Nation Nov 26 Officials investigate potential hate crime after 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate…
Nation Sep 13 Hurricane watch issued in Maine as rain-soaked New England braces for Lee The National Hurricane Center has issued a hurricane watch for portions of Maine and a tropical storm watch for a large area of coastal New England as Hurricane Lee heads to the region.
Science Jun 08 Here’s why there’s so much smoke in the air right now The effects reach as far south as North Carolina and west to Ohio, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.
World Jun 06 Canadian wildfires have led to air-quality alerts in U.S. Here’s how to stay safe Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since…
Nation Apr 18 Pastry painting sparks free speech debate in New Hampshire Where is the line between art, and advertising? The unresolved question is testing the direct democracy of a small New England town, where a painting of pastries has led to zoning dispute, a First Amendment lawsuit and a local vote.
Arts Mar 31 ‘Strega Nona’ author Tomie dePaola is dead at age 85 Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful old witch in Italy, died Monday at age 85.
World Mar 19 U.S. citizen accused of human rights violations freed in Lebanon A U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed, a senator who had pushed for his release announced Thursday.
Arts May 16 PHOTOS: Remembering famed architect I.M. Pei, dead at 102 Pei, the versatile, globe-trotting architect who revived the Louvre with a giant glass pyramid and captured the spirit of rebellion at the multi-shaped Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died at age 102.