Bunker Hill
26HARMON.ART
Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST
``He's the last guy in the world you need in Chelsea,'' Santagate recalls telling the housing authority board. But the appointment sailed through. Someone, Santagate figured, had gotten to the members.
Man charged with murder of Boy Scouts assistant
Aug 22, 2011 12:39 EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A man charged with fatally stabbing a 76-year-old Boy Scouts assistant leader in the neck as he guided children on a hike allegedly broke his mother's arm in a fight just minutes before the attack, police said.
Palin sticks to her guns after US history flub
Jun 05, 2011 11:10 EDT
Potential presidential candidate Sarah Palin stood by her skewed version of US history Sunday, insisting patriot Paul Revere warned British soldiers along with Americans ahead of key revolutionary battles.
Palin: Reject calls to `fundamentally' change US
Aug 28, 2010 18:16 EDT
Palin: Reject calls to `fundamentally transform' nation, focus on ways to `restore America'. Sarah Palin says the way to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is to honor those men and women in the military who protect the United States.
Palin: Reject calls to `fundamentally' change US
Aug 28, 2010 10:59 EDT
Palin: Reject calls to `fundamentally transform' nation, focus on ways to `restore America'. Sarah Palin says the way to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is to honor those men and women in the military who protect the United States.
Billionaire picks downtown LA site for art museum
Aug 23, 2010 20:25 EDT
Billionaire Broad chooses downtown LA site for art museum after getting approval for land. Billionaire Eli Broad said Monday he had chosen an expanding downtown cultural district for a new museum to showcase his collection of art that includes works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro.
Superfund cleanup in Idaho draws local opposition
Aug 13, 2010 04:27 EDT
Federal cleanup of former toxic mine site in Idaho draws local opposition. People who live around a toxic former silver mining complex in Idaho have a message for federal environmental officials who want to expand a lengthy cleanup effort: Go home, your help is no longer wanted.
Tiny LA railway back on track years after crash
Mar 15, 2010 20:07 EDT
Historic railway in downtown Los Angeles reopens with modern brakes 9 years after deadly wreck. The city's beloved Angels Flight began carrying passengers up and down a steep downtown hill again Monday, nine years after a fatal accident forced an extensive overhaul of the tiny railway's operating and safety systems.
Asarco sites to be cleaned under $1.8B settlement
Dec 10, 2009 17:26 EST
Asarco sites to be cleaned up with $1.8B in settlements with federal, state regulators. Asarco mines, smelters and other sites to be cleaned up under settlements with federal and state regulators, according to the U.S. Department of Justice:
Mass. gov: Cut jobs, spare local aid and education
Oct 30, 2009 11:08 EDT
Mass. governor announces job cuts to close $600M budget gap, spares local aid and education. Gov. Deval Patrick said he plans to close Massachusetts' $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned would decimate local education and public safety.
Students burn midnight oil at Boston college
Sep 11, 2009 05:54 EDT
Calling all night owls: Boston community college offers midnight classes to help meet demand. Community college professor Kathleen O'Neill was setting the ground rules for her psychology students when she came to an issue she didn't normally have to address.
Political luminaries pay tribute to Kennedy
Aug 29, 2009 03:22 EDT
Public goodbye complete, bipartisan coalition of friends, family celebrate Ted Kennedy. In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals ? this time to celebrate his ferocious sense of humor and unwavering dedication to family and country.
Political luminaries pay tribute to Kennedy
Aug 28, 2009 22:50 EDT
In death as in life, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy on Friday brought together political rivals ? this time to celebrate his ferocious sense of humor and unwavering dedication to family and country.
Alexandra the Great! Filly defeats boys in Haskell
Aug 03, 2009 05:23 EDT
Rachel Alexandra does it again, beats the boys in the Haskell Invitational. The fans cheered when Rachel Alexandra walked onto the racetrack before the Haskell Invitational.
Alexandra the Great! Filly beats boys in Haskell
Aug 02, 2009 19:54 EDT
Rachel Alexandra does it again, beats the boys in the Haskell Invitational. What a gal!
Rachel Alexandra has final tuneup before Haskell
Jul 27, 2009 17:08 EDT
Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra sharp in final tuneup before taking on boys in Haskell. Preakness-winning filly Rachel Alexandra went through a final workout at Saratoga Race Course before taking on the boys in Sunday's Haskell Invitational at New Jersey's Monmouth Park.
Atomic Rain to run in Haskell Invitational
Jul 25, 2009 11:26 EDT
Atomic Rain added to field for Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. The new owners of Atomic Rain have decided to take on Preakness winning filly Rachel Alexandra and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park next Sunday.
Monmouth increases Haskell purse to $1.25 million
Jul 24, 2009 15:53 EDT
Monmouth Park adds $250,000 to Haskell purse, raising winner's share to $750,000. Preakness winner Rachel Alexandra and Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird will be racing for $1.25 million if they run in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park a week from Saturday.