The Navy will upgrade its littoral ship program, which involves Bath Iron Works, in response to criticism about its cost and viability.
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U.S. House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government open
After the 219-206 vote, with Democrats complaining that it would loosen key banking regulations, the bill goes to the Senate.
Seafood fraud cases plummet as NOAA cuts investigators
About 25 percent of all wild-caught seafood imports are part of the illicit trade, according to a study published this year.
Maine’s U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud bids farewell to Congress
The Democrat, who gave up his seat to run for governor, delivers his farewell statement into the Congressional record.
U.S. consumers were in a spending mood last month
November purchases hit an eight-month high, fueled by wage gains and cheaper gas.
Panthers’ Cam Newton ‘just thankful to have breath in my lungs’
Two days after a traffic accident in which he suffered two fractures in his lower back, the quarterback says he isn’t worried about being sidelined.
Baseball’s winter meetings finish with a flurry after Lester deal
The Dodgers, Angels and Phillies are among the teams involved in overnight deals.
In reversal, Lewiston students allowed to display racial injustice poster
The superintendent decides students may put up a poster that refers to the nationwide discussion shared on Twitter as #blacklivesmatter.
Cuomo: Buffalo snowstorm cost more than $46 million
More than 370 structures sustained roof damage from more than 7 feet of snow.
CIA chief says interrogation program produced ‘useful and valuable’ information
John Brennan, defending the agency in an unprecedented news conference, rebuts a key conclusion of a scathing Senate report.