PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population and aid a threatened species of bird. Fishermen harvest horseshoe crabs on the East Coast for use as bait and in biomedical products. ...
BOSTON (AP) — Fans of Prince, who was known nearly as much for his extravagant wardrobe as for his chart-topping hits, will have a chance to bid on some of the late musician's sartorial splendor in an online auction this week. The collection, including more than 200 lots up for sale, was ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine voters turned down an attempt to oust the state's corporate-owned electric utilities among several ballot initiatives Tuesday, and approved one to stop foreign spending in referendums. Voters also decided to restore language about honoring obligations to Native ...
The mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, declared himself the winner early Wednesday of a disputed election, thrown into uncertainty by allegations of voting irregularities in a now-voided primary. With the final vote totals in the race still unannounced by elections officials, Mayor Joe Ganim ...
Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state's first Black candidate elected to Congress. Amo, the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants who once worked as a White House aide, succeeds former Democratic ...
BOSTON (AP) — A Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied a request by lawyers representing homeless families in Massachusetts to temporarily bar the state from capping the number of families offered emergency shelter. The ruling helps clear the way for Democratic Gov. Maura Healey to ...
