The OceanView at Falmouth retirement community was one of the first places in Maine recorded coronavirus cases early on in the pandemic. Falmouth now has seen the highest rate of coronavirus cases in Maine. Credit: Troy R. Bennett | BDN The BDN is making the most crucial coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic…

Even with case counts and death tolls climbing across the US, many Americans have clung to the hope that, if they contracted the coronavirus, the illness would pass quickly or even asymptomatically. A new study released today by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, however, shows that a large percentage of the US may…

New economic data show a growing slowdown, underscoring the need for another stimulus package. But intra-party fights among Republican Senators regarding deficit spending are slowing the legislation, and will make the overall bill smaller than it should be. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. ... [+]…

Image copyright Wisconsin Lottery Image caption Tom, centre, and Joe (right) are pictured with their wives after scooping the Powerball jackpot Long-time friends Joe Feeney and Tom Cook made a pact in 1992 - sealed with a handshake - that if one of them won the US Powerball lottery they would share it.Nearly 30 years…

CLOSE The Trump administration sends federal agents in cities like Portland by citing the Department of Homeland Security. Here is breakdown on the law. USA TODAYPORTLAND, Oregon — Federal law enforcement agents clashed repeatedly with protesters early Friday morning, pushing through the streets to disperse crowds approaching the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in a running battle…