2015 – Page 33 – The Portland Press Herald

Returns from online sales prove costly for retailers

by Shannon Pettypiece Bloomberg December 29, 2015December 30, 2015

Internet sales increased 20 percent this year but consumers will send back 30 percent of clothing.

by DAVID WARREN The Associated Press December 29, 2015December 29, 2015

The theoretical disorder is not recognized by the American Psychiatric Association.

by Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times December 29, 2015December 29, 2015

There were 33.9 sets of twins per every 1,000 births in 2013 as the average age of first-time moms climbs.

Agents seize 150 grams of crack and say the group has brought significant amounts of the drug into parts of Hancock County.

Brianna Wilson, 19, told her parents, who live in Pownal, on Dec. 21 that she was coming home, but she never showed up, police say.

by PAT GRAHAM The Associated Press December 29, 2015December 30, 2015

The flamboyant Norwegian, who won four gold medals in the Olympics and helped found the U.S. ski industry, died Sunday at 88.

by Sarah Halzack The Washington Post December 29, 2015December 29, 2015

Slippage in on-time deliveries shows the increasing volume of online sales poses a challenge for the shipping giants.

by Adam Taylor The Washington Post December 29, 2015December 29, 2015

Japan will pay $8.3 million to support World War II South Korean sex workers but there are still tensions between the two countries.

by Steven Mufson Washington Post December 29, 2015February 16, 2016

Many consumers opt to save, not spend. Meanwhile the oil industry defers on capital spending plans.

by From Staff Reports December 29, 2015December 29, 2015

A photo of the mess is posted on the department’s Facebook page.