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NY appeals court nixes Defense of Marriage Act
Saying the gay population has "suffered a history of discrimination," a divided federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Thursday that a federal law ...
GOP's Sen. Brown sorry for remark on Warren ad
Republican Sen. Scott Brown is apologizing for suggesting Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren used paid actors in political ads defending her legal work ...
Brown apologizes for comment about Warren ad
Republican Sen. Scott Brown has apologized for suggesting Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren used paid actors in political ads defending her legal work ...
'Binders full of women' effort predated Romney
Members of a coalition of Massachusetts women's groups on Wednesday disputed Mitt Romney's assertion that he requested the names of potential female ...
Boston museum shows royal family, celebrity photos
Mario Testino poses for photographs in front of photographs. Cameras flash as Testino stands, arms crossed, in black jeans, black suit coat and black ...
Mass. prosecutor quits over drug lab communication
A Massachusetts state prosecutor resigned Wednesday amid revelations that he corresponded with the chemist at the center of the scandal at the ...
Earthquake in Maine rattles New England states
The earthquake that rattled southern Maine was felt in New England states as far away as Connecticut, but caused no apparent damage or injuries.
Lawmakers seek Mass. pharmacy Justice Dept. probe
Two members of Congress have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether a specialty pharmacy linked to a nationwide meningitis ...
Maine earthquake rattles New England
An earthquake that hit southern Maine Tuesday night rattled nearby New England states as far as Connecticut, including the Boston area, but caused no ...
A123 Systems expects to default of some debt
A123 Systems says a default on some of its debt is likely and it may be heading for bankruptcy protection. Just two months ago, the electric vehicle ...
Search for NH student's body focuses on water
Authorities in Maine and Massachusetts are being asked to watch their shores for the body of a University of New Hampshire student believed to have ...
Obama embraces economic record in new commercial
With the economy showing some signs of improvement three weeks before Election Day, President Barack Obama on Monday laid down a full embrace of the ...
Debate preparation trumps 2012 campaigning Sunday
As Mitt Romney's campaign claimed new momentum in the race for the White House, President Barack Obama's political advisers on Sunday promised the ...
Search for body of UNH student put on hold
The search for the body of a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student was suspended Sunday ahead of the arraignment for a martial arts ...
Missing NH college student dead; suspect charged
A martial arts instructor active in community theater was charged Saturday in the death of a 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student who ...
Mass. pharmacy founder had background in recycling
The pharmacy linked to the nation's deadly outbreak of meningitis is owned by two brothers-in-law who brought different but complementary skills to ...
Suit: Firm provided tainted meds in 2002, man died
Long before the current rash of fungal meningitis, the compounding pharmacy suspected in the outbreak settled a lawsuit alleging it produced a tainted ...
Netflix pledges to caption all content by 2014
Netflix will offer closed captions on all TV and movie content by September 2014 as part of a settlement with a deaf Massachusetts viewer who sued the ...
Kerouac's only play premieres in Mass. hometown
Jack Kerouac. Neal Cassady. Allen Ginsberg. Gregory Corso. The gang's all here. The Beat Generation notables and their poetry-writing, ...
Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth
As Bain & Co. head in the early 1990s, Mitt Romney presided over the corporate strategy firm's expanding operations into China and Russia, helping ...
Alzheimer drug shows some promise in mild disease
Combined results from two studies of an experimental Alzheimer's drug suggest it might modestly slow mental decline, especially in patients with mild ...
Maine's 6 Senate hopefuls all hail from elsewhere
Maine has always been proud of the commodities it claims as homegrown, among them Stephen King, L.L. Bean, lobster, and a host of political icons ...