Maine will use a traditional “request for proposal” process instead of a proposed direct-negotiation system, a state official said today.

The singer had 18 gold records and three platinum, was nominated for five Grammy awards and hosted the Grammy ceremonies on several occasions. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2011.

The prosecution called its last witness this morning in the murder trial of Jay Mercier of Industry.

Police clashed with protesters hurling petrol bombs and bottles in central Athens Wednesday after an anti-government rally called as part of a general strike in Greece turned violent.

From mold, to mice, to moisture, the JFK Library and Museum in Boston is trying to save its collection of Hemingway’s incoming letters from different damage that has been degrading the batch as it ages.