The Maine senator’s goal is $2 billion in the next five years, saying ‘what an investment it would be.’
January 2014
Starks spitting case will go to trial
Cindy Brown pleaded not guilty in Skowhegan District Court to spitting on a selectman in an argument over a proposed cell tower.
University of Oklahoma: No evidence of shots fired
Officials at the University of Oklahoma had told everyone to shelter in place following report of shots fired on campus.
N.H. House OKs in-state tuition for illegal residents
Opponents argue it isn’t fair for out-of-state students to pay higher tuition than students in the country illegally.
Portland tar sands protesters chain themselves to TD Bank doors
The group is protesting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, and says TD Bank was an investor in the pipeline.
Target data thieves hide amid layers of black market criminals
Experts say they can make money without exposing themselves and will be difficult to locate.
Boston family sentenced in Ponzi scheme
Prosecutors say the family promised high returns from low-risk loans, but used money from new investors to pay early investors.
Ukraine prosecutors: 2 dead men hit by live ammo
The protesters’ deaths fueled fears that daily protests aimed at bringing down the government could escalate and turn even more violent.
Police search for motive in deadly Purdue shooting
The 21-year-old teaching assistant who was killed was targeted by the shooter, police said.
Syria peace talks open with bitter rhetoric
Representatives of more than 30 nations are gathered near Lake Geneva in the most ambitious international effort yet to end an almost 3-year-old conflict.