court Justices give chilling accounts of threats to their safety

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett spoke with lawmakers about funding for security and other needs for the court on Tuesday.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Authorities investigate Taco Bell and lettuce as cyclosporiasis outbreak surges

CDC identifies link among four Midwestern states, the first public indication of a common source in multiple outbreaks that have sickened more than 4000.

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Latest News • Jul 15

4Warn Weather Alert: Dangerous heat followed by wildfire smoke creates double threat across Metro Detroit

A Heat Advisory remains in effect until 8 p.m. Wednesday, with afternoon temperatures climbing into the mid- to upper 90s and heat index values reaching 100...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Trump threatens to strike Iran power plants unless deal reached – Middle East crisis live

US president says Iran has to 'get to the table and negotiate' as US imposes fresh naval blockade on strait of Hormuz.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Maine Democrats will square off in first Senate debate since Platner's withdrawal

Eight candidates have been invited to take part in the event in Portland.

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Latest News • Jul 15

T rex fossil ‘Gus’ sells for $50.1m at New York auction, setting new record

Skeleton judged to be one of the largest and most complete ever unearthed was excavated on a ranch in South Dakota.

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Latest News • Jul 15

‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

Svetlana Grković says she grabbed her husband's legs while he was 'outside up to his chest' for two minutes.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Security video captures moments after man was fatally shot by ICE in Maine

A home security camera captured the sound of five gunshots when Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a Colombian national, was fatally shot by an Immigration and...

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Latest News • Jul 15

Vigil held in Lewiston to honor man killed by ICE in Biddeford

People in Lewiston shared their support for the Biddeford community Tuesday night, taking time to remember the man killed by ICE agents.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Trump Drops Plan to Charge Ships Fees in the Strait but Will Restore Blockade: Iran War Live Updates

The two countries exchanged attacks, reigniting their war over the waterway. The U.S. prepared to restart a blockade of Iran's ports on Tuesday.

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Latest News • Jul 15

CNBC Daily Open: Trump walks back on Hormuz tolls in TACO Tuesday

U.S. President Donald Trump has reversed his announcement on imposing fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Middle East live: Tehran and US exchange strikes as blockade of Iranian ports resumes

Kuwait's military said it was intercepting Iranian attack drones, while Bahrain activated air raid sirens after the United States carried out more strikes...

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Latest News • Jul 15

ICE halts most traffic-stop arrests in wake of fatal shootings

The pause comes as the Trump administration scrambles to respond to incidents in Houston and Biddeford, Maine, in which officers shot and killed immigrants.

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Latest News • Jul 15

Fatal shooting by ICE puts Susan Collins’s role as a Trump administration middleman under scrutiny

In January, just days into the Trump administration's controversial deportation crackdown in Maine, Republican Senator Susan Collins announced the “enhanced...

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