JAY, Maine (AP) — A Canadian power company says it expects to purchase dozens of hydroelectric plants across the U.S. by the end of the year — including four in Maine. The plants are located in Jay, Livermore and Livermore Falls...
Read MoreRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Electric utilities are pouring billions of dollars into a race to prevent terrorists or enemy governments from shutting down the power grid and everything that depends on electricity in America’s...
Read MoreDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds became emotional Friday discussing her telephone conversation with the mother of slain college student, and she urged residents not to politicize the case. Asked during an impromptu...
Read MoreU.S. stocks climbed broadly higher in midday trading Friday, reversing all the market’s losses from a day earlier. Technology companies accounted for much of the market’s gain. Energy stocks rose as oil prices...
Read MoreBOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts fishing boat captain has pleaded guilty to interfering with a U.S. Coast Guard inspection involving a vessel owned by a fishing magnate nicknamed The Codfather. Thomas Simpson pleaded guilty...
Read MoreBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a second defendant from a $1 billion racketeering lawsuit that the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline filed against environmental groups, leaving Greenpeace as the...
Read MorePapa John’s will initiate diversity training for employees, three months after the company founder used a racial slur during a conference call. John Schnatter, who resigned as CEO after blaming poor sales on the NFL player...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Reports: Trump Organization finance chief granted immunity by prosecutor in Michael Cohen probe.
Read MoreSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A nationwide telecommunications company that slowed internet service to firefighters as they battled the largest wildfire in California history says it has removed all speed cap restrictions for first...
Read MorePORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scallops are among the most valuable and beloved seafood items in the U.S., and a group of Maine firms thinks farming them might be a way of keeping up with increasing demand. The Atlantic sea scallop is a...
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