We can expect several inches of snow, but a change to sleet and rain along the coast.
2020
Posted inLocal & State, News
Author’s journey connects her with Maine veteran and World War II pilot
Loretto Thompson says the more than 500 letters her father wrote during his service in the Army Air Corps led her to Roger Sundin, a.k.a. ‘Big Sundin,’ the man she credits with saving her father’s life in May of 1945.
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Posted inNation & World, News
From beginning to end, 2020 was the year of the virus
Major news about the virus bookended the year. Here’s a look back at some of the key moments.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Five female anchors settle discrimination case against New York news channel
The women, all older than 40, alleged that they were marginalized and cast aside to make room for younger women and men.
Posted inNation & World
Dick Thornburgh, ex-governor and U.S. attorney general, dies at 88
He built his reputation as a crime-busting federal prosecutor in Pittsburgh and as a moderate Republican governor.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Trump returns to White House early, offers year-end message
He underscores his administration’s work on the vaccine and economic stimulus checks.
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
GOP senator calls effort to overturn electoral college vote a ‘dangerous ploy’
Ben Sasse of Nebraska says there is no evidence of fraud so widespread that it could change the results.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for U.S. farms
DES MOINES, Iowa — Thanks to the government paying nearly 40 percent of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with higher profit than 2019 and the best net income in seven years, the Department of Agriculture said in its latest farm income forecast. Farmers faced challenges throughout 2020 that included the impact […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Both newspapers in Utah’s capital print final daily editions
The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News join others like the Tampa Bay Times and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
S&P 500 ends 2020 at another record high
The index finishes with a gain of 16.3 percent for the year, or a total return of about 18 percent, including dividends.