Facing life in prison for desertion, he describes his years in captivity in Afghanistan and the difficulties he still endures.
2017
Posted inNation & World, News
Federal court halts Trump’s military transgender ban
A judge directs a return to pre-Trump policy that allows transgender people to serve openly.
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Posted inBusiness, Health, News
On the health care precipice: ACA sign-ups to begin amid cutbacks, turmoil
An expert predicts enrollment for 2018 will fall because Trump killed one type of subsidy, but other subsidies will rise to help offset higher premiums.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Authors’ nightmare: Bot technology writes horror tales, with human help
Using data from 140,000 stories, the software spins its own yarns, some weird and others more clumsy than terrifying.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
President’s approval rating sinks to new low
Trump’s approval numbers fall to 38 percent in a new poll.
Posted inLife & Culture
Michael Jackson still generating millions
Jackson is atop the Forbes list of top-earning dead celebrities for the fifth straight year.
Posted inBusiness
Akzo in talks with Axalta to create paints giant
The companies confirm the talks about a possible merger.
Posted inLife & Culture
Gary Sinise named grand marshal of Rose Parade
The organization cites his many contributions to veterans’ causes.
Posted inBusiness
Railroad sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective
The lawsuit accuses an Alabama company of failing to use the proper protective coating on the ties.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Sanborn lawyers try to poke holes in prosecution’s 1992 murder case
They focus again on the state’s failure to pursue charges against another possible suspect in the grisly slaying of a 16-year-old girl in Portland.