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A state-by-state look at Tuesday's election
A state by state look at key races and measures on the ballot on Tuesday. The number of electoral votes is in parenthesis. Alabama (9) — Safe for ...
Americans face prospect of status quo Congress
A barrage of negative ads, more than $2 billion in spending and endless campaign stops all come down to this: Americans likely will elect a Congress ...
Control of Senate could come down to Maine's King
Add this to your set of Election Day unknowns: Control of the United States Senate could conceivably come down to an independent candidate from Maine ...
Coastal areas bear brunt of Sandy's damaging wrath
A string of New Jersey's barrier islands got cut off from the mainland by storm surges. Crashing waves shattered part of a landmark fishing pier in ...
US superstorm threat launches mass evacuations
Forget distinctions like tropical storm or hurricane. Don't get fixated on a particular track. Wherever it hits, the rare behemoth storm inexorably ...
11-year-old accused in Maine baby death arraigned
The youngest person to be charged with homicide in Maine in at least 30 years — and possibly ever — twiddled her fingers, bit her nails and looked ...
Lawyer angry over Zumba prostitution case handling
The lawyer for a high school hockey coach who gave up his job because of the Zumba prostitution case said Thursday that his client's name never should ...
Earthquake in Maine rattles New England states
The earthquake that rattled southern Maine was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut, but caused no apparent damage or injuries.
Release of names in prostitution case stirs debate
The first batch of men charged with being clients of a woman accused of turning her Zumba dance studio into a brothel included a former mayor and men ...
Maine earthquake rattles New England
An earthquake that hit southern Maine Tuesday night rattled nearby New England states as far as Connecticut, including the Boston area, but caused no ...
Conservative PAC takes aim at Maine's Senate race
Sensing an opportunity to keep Maine's Senate seat in Republican hands, a super PAC started by GOP strategist Karl Rove is airing television ads in ...
Search for NH student's body focuses on water
Authorities in Maine and Massachusetts are being asked to watch their shores for the body of a University of New Hampshire student believed to have ...
Police release 21 names in Maine Zumba sex case
Police on Monday released the first round of names of more than 100 men accused of paying for sex with a Zumba instructor who's charged with turning ...
At 0-32, gay-marriage forces seek 1st win at polls
Irene Huskens has the wedding venue picked out: a charming bed-and-breakfast in southern Maryland. But the wedding is no sure thing. The plans made ...
Prostitute patrons can't hide their faces anymore
Gone are the days of the nameless, faceless "john." Men who buy sex are now likely to end up with their faces splashed across the Internet or the ...
Maine town's agony prolonged in prostitution case
Residents of this seaside community will have to wait at least the weekend to learn which of their friends and neighbors stand accused of giving ...
Attempt to stop names release in prostitution case
A lawyer for two alleged clients of a Maine woman accused of running a prostitution business out of her Zumba dance studio in Kennebunk and secretly ...
Maine drivers warned of zombie danger
Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused. The sign at a ...
Prostitution arrests rock Maine tourist town
This upscale southern Maine town is known for its ocean beaches, old sea captains' mansions and the neighboring town of Kennebunkport, home to the ...
Maine's 6 Senate hopefuls all hail from elsewhere
Maine has always been proud of the commodities it claims as homegrown, among them Stephen King, L.L. Bean, lobster, and a host of political icons ...
World champs win Maine wife-carrying contest
A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski ...
King's independent bent roils Maine Senate race
With his wispy gray-blond hair and moustache, independent Senate candidate Angus King is a familiar face to the Bath Iron Works shipyard workers who ...