LONDON (AP) — Unilever, the company that makes Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline, said Tuesday that it is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. London-based Unilever said its ice cream business, which also includes ...
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — A $40,000 reward for information leading to a resolution of the case of missing Vermont teen Brianna Maitland was announced by the FBI on Tuesday, the 20th anniversary of her disappearance. The 17-year-old was last seen the evening of March 19, 2004, when she left work ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill Tuesday that would require all firearms, when not being used by the owner or another authorized user, to be stored in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant mechanical lock. Under the bill, the unsafe storage of a firearm ...
ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater. Shorty is ready to ask: Why is so much being spent on a truck? The coffee, fresh-baked bread and donuts have been laid out. Eighty-seven voters have squeezed into the Elmore Town Hall. Town ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government on Friday designated a large area off the New England coast for offshore wind production development, setting the stage for a possible lease sale within the Gulf of Maine. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said in a statement that the ...
BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in their late father's personal items, the FBI said Friday. The 22 artifacts, some of which date back to ...
