BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a top choice to be former President Donald Trump’ s vice presidential running mate. The wealthy software entrepreneur has led North Dakota like a CEO. He’s championed business-oriented items such as income tax cuts and tech […]
Apr. 18—Maine home sales increased for the second consecutive month in March even as the median sales price neared a historic high, dampening hopes that a loosening of the inventory squeeze would put downward pressure on prices. March saw the early arrival of the busy spring real estate market with more homes hitting the market […]
A man on trial in Tarrant County on an indictment that alleged that he sexually assaulted a girl during acts over two and a half years killed himself last week at his Fort Worth house. The precise status of the trial at the time of the defendant’s death is not clear. Closing arguments in the […]
Nearly 10,000 people died of COVID-19 last month, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, noting the rising danger of the virus nearly four years after the pandemic’s onset. Citing holiday gatherings and cooler weather, WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that in December COVID hospitalizations increased by 42 percent in nearly 50 countries, mostly in […]