Closest to the source, the earthquake was at intensity level 4.5. Sandwich and the Outer Cape experienced the earthquake at a level 3 intensity. The rest of Cape Cod, the South Coast, and parts of Martha's Vineyard experienced the earthquake at a level 2.5 intensity.

U.S. Border Patrol is beefing up security in Houlton to curb illegal entries from Canada. According to the U.S. Border Patrol Houlton Sector, they have seen a 250% increase in illegal border crossings by vehicles from 2023 to 2024.

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Those of us who live in the mainstream need to be extra vigilant about extreme voices that are eager to exploit our legitimate grievances and frustrations for their own power grabs.

Your prior year return will give you a good starting point for figuring out what documents you need to have handy to fill out your 2024 return, said Tom O’Saben, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals.

Initially, the IRS made Direct File available only to government employees in 12 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State and Wyoming. It was later made available to private-sector taxpayers.

President Donald Trump said that he would retaliate against Colombia after it turned away two military flights that had migrants being deported on Sunday.

A Trump executive order temporarily pauses leases and permits for offshore and onshore wind projects. Wind advocates say an offshore wind freeze could threaten states' climate goals and jobs.

The Maine fire marshal's office says improper disposal of smoking material at an Ellsworth apartment building caused a fire Wednesday morning that seriously burned one man and displaced three other people.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Maine coon cat named Mittens became an accidental jetsetter this month when her cage was overlooked in a plane cargo hold and she made three trips in 24 hours between New Zealand and Australia.