| | | New York Court: Benefits due gay couplesFriday, 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 heldThursday, 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 limboThursday, 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 About-face on draftFriday, 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 assetsFriday, 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 Harvard pays tribute to battlefield braveryThursday, 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 downtownThursday, 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 Drunken driving law hits roadblockThursday, 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 beatingThursday, 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 NYCThursday, 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 debateTuesday, 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 | |
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