The judge’s ruling could cost the company $18 billion in additional fines for gross negligence.
October 2014
Posted inBusiness
Dow jumps 208 points on release of U.S. jobs report
All major stock indexes rise sharply after a pickup in U.S. hiring is reported in September.
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Posted inCelebrity News, Life & Culture
Dental technician sues Charlie Sheen for assault
His publicist says the actor had an adverse reaction to the combination of nitrous oxide and pain medication he was taking for a shoulder injury.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
UMaine football offense ready for test against No. 6 Villanova
The Black Bears started to click last week in a comeback victory at Towson.
Posted inNation & World
Massachusetts, Rhode Island shoreline projects to get $4.3 million
This second of three restoration plans is part of a settlement for the 2003 Buzzards Bay oil spill.
Posted inNation & World
Police: Kidnap suspect’s history rife with rage
Friends are shocked that the man accused in Hannah Graham’s disappearance is being linked to earlier assaults and even murder.
Posted inNation & World
Despite rally, school board in Colorado won’t back off
It still plans to review U.S. history courses with an eye toward promoting patriotism and downplaying social disorder.
Posted inNation & World
Ferguson protesters’ arrests seen as overreach
Clergy members denounce the crackdown and the ACLU is investigating, as 13 people remain in jail.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. officials assure public Ebola spread very unlikely
‘Our health care infrastructure in the United States is well-equipped to stop Ebola in its tracks, ‘ says Dr. Anthony Fauci, infectious diseases chief at the National Institutes of Health.
Posted inNation & World
Journalist with Ebola has unusual tale of his own
Identified as a reincarnated Tibetan lama as a baby, he is expected in Nebraska for treatment Monday.