Reaching a security agreement in coming weeks is necessary so the Pentagon can schedule deployments and plan what equipment to keep in the country after 2014.
2013
Real story not quite as tidy as ‘Captain Phillips’
In fact, many more than three shots were fired, $30,000 went missing and the integrity of the SEALs was questioned.
Police pull over truckers in protest convoy on Beltway
Police say the drivers were pulled over after they began driving side-by side across all four northbound lanes, slowing traffic to about 15 mph.
Global chemical watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize
By giving the award to the largely faceless international organization the Nobel committee found a way to highlight the Syria conflict without siding with any group involved in the fighting.
Environmental group: Studies detail risks of mining Bald Mountain
But the state DEP, which is devising new mining rules for Maine, calls the 20-year-old pollution warnings outdated.
Sorority members injured in Delaware bus crash
The students on the bus were members of Phi Sigma Sigma sorority and were on their way to a party.
Tough laws for texting, repeat OUI take effect in Maine
Drivers cited for repeat texting will now have their licenses suspended.
Bill Nemitz: LePage, Collins’ behavior beyond baffling
Their responses to crises leave jaws gaping.
MLB: Verlander, TIgers advance to ALCS
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched another Game 5 gem in Oakland while carrying a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, and Miguel Cabrera homered to lead the Detroit Tigers past the Athletics 3-0 Thursday night and back into the AL championship series.
Probate court judge says Ohio man must stay legally dead
The man missed the three-year limit for changing a death ruling.