New York police try to identify the woman who shoved a man into the path of an oncoming train.
2012
Posted inBusiness
Settlement with Toyota given OK
Toyota says the deal announced Wednesday will resolve hundreds of lawsuits from motorists.
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Posted inNation & World
Woman charged in Vegas slashing suspected of killing girl, 10
LAS VEGAS – Authorities said Friday they believe a casino worker killed a 10-year-old girl several days before Christmas, then went to the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip and slashed the face of a co-worker with a pair of razor blades. The weeklong search for Jade Morris ended Friday afternoon when officials confirmed […]
Posted inNation & World
N.J. corrections employee shot dead after opening fire in a police station
While being processed for a domestic-violence arrest, a man disarms one and shoots two officers.
Posted inNation & World
Woman dies of injuries suffered in gang rape
The case is forcing India to confront the fact that women are blamed for being sexually assaulted.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Same-sex marriages are milestones of progress
Altering the law does not eliminate discrimination, but it does mark change.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Our acceptance of gun violence puts American children at risk
Rather than arm teachers, we should ask why we tolerate the idea that guns are needed.
Posted inSports
Girls’ basketball: Trojans pull an escape
Thornton Academy holds on despite problems finding the basket in the final minutes.
Posted inNation & World
Syrian rebels target government airports
Meanwhile, a regime airstrike south of Aleppo kills 14 people – most of them women and children.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Headline focused on gun, not deed
A man who beat his grandmother to death with a hammer murders again after serving a scant 17 years in prison, and the Press Herald trumpets the news that he chose the same weapon used in the Newtown massacre (“Similar guns used in N.Y., Conn. killings,” Dec. 26). Why not: “Convicted killer kills again”? The […]