The former N.H. high school employee’s sensational trial inspired books and the Nicole Kidman movie “To Die For.”
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Amid protests, Europe limited in curbing high energy prices
Slashing fuel taxes and doling out billions is proving inadequate to help people cope with spiking energy prices.
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Putin wants ‘unfriendly countries’ to pay rubles for gas
Economists said the move appears designed to try to support the ruble, which has collapsed against other currencies since Putin invaded Ukraine.
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U.S. new-home sales declined in February for a second month
Sales of new U.S. homes fell in February for a second month, suggesting high prices and rising mortgage rates may be keeping prospective buyers on the sidelines. Purchases of new single-family homes decreased 2% to a 772,000 annualized pace following a downwardly revised 788,000 in January, government data showed Wednesday. The median estimate in a […]
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Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
An Associated Press review finds that state and local governments have spent nearly $1 billion worth of federal coronavirus aid on projects that have little to do with combating the pandemic.
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Stocks fall on Wall Street as crude oil prices climb again
Wednesday’s trading gives back nearly all of the gains made a day earlier.
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Stocks fall on Wall Street as crude oil prices climb again
Wednesday’s trading gives back nearly all of the gains made a day earlier.
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Simba the lion, wolf safely evacuated from war-torn Ukraine
A lion and a wolf have been evacuated from a zoo in war-torn Ukraine and brought to safety in Romania in what an animal rights group involved in the operation says was a four-day mission ‘full of dangers.’
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Biden seeks new sanctions, help for Ukrainians in Europe
Meanwhile, European Union nations on Wednesday signed off on another 500 million euros in military aid for Ukraine.
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Tuesday’s college roundup: UMaine opens 2022 football season at New Mexico
The Black Bears will once again face two FBS teams and will play newcomers Hampton and Monmouth in its CAA schedule.