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  • The USS Zumwalt is seen at the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

    U.S. Navy looks to ‘take victory from the jaws of defeat’ by transforming stealthy ship into hypersonic weapons platform

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Day after elections ballots continue to be countedPolitics

    Super-PAC contribution limits approved by Maine voters set for legal challenge

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • mail trucksFinance

    Mail carriers reach deal with USPS for pay raises and air-conditioned trucks

    By David Sharp, Nick Perry, and others
  • In a still from from a video animation provided by the United States Coast Guard an illustration of the Titan submersible, right, is shown near the ocean floor of the Atlantic Ocean, as June 18, 2023 communications between the submersible and the support vessel Polar Prince, not shown, are represented at left. (United States Coast Guard via AP)Leadership

    Titan hearing paints image of sub company that ignored warnings, put profits over people—and had an explorer’s spirit

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • This June 2023 image provided by Pelagic Research Services shows remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (Pelagic Research Services via AP)Tech

    Government engineer says Titan’s carbon fiber hull showed signs of manufacturing flaws

    By Patrick Whittle, David Sharp, and others
  • A USPS truck is parked on the sidewalk on a sunny day. The USPS logo is clearly visible and a mail carrier is seen at the back of the truck unloading parcels.Finance

    USPS shakeup could mean higher shipping costs for consumers

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Louis DeJoyFinance

    After postage price hikes and $87 billion in losses, critics of the USPS leader say latest gambit could lead to death spiral

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Navy ship under constructionFinance

    U.S. Navy shipbuilding is the worst in 25 years, widening the fleet’s gap with China

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Gracie Wiener poses with some of her tote bags in Washington Square Park in New York, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)Retail

    How an 80-year-old tote bag became the latest fashion accessory

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Jessica Mitchell is seen with her faces painted like the American flag during the annual Freedom Over Texas Festival at Eleanor Tinsley Park on the Fourth of July, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Houston. Mitchell said it took her 45 minutes to complete her patriotic face paint. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)Lifestyle

    Americans come out in droves to celebrate 4th of July fireworks as millions suffer under ‘significant and extremely dangerous’ heat

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • The homes of Lisa Gorman, front, and Amelia and Arthur Bond are seen, Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Camden, Maine. The Bond's, a wealthy politically connected Missouri couple poisoned their neighbor's trees to secure a view of Camden Harbor, outraging residents in the seaside community.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Environment

    Sleuthing L.L. Bean heiress discovered trees at her seaside home in Maine had been poisoned—now her neighbors have been fined $1.7m for their new ocean view

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures at the end of a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on December 19, 2023. An appeals court in Colorado on December 19, 2023 ruled Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s presidential primary ballot because of his involvement in the attack on the Capitol in January 2021. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    A second state just joined Colorado in barring Donald Trump from its ballot under the insurrection clause

    By Nicholas Riccardi, David Sharp, and others
  • BOWDOIN, MAINE – OCTOBER 26: Law enforcement officials gather in the road leading to the home of the suspect being sought in connection with two mass shootings on October 26, 2023 in Bowdoin, Maine. Police are searching for U.S. Army Reservist Robert Card, 40, who is wanted in the shooting deaths of 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar last night in nearby Lewiston. At least 13 others were wounded in the rampage. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Politics

    Maine residents remain on lockdown as police search for suspect in killing of 18. ‘You need to come outside now with nothing in your hands’

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Maine State Police ordered residents in the state’s second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night as the suspect remains at large. (Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Health

    At least 16 dead in Maine mass shooting and hundreds of police hunt for shooter as residents ordered to lock down

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press
  • Maine newspapersSuccess

    Maine’s largest newspaper chain is now part of a nonprofit and it’s thrilled: ‘I worked lots of days in the newspaper business — this was the best one’

    By David Sharp and The Associated Press