Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant — but he says his paychecks aren’t enough to buy shoes for his three daughters and insure his 15-year-old car. So he decided to draw attention to his plight: He walked off work in protest. […]
August 2013
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Chef’s Table dinner highlight of Bar Harbor visit
A special Chef’s Table dinner by Arturo Montez drew us back to the Bluenose Inn — as if we needed an excuse to enjoy another luxurious visit to Bar Harbor!
NH dad gets help preparing house for Boston marathon bomb victim
Jeffrey Bauman of Concord is making his home wheelchair accessible for his son, who lost both legs in the Boston marathon bombings.
UNH physics building damaged by smoke, water
A faculty member was cleaning with isopropyl alcohol on Sunday evening when something reacted with the alcohol and started a fire on a countertop in DeMerritt Hall.
Lab-grown beef: ‘Almost’ like a burger
Scientists hope that being able to make meat in labs will help combat world hunger and slow climate change.
Illegal buttocks injections killing, maiming women
Deaths from black market buttocks injections have been reported in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada and New York.
Sides come out slugging in Bulger trial wrap-ups
The jury is urged to either ignore testimony of ‘pathological liars’ or convict a ‘vicious, violent’ mob boss.
Injured Mount Washington hiker in stable condition
Authorities say the 25-year-old from Pembroke, Mass., slipped and fell 200 feet down a rock slope.
NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 1 year on Mars
After a poky but productive start, Curiosity recently pointed its wheels south, rolling toward the base of Mount Sharp in a journey that will last many months.
Maine teen dies in rollover on I-95
The SUV rolled over several times. Another adult and four juvenile passengers suffered minor injuries.