October 2014 – Page 539 – The Portland Press Herald

Wal-Mart will offer health-care options

by The Washington Post October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

Wal-Mart hopes the health insurance service will get customers into stores for all their health-care needs.

by Sarah Halzack The Washington Post October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

Wall Street and consumers appear ready to shrug off big breaches at Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase.

Frederick Harry Horne Jr. and his father were charged after police raided a home where a half-dozen women were found.

by The Associated Press October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

Islamic State militants penetrate the Kurdish front lines and move into Kobani on the Turkish border.

The deal makes business sense, but who will fill the gap?

by MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

The deputy VA secretary says ‘when we discover evidence of wrongdoing, we will hold employees accountable.’

by MARIA CHENG The Associated Press October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

The baby boy’s Swedish parents say they hope they can be an inspiration to others coping with infertility.

by DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

Robel Phillipos is accused of lying to the FBI, but his attorney says his memory was clouded by pot use.

by Jennifer Van Allen Staff Writer October 7, 2014October 7, 2014

Demand is high for items made by Alaina Harris, who owns Alaina Marie, and she finds that managing her response to that demand is crucial.

by David G. Savage Tribune Washington Bureau October 7, 2014October 6, 2014

The court refuses to hear five states’ appeals, a decision that makes six other states’ bans illegal as well.