One of the country’s two vice presidents says: ‘That will be their cemetery. It is not possible to bring out any bodies.’
May 2014
Arkansas AG supports gay marriage, but will defend state’s ban
Dustin McDaniel, a Democrat serving his final year as the state’s top attorney, is the first statewide official in Arkansas to back same-sex marriage.
Official: Boy who stowed away on jet leaves Hawaii
Details of when he left or where he went are not revealed.
NYC subway rail that snapped in derailment was new
The MTA says other rails from that shipment will be inspected.
Broncos’ Welker shares benefits of sports
The former New England Patriot joins Global Alliance for Health and Performance to promote and develop a healthy, high-performing lifestyle.
Bomb planted in government vehicle kills 5 in Somalia
Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels, al-Shabab, claimed responsibility for the attack that killed police officer Abdikafi Hilowle.
Military observers held in Ukraine released
The observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe were seized on April 25 in the city of Slovyansk, the epicenter of eastern Ukraine’s unrest.
LePage touts new photo welfare benefit cards in weekly radio address
Recipients are switching over to the new cards voluntarily in Bangor first so that the state can try out the new system.
Study: More work needed on Maine education plan
One researcher says, “The nuts and bolts of how to make it work in every classroom have not been laid out yet.”