Spain and Greece have mass unemployment and many other countries are seeing their numbers swell to uncomfortably high levels.
April 2013
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Euro zone unemployment at record 12 percent
A total of 19.07 million people were officially out of work in the eurozone in February, nearly two million more than the same month the year before.
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Possible human remains found in new 9/11 debris
The last sifting effort ended in 2010. This time, crews were able to dig up parts of the trade center site that were previously inaccessible to workers.
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Conn. lawmakers unveil bipartisan gun control plan
The legislation, which includes a ban on new high-capacity ammunition magazines, is hailed as “a message that should resound in 49 other states and in Washington.”
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Ga. city council votes to require gun ownership
The Nelson, Ga., city councilman who sponsored the measure said he knows the ordinance won’t be enforced but he still believes it will make the town safer.
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North Korea vows to restart nuclear facilities
The declaration will boost fears in Washington about North Korea’s timetable for building a nuclear missile that can reach the U.S.
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Maine man guilty of manslaughter in beating death
Peter Robinson beat a construction company owner to death in a property dispute.
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Bill would change Maine moose permit system
AUGUSTA — A public hearing is being held in Augusta on a bill that would increase the number of moose hunting permits in Maine based on the latest moose population estimate. The Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee is holding public hearings Tuesday on seven different wildlife bills. One of those bills would make […]
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Passamaquoddies say governor made threats over elvers
A tribal spokesman reports LePage threatened reprisals as the tribe and state clash over who regulates the valuable fishery.