2013 – Page 7059 – The Portland Press Herald

Boys’ Basketball: Cole uses a surge to burn Stags

by MARK JEANNERET / Special to the Press Herald January 3, 2013

Dustin Cole scores 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter to help Bonny Eagle defeat Cheverus, 69 to 48.

Sperm donor fights child-support effort

by The Associated Press January 3, 2013

TOPEKA, Kan. – A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after answering an online ad is fighting the state’s efforts to suddenly force him to pay child support for the now 3-year-old girl, arguing that he and the women signed an agreement waiving all of his parental rights. The case hinges on […]

Nation & World

Patti Page, of ‘Tennessee Waltz’ fame, dies

by The Associated Press January 3, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Patti Page, the “Singing Rage” who stumbled across “Tennessee Waltz” and made it one of the best-selling recordings ever, has died. She was 85. Page died on New Year’s Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to publicist Schatzi Hageman. Page was the top-selling female singer of the 1950s, with more than 100 million […]

Nation & World

Grounding stirs Arctic debate

by The Associated Press January 3, 2013

Critics point to the ship accident as a sign of worse to come from oil drilling in the wild region.

Nation & World

Dispatches

January 3, 2013

SEOUL, South Korea Google executive traveling to North Korea on mission Google’s executive chairman is preparing to travel to one of the last frontiers of cyberspace: North Korea. Eric Schmidt will be traveling to North Korea on a private, humanitarian mission led by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that could take place as early […]

Business

Al-Jazeera buys Current TV, co-founded by Al Gore

by The Associated Press January 3, 2013

LOS ANGELES – Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach nearly ninefold to about 40 million homes. With a focus on U.S. news, it plans to rebrand the left-leaning news network that co-founder Al Gore couldn’t make relevant. The former vice […]

Nation & World

Car hits, kills photographer going after Bieber

by The Associated Press January 3, 2013

LOS ANGELES – In the world of paparazzi, one image of the rich or famous can be like winning the lottery. But the hunt for that shot can be dangerous – even deadly. A photographer was struck by a car and killed on Tuesday as he darted across a street after snapping pictures of Justin […]

New England Patriots, Sports

Patriots’ Beat: Belichick’s human side surfaces

by Mike Lowe January 3, 2013

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Too often we see Bill Belichick on autopilot. Short, terse answers to media questions. Bland, cliched answers to other media questions. There are times when he opens up, especially when asked something about NFL history, or even cracks a joke or a smile but too often he seems annoyed at having to […]