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Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge connects Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada. With visits from Canadian customers having evaporated, many businesses in Madawaska, including gas stations and convenience stores, have been hit hard.

Travel Restrictions On Canadian Border Cut Back-And-Forth For Families, Businesses

Since March, the U.S. has blocked nonessential travel along the U.S.-Canada border to limit the spread of COVID-19. But in northern Maine, the move cut off many longstanding social and economic ties.

Trump, Biden Make Final Statements Before Election Day

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden make their closing arguments in what's been an unusual campaign season to say the least.

A former FARC guerrilla member waves a FARC political party flag during a demonstration in Bogota on Nov. 2. A federal court overturned an asylum decision Wednesday, holding that FARC death threats counted as persecution.×

Death Threats, Even In Writing, Can Be Grounds For Asylum, Appeals Court Says

The court overturned a Justice Department decision denying the asylum of a former Colombia police officer who received multiple death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.

A volunteer, part of a group that staged a redlining public art project in La Jolla, marks with red washable paint on Sept. 10, 2020, the areas once labeled as “servants quarters” where the so-called “serving class” lived.

Redlining History Brought To Life In La Jolla And Kensington

With washable red spray paint in hand, organizations working to improve the lives of people living in poverty set out to draw red lines in La Jolla and Kensington, to call attention to San Diego’s legacy of residential redlining.

After weeks of turmoil over the economic toll of the coronavirus, U.S. stock indexes entered a bear market, signaling an end to their 11-year winning streak.

Dow Plunges 2,300 Points: Stocks In Meltdown As Panic Selling Continues

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 10% — its biggest one-day drop since 1987 — as the coronavirus pandemic continued to rattle markets. Trading was temporarily halted earlier in the day.

A Boeing worker walks near a 737 Max jet on Monday in Renton, Wash. Boeing said it will suspend production of the troubled jetliner in January.

Boeing Will Suspend Production Of 737 Max Jetliners In January

The company said it is waiting for federal regulators to certify fixes for software blamed for two catastrophic plane crashes that killed 346 people.

for salmon but delivering less water for cities and farmers. State officials say water users along the Tuolumne River have agreed to voluntary concessions that would improve salmon habitat instead of the mandated increase in water flows. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump Plan Weakens Protections For California Fish, Diverts Water To Farms

The move fulfills a Trump campaign promise to help California's farmers. But it ignores the warnings of federal biologists who were sidelined.

Senators pressed Google executive Donald Harrison over whether the tech giant wields too much power over advertisers and publishers in the digital ad market, amid widening scrutiny of the company's dominance.

Google Says It Doesn't Monopolize Digital Ad Market. Senators Don't Buy It

Senators pressed the tech giant on the scope and scale of its digital advertising business. Republicans repeated long-running allegations of conservative bias.

State Rep. Larry Householder, pictured leaving the federal courthouse after an initial hearing on July 21, was removed and replaced as Ohio House Speaker following his indictment on Thursday.

Ohio House Removes And Replaces Newly Indicted Larry Householder As Speaker

Householder had been indicted on a racketeering charge. Lawmakers elected three-term state Rep. Bob Cupp to replace him.

A soldier stands by a charred truck that belongs to Michoacan state police, after it was burned during an attack in El Aguaje, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.

Roundtable: Soaring Homicide Rates In Mexico

Soaring homicide rates in Mexico. How America contributes to the problem. Overlooked San Diego rape kits yield DNA matches in the federal database. Dockless scooters are an economic boom, but are they really beneficial to the environment?

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