A new MLB labor pact has been reached, but Boston still faces the choice of breaking up a group of talented young players.
December 2016
Posted inNation & World
Rebel shelling in Aleppo kills 2 nurses, 8 civilians
And a Russian fighter jet crashes when returning to an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean after a sortie over Syria.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Attorney says former Belgrade man not competent for trial in rape of 11-year-old
She says 22-year-old Travis R. Gerrier lacks the capacity to understand the length of the 20-year sentence the state is seeking.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Authorities seize 5 pounds of pot in probe of crash
A North Carolina couple are charged with marijuana trafficking after police find the drug in their vehicle.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Skowhegan police decry hoax about triple slaying
The department’s Facebook page was somehow duplicated with a phony post about fake murders in town.
Posted inNation & World, News
Pentagon hid study exposing $125 billion in administrative waste
Pentagon officials requested the report, but buried the results when it uncovered far more waste than anticipated, and leaders feared it would spur Congress to cut defense spending.
Posted inNews, Politics
Joe Biden isn’t ruling out a 2020 run
“I’m not committing not to run,” Vice President Joe Biden told reporters off the Senate floor.
Posted inLife & Culture
Jimmy Kimmel chosen to host Oscars
It will be a significant test for the comedian, who takes over after last year’s viewership fell to an 11-year low.
Posted inBusiness
Economists see slow growth ahead
A survey of economists also shows that most believe that the risk of a recession is remote.
Posted inBusiness
Amazon to introduce no-checkout grocery store in Seattle
The Internet giant is taking on food retailers with a high-tech experience that could alter industry practices.