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FILE – In this July 27, 2018, file photo, a sternman on a lobster fishing boat photographs the sunrise on the way out of Portland Harbor off South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

CORRECTS NAME SPELLING: Seafood dealer Togue Brawn speaks to a reporter at a processing facility, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Bremen, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A Maine seafood distributor says she is losing tens of thousands of dollars because of DOGE funding cuts: ‘This is not a business-friendly environment’

By The Associated Press and Patrick Whittle

President Donald Trump speaks at the Governors Working Session in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from Maine after governor vows state will ‘follow the law’ on transgender athletes

By Michelle L. Price, Patrick Whittle, and others

A county truck with a snowplow drives down a road in Kansas.

Schools and government offices in several states across the U.S. closed due to winter blast of snow and ice

By Patrick Whittle, Brian Witte, and others

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)

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

By Patrick Whittle, David Sharp, and others

Remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

OceanGate founder hopes tragedy inspires more deep-sea exploration

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

This June 2023 United States Coast Guard still frame from video provided by Pelagic Research Services, shows remains of the Titan submersible, center, on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard Video courtesy Pelagic Research Services via AP)

Titan’s scientific director says the sub malfunctioned days before it imploded and hung one passenger upside down

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

The remains of the Titan submersible on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.

OceanGate employee who warned of Titan safety issues testifies disaster was preventable

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

(Pelagic Research Services via AP)

OceanGate former lead engineer who refused to pilot Titan testifies to pressure to get sub into the water

By Patrick Whittle, Lisa J. Adams Wagner, and others

One of the final messages from the doomed Titan submersible was ‘all good here’

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

Titan submersible underwater

The investigation into the Titan submersible disaster is about to go public

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

People look at a large-scale 360 degree panorama presentation of the Titanic shipwreck by artist Yadegar Asisi

Titanic salvage crew discovers a statue feared to be lost for good in first expedition since 2010

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

Paul-Henri Nargeolet

French explorer’s family sues for $50 million over implosion death

By Patrick Whittle, Holly Ramer, and others

Sen. Susan Collins stands in front of US flags

The U.S. imports millions of American flags, nearly all from China. The federal government may start sourcing them domestically

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press

Dave Portnoy stands on the sidelines at the NBA Finals

Dave Portnoy had to be rescued by the Coast Guard after losing control of his boat near Nantucket

By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press