Traumatized residents board government buses, and Syrian President Bashar Assad says, ‘History is being made.’
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New Hampshire man accused of trying to move ambulance blocking his car
Emergency workers heard the ‘beeping’ sound of the ambulance backing up and called police.
Poland gun shop owner says he sold shotgun used in Hebron slaying-suicide
Joe Cimino says he wouldn’t have sold the gun to Daniel Randall if he’d known about Randall’s recent stay at an alcohol recovery facility.
Gorham fifth-grader dies from injuries suffered in Monday crash
The accident also killed Paige Piawlock’s father and injured her sister, mother and a family friend.
Obama signs bill to strengthen U.S. security along Canadian border
Maine Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins are cosponsors of the bill.
California becomes first state to adopt energy efficiency rules for computers
The regulations promise to reduce energy consumed by computers by about one-third.
U.S. average 30-year mortgage rate rises to 4.16 percent
Long-term mortgage rates have climbed for seven straight weeks, since the election.
Trump picks Montana Rep. Zinke for interior post
Zinke has advocated for more drilling and mining on public lands and expressed skepticism about the urgency of climate change.
Cuba would like to repay Czech debt with $276 million in rum
If the proposal becomes reality, the Czechs would have enough Cuban rum for well over a century.
Amtrak’s Downeaster train service at 15: More riders, more communities
Public service was inaugurated on December 15, 2001, when a train left Portland for Boston at 6:05 a.m.