Migrants are crammed onto cargo ships that are sent toward shore with no one in command.
2015
Posted inBusiness
Beleaguered McDonald’s looks for a positive spin
NEW YORK — McDonald’s wants to bring back that loving feeling. As the world’s biggest hamburger chain fights to hold onto customers, the company on Friday unveiled a new marketing strategy and ads it says will emphasize the “love” in its long-running “I’m Lovin’ It” slogan. As part of the push, McDonald’s released TV ads […]
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Posted inNation & World
Driver who struck, killed pair in Boston sentenced to jail
Mohamed Alfageeh ran a red light, hit another vehicle and slid into the young couple June 21.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Some coastal Maine towns eye two-tier fee structure for clam diggers
Offering full-fee licenses or discounts for conservation work would address the Department of Labor’s concern.
Posted inNew England Patriots, Sports
Sidelined a year ago, Wilfork makes impression with Patriots
Vince Wilfork is the key to the defensive line heading into the playoffs.
Posted inNation & World
Little Jimmy Dickens of Grand Ole Opry dies
Dickens, who stood 4-foot-11, had performed on the Opry almost continuously since 1948.
Posted inBusiness
LGBT entrepreneurs prosper as business embraces diversity
Economic opportunity arises from federal agencies, organizations and Fortune 500 firms.
Posted inLife & Culture
Palace denies Prince Andrew engaged in ‘impropriety’
A lawsuit filed in Florida alleges otherwise.
Posted inNation & World
Clinton’s inaugural poet dies at 84
Arkansas poet Miller Williams, who is the father of singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, died Thursday night at a hospital in Fayetteville of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Posted inNation & World
Mother gets prison term for slashing her children
Tanicia Goodwin is sentenced to 20 to 25 years for cutting her kids’ throats in Salem, Mass.