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East region's recruiting talent starts in Ohio
Sep 01, 2010 14:31 EDT
East recruiting talent starts in Ohio, where Ohio State tries to keep prospects in-state. The state of Ohio has its share of high school football talent and the Ohio State Buckeyes do their best to make sure those prospects stay home.
NY Times' radiation investigation wins APME award
Aug 25, 2010 14:05 EDT
New York Times' investigation of radiation risks wins Public Service Award from APME. An investigation into the dangers of the increasing use of radiation in diagnosing and treating disease earned The New York Times a Public Service Award Wednesday from the Associated Press Managing Editors association.
Experts: Gators in northern waters probably pets
Aug 24, 2010 16:50 EDT
Movin' on up: Alligators showing up in northern cities, irresponsible pet owners get the blame. Two gators in the Chicago River. One strolling down a Massachusetts street. Another in bustling New York City. And that's just in the past few weeks.
3-foot alligator found crossing Mass. street
Aug 23, 2010 17:16 EDT
Firefighter discovers 3-foot alligator with collar crossing Massachusetts street. A three-foot alligator, sporting a collar around its neck, has been found aimlessly strolling a Massachusetts city. Firefighter Scott Hurst spotted the out-of-place tan reptile Sunday as it quietly crossed a street in Brockton, 25 miles south of Boston.
Biographical information on Kenneth Feinberg
Jun 16, 2010 13:11 EDT
Biographical information on federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. NAME ? Kenneth R. Feinberg.
Mass. Catholic schools welcome Haitian refugees
Apr 28, 2010 13:14 EDT
Mass. Catholic schools welcome Haitian earthquake refugees in bid to reach out, diversify. Floors cracked and walls collapsed in Christine Jennifer Delma's Port-au-Prince school when the catastrophic earthquake struck in January.
Mass. 1st-grade sex harassment case settled
Feb 12, 2010 08:31 EST
Family of Mass. boy accused of sexual harassment in 1st grade case gets $180,000 settlement. The family of a Massachusetts boy suspended after school officials accused him of sexually harassing a girl in his first-grade class has settled a lawsuit against the city of Brockton for $180,000.
Mother found guilty in 4-year-old's drug death
Feb 09, 2010 18:29 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston-area woman was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder in the 2006 death of her 4-year-old daughter from an overdose of powerful psychotropic drugs.
6 accused in Mass. mortgage scheme
Dec 22, 2009 15:25 EST
6 indicted in alleged mortgage fraud scheme in Massachusetts. Three real estate investors, two mortgage brokers and a disbarred attorney have been indicted for allegedly participating in a complex scheme to defraud homeowners and mortgage lenders in the Boston area, authorities announced Tuesday.
Police: Mass. suspect mutilated fingers to hide ID
Dec 14, 2009 21:16 EST
Police say Boston drug-trafficking suspect mutilated fingers to conceal identity. Police say a Boston man wanted for drug trafficking tried to conceal his identity by cutting the tips of his fingers to hide the prints. State Police spokesman David Procopio said Monday that Francis Viliar admitted to police that he paid someone $400 to slice off the fleshy pads at the ends of his fingers.
Petters associate explains how alleged scam worked
Nov 10, 2009 08:05 EST
Former Petters associate with criminal past explains role in alleged $3.65B Ponzi scheme. A key figure in the case of a Minnesota businessman accused of orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme acknowledged Monday that he was a disbarred lawyer with a criminal record who had entered the federal witness protection program decades earlier.
Mass. lawsuits: 2 kids ill from E. coli meat
Nov 03, 2009 17:24 EST
Massachusetts lawsuits say 2 children ill from meat contaminated with E. coli. Lawsuits against two meat companies claim a Massachusetts girl and a Rhode Island boy were sickened by ground beef contaminated by E. coli bacteria.
Biographical information on Kenneth Feinberg
Oct 22, 2009 19:15 EDT
Biographical information on federal pay czar Kenneth Feinberg. NAME ? Kenneth R. Feinberg.
Fame didn't separate Kennedy from little guy
Aug 27, 2009 08:43 EDT
Kennedy lived life on a big stage, but constituents say he never forgot the little guy. The world remembers Sen. Edward Kennedy for his passionate liberalism, legislative skill and stewardship of a political dynasty.
Fame didn't separate Kennedy from little guy
Aug 27, 2009 05:48 EDT
The world remembers Sen. Edward Kennedy for his passionate liberalism, legislative skill and stewardship of a political dynasty.
In the red, US school districts cut yellow buses
Aug 24, 2009 09:20 EDT
Get off the bus: Cash-strapped US districts cut school bus service, raising safety concerns. As a mother of two, Feleccia Moore-Davis is accustomed to the usual back-to-school swirl of new supplies, new clothes and new routines. But this year, that final flurry of summer is accompanied by an unusual worry.
People to People Parent Company Faces Securities Class Action
Jul 15, 2009 20:00 EDT
Complaint alleges overly optimistic outlook . The Ambassador's Group, which is affiliated with the controversial student-travel organization People to People, is facing a securities class action brought on behalf of its stockholders.
Cities to receive money for fighting homelessness
Jul 09, 2009 22:42 EDT
State-by-state list of cites and areas to receive stimulus money to combat homelessness. State-by-state look at cities, counties and communities where stimulus money will be distributed to combat homelessness and the dollars for each location, according to the Housing and Urban Development Department:
Geithner unveils stimulus tax credits in Boston
May 27, 2009 16:44 EDT
Treasury Secretary Geithner unveils stimulus-funded tax credits for organizations in 33 states. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced Wednesday that organizations working in 33 states would receive $1.5 billion in business tax credits fueled with federal stimulus money and aimed at creating and saving jobs in areas hit hard by the economic downturn.
Massachusetts AG in $60 million deal with Goldman
May 11, 2009 15:13 EDT
Investment banker Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay a $10 million fee and let some 714 Massachusetts homeowners rework their mortgages in a settlement reached as part of a state investigation into subprime lending.
