Maine

Shukri Abasheikh, owner of Mogadishu Store, helps customer Gracia Mbula with a purchase in her store in Lewiston, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Violence
Lewiston mass shooting rattles local Somalis who came to Maine looking for safety 
Sample portions of chicken and kale stew over rice
Food
Maine’s largest school district serves up African-inspired dishes to get more students excited about school lunch
A man sweeps the floor in a church being turned into an apartment
Refugees
Refugees in Maine find it harder to afford housing as remote workers move in
An empty Amazon box sits outside a north Jackson, Miss., residence, awaiting pickup for recycling
Environment
A new law in Maine requires large companies to pay for recycling packaging waste
Claude Rwaganje and colleague at an event aiding asylum seekers in Portland, Maine
Immigration
Portland, Maine, turns ‘crisis’ to ‘opportunity’ for African migrants
Close up of a grain.
Food
Maine is scaling up its local grain economy
A voter carries a 'blue wave' poster at a rally
Politics
The US midterms ‘blue wave’ has mixed results for the environment
The overall catch from lobstering in Maine was down 16.4 percent in 2017 from the year before. Those who catch lobsters for a living in the state are hoping that downfall does not continue in 2018.
Jobs
The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine
Mastodons (this one on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles) are just a small part of the story of how humans first migrated to the Americas 15,000 years ago — or longer.
Books
Retracing paths that people first traversed while migrating to the Americas
Northern right whale with calf
Environment
The Northern right whale, already an endangered species, is in deep trouble
Native children sing "Ten Little Indians" at Albuquerque Indian School.
Culture
The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative
Downtown Eastport, Maine: Estimated population 1,352. This area was once jam-packed with sardine factories. Downtown Eastport, Maine: estimated population 1,352. This area was jam-packed with sardine factories 100 years ago.
Economics
From gutting sardines to shipping pregnant cows, this Maine port wants your business
A research team crossing an ice plateau in the Indian Himalayas faced risks of hidden crevasses, storms, avalanches and earthquakes.
Science
Climate change research can be risky. But not doing it is even riskier.
Moose tick infestation
Environment
Moose in New England face grisly deaths from tick infestations
Afghan journalist Habib Zahori made a cold trek across the US-Canada border on foot and on bicycle. "I remember thinking, wishing, 'Oh God, please, please send someone to arrest me!’ "
Conflict
Habib Zahori was scared to seek asylum in the US. So he pushed a rickety bicycle through snow to get to Canada.
Puffin loafing ledge
Environment
Puffin TV captures the successful restoration of a threatened seabird to its Maine habitat
A lobster sits in a holding bin before having its claws banded onboard the lobster boat "Wild Irish Rose" in the waters off Cape Elizabeth, Maine August 21, 2013.
Business
The Swedes want North American lobster out. And the Americans are fighting back.
Main Somali youth 2
Education
Somali youth in one Maine city are learning to navigate several cultures
Puffin with hake and bluefish.
Environment
How puffins made it back to Maine’s Egg Rock
Lobster
Culture
At New Year’s tables across China, this year’s culinary bling: Maine lobster
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Conflict
Hiking once saved this Cambodian refugee’s life — and now it’s his therapy
A sign marking the border between the United States and Canada at Niagara Falls.
Health
Why Canadian women are travelling to Maine to get abortions
The lobster rolls at The Clam Digger, a restaurant in New Brunswick, Canada
Food
A tidier, more polite lobster roll … courtesy of Canada
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette
Conflict & Justice
Rwanda led this 27-year-old American to devote his life to preventing future atrocities
Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette
Conflict & Justice
Rwanda led this 27-year-old American to devote his life to preventing future atrocities
Le Rencontre, a French-speaking meetup at the Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston, Maine.
Arts, Culture & Media
In Maine, a little French goes a long way
Lifestyle & Belief
A New York restaurateur learned his trade by buying and selling sea urchin
Business, Economics and Jobs
Somali refugees build a future as farmers — in Maine
Monarch butterfly (Photo: Karen First)
Environment
The monarchs were missing this summer … and we and weather were to blame
In Maine, a Hindu American Community Comes Into Its Own
Lifestyle & Belief
How a church in Maine became a Hindu temple
Gender in the Classroom
Environment
In China, entrepreneurs lead fight to curb air pollution
Environment
Maine legislators agree to reopen path for international fish spawning
Environment
University students rally to get endowments out of fossil fuels
Global Politics
Voting underway across the country as Americans choose between Romney, Obama
Arts, Culture & Media
Disputed art disappears from University of Wyoming campus
Global Politics
After Colorado shooting, fear prompts increase in firearms sales
Global Politics
Romney looking for campaign cash during overseas trip
Environment
New effort to dismantle aging U.S. dams aims to improve wildlife habitats
Global Politics
Moderate politicians beat hasty retreat from halls of U.S. Congress
Global Politics
Mitt Romney picks up big wins in Michigan, Arizona primaries
Environment
California officials introduce initiative to bring down vehicle emissions
Somalia’s plight often overlooked among global trouble spots
Global Politics
Election moves to Nevada as Romney picks up Trump endorsement
Global Politics
Projections: Romney wins big in Florida primary
Global Politics
Voters in Florida head to polls for Republican presidential primary
Global Politics
With $9 billion deficit, US Postal Service may shut down
Business, Economics and Jobs
Harnessing tides for electricity
Global Politics
Jobs bill: Modest yet hopeful
Global Politics
What’s next for same-sex marriage
Health & Medicine
Cell phone use and cancer
Global Politics
Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
Business, Economics and Jobs
Safety regulations and small toy makers