A grim forecast for the economy is forcing lawmakers to consider painful choices to keep the state's budget balanced.

Thousands of events are scheduled across the globe to celebrate Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22. Here's a handful happening in ...

The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake is a federally threatened species that prefers wetter habitats like edges of lakes, marshy grasslands, and forested swamplands. They can also be found in dry ...

While minimum wage in Indiana hasn't changed in almost 16 years, many states are seeing minimum wage increases this year. Here's where.

A total of 800 measles cases across two dozen states have been confirmed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

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Tucked away on SE Foster Road in Portland’s Foster-Powell neighborhood, An Xuyên Bakery doesn’t scream for attention with ...

The BBQ pork banh mì (labeled simply as “#1” on their menu) might be the gateway drug for first-timers. The pork is tender ...

College towns are largely recognized for their academic opportunities, but these 14 cities also boast thriving culinary ...

You can take some amazing day trips near Portland, Maine to see the most unique and charming natural and man-made sites in the Northeast.

In October, a constitutional convention was held in Portland and Maine’s provisional ... dormant precedent of writing political divisions into our maps. Redrawing the borders of Illinois, as Indiana ...

A movement for some Illinois counties to join Indiana threatens to resurrect an ominous practice from the 19th century.