December 2016 – Page 485 – The Portland Press Herald

In a sign of Republican times, House votes to ease curbs on banks

by MARCY GORDON Associated Press December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

The bill targeting the Dodd-Frank law won’t pass now, but will win favor when the GOP controls the White House and Congress in January.

‘I myself cry and mourn daily the loss of those young lives,’ says the owner of the building in Portland where a fire killed six people.

by Stephen Battaglio and Brian Lowry Los Angeles Times December 1, 2016December 2, 2016

His MTM Productions created ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’ ‘Bob Newhart’ and ‘Hill Street Blues.’

The hustle is a 5K and half-marathon event that raises funds for Easter Seals.

by JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Changing the policy would require an act of Congress, and there are no signs that lawmakers plan to move swiftly to alter the law.

He is on a two-week tour of the Caribbean that is also a celebration of the 90th birthday of his grandmother the queen.

by Associated Press December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

The $4 billion Navy destroyer lost propulsion Nov. 21 on its way to its homeport in San Diego.

by Associated Press December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

The scenic road remains open to pedestrians and bicyclists.

by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press December 1, 2016December 1, 2016

Such mobile shopping accounted for $4.61 billion in sales from Thanksgiving through Monday.

Rapper Lil Twist pleads no contest on the first day of his trial.