The pit bull mix was declared vicious and ordered to be euthanized, but the case inspired thousands of strangers across the globe to sign a petition to save the dog’s life.
April 2012
Lawsuit targets Maine dairy over use of kosher symbol
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America is asking a judge to order Maine’s Own Organic Milk Co. to stop using the symbol and is seeking monetary damages.
2nd panel blasts GSA for parties, trips, bonuses
Congressional questioning ranges beyond the $823,000 paid for a Las Vegas conference to trips to the South Pacific and the Napa Valley wine country.
Jury selection excruciating in Roger Clemens trial
Some question the money and time spent going after the ex-Red Sox pitcher, but the prosecution say it’s important to show that lying under oath will not be tolerated in the American justice system.
Crew in fatal yacht race shared love of racing
Eight people were aboard the Low Speed Chase on Saturday when a pair of swells knocked all but one of them into the water near the Farallon Islands and sent the yacht onto rocks.
BIW’s next Zumwalt-class destroyer to be named for LBJ
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson was a naval officer during World War II.
Maine line-item veto decision due soon
Leaders of both parties in the House and Senate are polling their members to see if there’s sufficient interest in coming back to Augusta to take up the governor’s vetoes.
SNAPSHOT: Maiden voyage
Eli Hopkins is accompanied by his parents, Carla Hopkins, left, and Victoria Eleftheriou, while taking a cruise Monday at a pond near their home in Mount Vernon. The couple purchased the boy a kayak for his seventh birthday on Tuesday and decided to make a splash a day early because of temperatures in the 80s.
Betsy Thurston has rebuilt a life after suffering years of abuse
Betsy Thurston has seen a lot of injuries in her two-plus decades as a nurse.
Lack of sleep linked to diabetes, heart disease
WASHINGTON — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights.