A volunteer driver for a community aid agency, a bus passenger, and a dental office worker all won support today for their claims that they were subjected to illegal discrimination.
September 2013
Police: Driver in N.H. crash that killed cyclists had no license
Police say 20-year-old Darriean Hess had been stopped earlier in the day for speeding and ordered to wait for a friend to drive her car away.
Somali leader says threat of al-Shabab is global
The Somali president, speaking in Ohio, comments on reports that some of the Kenya mall attackers may have lived in the United States.
Fairfax reaches tentative deal to buy BlackBerry
BlackBerry shares plunged Friday after the company announced a loss of nearly $1 billion and layoffs of 4,500 workers.
LePage officials: Bear baiting keeps Mainers safe
The state would see more bear-human conflicts and ‘put residents in serious danger’ if it banned bear baiting, they say.
Conn. court weighs if horses are inherently vicious
If the ruling stands, farmers and horse owners say, the classification would make insuring the animals too expensive and would threaten the state’s horse industry.
Officials won’t say if Maine suspected of terrorist links
The possible connection emerges after the al-Shabab’s deadly attack on a mall in Kenya, but authorities remain tight-lipped.
Police investigate marijuana cultivation near Freeport athletic fields
Police say they arrested two men Sunday who possessed recently harvested marijuana plants, and officers plan to search the woods nearby for more.
Victims in Kenya mall attack came from all over the world
Those killed include a poet, diplomats, tropical disease specialists, an architect and children.
LePage cancels trip to western Canada
Other officials from his administration will go on the trade mission and meet with Alberta’s premier.