
	New York Court: Benefits due gay couples Friday, Nov. 20 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York's top court ruled Thursday that gay couples legally married elsewhere are entitled to some government benefits, boosting stalled legislative efforts to legalize same-sex marriage. Full Story Judge: Terror suspect to be held Thursday, Nov. 19 BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts man accused in a terror plot to kill Americans should be detained in a federal jail away from other inmates while he awaits trial on terror charges because his actions have demonstrated ongoing support for terrorism and he is a flight risk, a federal judge ordered Wednesday. Full Story Education bill in limbo Thursday, Nov. 19 BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick urged the Massachusetts Legislature on Wednesday to suspend its rules and stay in session as long as needed to pass an education-overhaul bill, but the House speaker balked. Full Story Undocumented students face hurdles Monday, Nov. 16 CHELSEA (AP) - It seemed like a given that Mario Rodas would go to college. Full Story About-face on draft Friday, Nov. 13 BOSTON -- Democratic Senate candidate Stephen Pagliuca said during a radio debate Thursday that he favored reinstating the military draft as a means of ensuring everyone sacrificed for their country, but reversed course two hours later, saying he misheard the question. Full Story Coakley finances reveal no assets Friday, Nov. 13 BOSTON (AP) -- Financial disclosure forms filed by Attorney General Martha Coakley in her bid for the U.S. Senate offer an unusual revelation: Despite a six-figure salary, she has no reportable assets worth over $1,000. Full Story Vets' kin to build memorial Thursday, Nov. 12 RANDOLPH (AP) -- Vermont has paid a bigger price than any other state in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Full Story Harvard pays tribute to battlefield bravery Thursday, Nov. 12 CAMBRIDGE -- Harvard University's reputation for academic excellence took a back seat to the battlefield bravery of its alumni as the Ivy League institution on Veterans Day honored 12 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the most from any university other than the military service academies. Full Story Conn. spruce heads downtown Thursday, Nov. 12 EASTON, Conn. (AP) -- The star attraction at New York's Rockefeller Center this Christmas will be a 76-foot Norway spruce from Connecticut. Full Story Subway driver prayed for woman on tracks Thursday, Nov. 12 BOSTON (AP) -- The driver of a Boston subway train that stopped just inches short of a woman who had fallen onto the tracks says she expected the worst. Full Story Drunken driving law hits roadblock Thursday, Nov. 12 ALBANY (AP) -- Tougher punishment for driving drunk with a child passenger remains a dream of a brokenhearted father after political disagreement in Albany stalled "Leandra's Law." Full Story Seven charged in fatal beating Thursday, Nov. 12 BOSTON (AP) -- Seven men who had just attended a friend's funeral and were wearing tuxedos when they beat a man to death outside a Boston nightclub have been charged with second-degree murder, prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Coney Island acres sold to NYC Thursday, Nov. 12 NEW YORK (AP) -- The doors to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's dreams for Coney Island finally flew open Wednesday with the city's purchase of almost seven acres of the Brooklyn waterfront after years of tough talks with a developer. Full Story Recovery 'slow, weak' Wednesday, Nov. 11 BOSTON -- The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a "slow and weak recovery" in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010. Full Story Health bill spurs debate Tuesday, Nov. 10 BOSTON (AP) -- Martha Coakley and the three other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment. Full Story