The man was with a group of friends Thursday when he wandered off the Tuckerman Ravine trail to get a better look at a waterfall and fill his water bottle.
September 2013
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Holder makes new drug-sentencing policy retroactive
The policy change will be applied to suspects in drug cases who have been charged but not yet tried, as well as to individuals who have been convicted but not yet sentenced.
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U.S. and Iran eye diplomatic defrosting at U.N.
Cautiously optimistic yet still skeptical, Washington is weighing whether Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s recent overtures actually represent new policies or just new packaging.
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Medal of Honor recipients meet in Gettysburg
Nearly half of the 79 living recipients of Medal of Honor are attending the gathering where some of its first recipients fought 150 years ago.
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Boy, 3, among 13 injured in Chicago park shooting
Authorities said the child was in critical condition. Two other victims were also in critical condition.
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An arrest on no charge: State law, used rarely for victims, lands allegedly battered Chelsea woman in jail
Prosecutors say Jessica Ruiz might risk death if she fails to testify at her alleged abuser’s trial, but her lawyer cites “outrageous conduct” by Kennebec County’s district attorney.
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Tom’s cutting jobs nationally
Tom’s of Maine, the widely known Kennebunk-based producer of all-natural personal care products, is eliminating 28 jobs nationally as it changes its sales and marketing teams.
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ACLU: Few benefits from ‘fusion’ surveillance centers
A survey of ‘suspicious activity reports’ shows how innocent Americans are being targeted.