A magnitude 3.8 earthquake rattled parts of New England on Monday morning, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine, the US Geological Survey said.

Commercial-scale leases in the Gulf of Maine, a state research project and plans for a turbine-assembly port will be affected by one of the new president's first executive orders.

When snow covers Maine, many farms slow down—but one is finding a unique way to keep people coming back: winter goat yoga.

As a frequent traveler, I think some of the best US state parks to visit include Dead Horse Point in Utah and Valley of Fire in Nevada.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to become the nation's top health official quickly devolved into an argument over the questions he's persistently raised about vaccine safety over many years.

As our readers know, in 2024 the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed regulation to eliminate almost all noncompete agreements did not come

A state attorney told a judge Friday he's not against releasing some criminal defendants from jail who have been denied their constitutional rights to a lawyer, as long as public safety is taken into account.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending on trillions in grants and loans, though she emphasized the short-term administrative stay might not continue after a Feb.

The Oregon-based independent managing $409 million in assets expands the RIA aggregator's presence in the Pacific Northwest

If you're dreaming of warmer weather, check out these seaside spots, from Kiawah Island in South Carolina to Kā'anapali Beach in Hawaii.

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