LAS VEGAS – A sergeant in Saudi Arabia’s air force was jailed in Las Vegas on charges that he pulled a boy into a hotel room and sexually assaulted him the morning of Sin City’s big New Year’s Eve fireworks extravaganza. Mazen Alotaibi, 23, faces charges including kidnapping, sexual assault with a minor and felony […]
2013
Posted inNation & World
Confirmation battle brews for Obama Defense pick
The nomination of Chuck Hagel, a former Republican senator and Vietnam veteran, could come Monday.
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Posted inNews
Crash highlights importance of properly securing children
One Maine expert says most children aren’t properly secured in their car seats.
Posted inNation & World
Bluefin tuna sells for $1.76 million
TOKYO – A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year. In the year’s first auction at the Tsukiji fish market, the 489-pound tuna caught off northeastern Japan sold for 155.4 million yen, a market official said. The fish’s tender pink […]
Posted inNation & World
Dispatches
WASHINGTON Decision on adopted girl will get high court review The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple’s adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma. The high court agreed to hear an appeal by Matt and Melanie Capobianco over the fate of 3-year-old […]
Posted inOpinion
Bruce Poliquin: Together, we made a difference to Maine’s bottom line
The outgoing treasurer lauds the new sense of fiscal restraint that makes Maine’s economy stronger.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Strange PR strategy in LePage’s canned videos
The straight-talking governor likes it better when the questions come from his own staff.
Posted inBusiness
S&P 500 ends highest since December 2007
NEW YORK – The Standard & Poor’s 500 closed at its highest level in five years Friday after a report showed that hiring held up in December, giving stocks an early lift. The S&P 500 finished up 7.10 points at 1,466.47, its highest close since December 2007. The index began its descent from a record […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Payroll tax increase necessary to keep funding Social Security
We should give up the notion that we can have the things we want without paying for them.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Easy access enables gun tragedies
I was born and raised in the state of Maine. My dad bought me my first rifle when I was in the eighth grade and taught me how to use it. I understand the Second Amendment and the right of Americans to bear arms. But what I don’t understand is why private citizens need to […]