Hundreds of people descended upon the Portland Public Schools board meeting on Tuesday as they discussed potential school ...

Hundreds of infuriated parents and staff members descended on Portland Public Schools’ headquarters Tuesday night to protest ...

The result of the quick back-and-forth and rebuttals during the hour-long debate left multiple misleading or untrue claims ...

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Students, staff, and parents representing over a dozen Portland schools, crowded the Portland Public Schools headquarters ...

After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine's midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court's chief justice more isolated than ever.

Both leading candidates for Oregon governor were feeling the heat of the race as they attacked each other’s trustworthiness ...

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Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham and the Indiana Fever sparked a cultural firestorm that pushed the WNBA into a national ...

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After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s ...

For most of the 20th century, the second Monday in October belonged to one man — Christopher Columbus. Parades, school plays with paper hats, a day off for banks. It was simple, it was settled, and it ...