Business is good in ‘Vacationland.’ It would be even better with more housing.
ROCKLAND, Maine — Noah Barnes can’t sell bunks aboard his schooner fast enough. The ones unoccupied by his staff, anyway. Barnes, the owner and captain of the 153-year-old Stephen Taber, said demand for multiday voyages off Rockland has been “as good
‘Never Trumpers’ coalesce behind Dem ticket in Republicans for Harris campaign
Former anti-Trump Republicans, or ‘Never Trumpers,’ are now supporting Vice President Kamala Harris, who is aiming to reposition herself as a moderate while moving away from her past progressive positions. The campaign officially launched as Republicans for Harris on Sunday with
Trump’s attacks on Harris’s identity trip up a top supporter
The first night of last month’s Republican convention was centered on the sort of politics the party loudly eschews. The speakers included an array of supporters of former president Donald Trump who weren’t White or male or business leaders —
Dow tumbles more than 600 points after weak jobs report
Stocks tumbled for the second-straight day Friday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report and a dismal forecast from Amazon added to investor fears of a more substantial slowdown for the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 611 points,
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold nearly half its stake in Apple
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped nearly half of its gigantic Apple stake last quarter in a surprising move for the famously long-term-focused investor. The Omaha-based conglomerate disclosed in its earnings filing that its holding in the iPhone maker was valued at $84.2 billion at the
Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife responds after second gentleman admitted to affair with nanny
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife released a statement defending her ex after he confessed to having an affair with a nanny during their marriage. ‘Doug and I decided to end our marriage for a variety of reasons, many years ago,’ Kerstin
Harris hours away from most consequential announcement of her career
Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the most significant decision of her quarter-century political career – choosing a running mate to join her on the Democratic Party’s national ticket. And an announcement of her decision is expected in the coming hours
Israel considers preemptive strike on Iran as tensions escalate: report
Israeli officials are leaving no options off the table as they consider the possibility of hitting Iran with a preemptive strike while Jerusalem stares down threats in every direction. Following a Sunday meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his
The presidential race shifts — modestly, so far — toward Harris
One way you know that CBS News’s new poll of the presidential race is bad news for former president Donald Trump is that Trump’s campaign is trying to spin it as unreliable. In a “confidential memorandum” sent to reporters on Sunday,
JD Vance to tail Kamala Harris and her running mate this week on campaign trail
As Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her soon-to-be-announced running mate hit the campaign trail this week in all seven crucial battleground states, Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance will be close by. The first-term senator from Ohio, who is