As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Ten Maine semifinalists are in the running for the James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards. Half of the semifinalists are from Portland, including two for best chef in the Northeast – Jake Stevens, Leeward, Portland, and Jordan Rubin, Mr. Tuna.

Named “Restaurant City” in 2018, Portland, Maine has again received food honors with a top ... reviewers on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period. The top honor went to New Orleans, Louisiana, known for its blend of Cajun and Creole foods, from gumbo ...

Snow covered the white-sand beaches of normally sunny vacation spots, including Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Pensacola Beach, Florida. The heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hitting parts of the Deep South came as a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Boston was named in the top ten “Best of the Best Destinations” in the U.S. for food, earning the sixth spot in Tripadvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards. The list encourages visitors to explore beyond the history of the city with museums like the Isabella Stewart Gardner and old neighborhoods like Little Italy.

Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a local hospital.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

Acamaya chef Ana Castro and Kaitlin Guerin of Lagniappe Bakehouse are among the New Orleans semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, recognizing excellence in the food and hospitality industry.

Raised in Orono, Maine, Murphy didn’t start sewing in earnest until she declared a major in fashion design and production at Lasell University. After graduating, she discovered a talent for turning treasured textiles into wardrobe staples by repurposing quilts and knit and crocheted blankets into a classic chore coat design.

David Maland, 44, was a military veteran who worked security duty at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks, his family said.

The St. Dominic/Lisbon girls hockey team is ending its season with five games remaining on its schedule due to multiple injuries on an already thin roster. Head coach Paul Gosselin said the decision wasn’t a total surprise because the Saints (2-11) began the season with only 11 players.

Every morning, the staff at Pine Ridge Acres stocks the farm store with 20 dozen eggs. They're gone within two hours. The eggs — fresh from the Cumberland farm's 300 hens and priced at $6 per dozen — used to last the entire day.