Clik here to view.
Since 9/11, life — and surveillance — made easier
Americans' expectations of privacy have diminished remarkably since Sept. 10, 2001 — and only partly because of what happened the next day. Laws were passed to take up the fight against shadowy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
But wait, there's more: A domestic spying Q&A
The program, code-named PRISM, allowed the NSA and FBI to tap directly into the servers of major U.S. Internet companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and AOL. An aerial view of the NSA's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Operator in Philadelphia building collapse deaths surrenders
A heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, surrendered Saturday to face...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weakened Tropical Storm Andrea breaks Northeast rainfall records
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season smashed rainfall totals across the Northeast and pushed some streams and creeks over their banks but sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
'One giant leap' toward a NASA Neil Armstrong center?
Leaders at NASA's top flight research center are mulling the consequences of a proposed name change at the place where Neil Armstrong was a test pilot. This 1960 image provided by NASA shows Neil...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sen. Warren: Congress must block student rate hike
Interest rates on student loans is schedule to double if congressional action is not taken. AP Photo BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Congressman John Tierney plan to join students and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
U.S. syrup makers produce record 3.2 million gallons
The Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday that 2013 production jumped 70 percent over 2012, boosted by ideal weather conditions that resulted in a long season and a high-quality product. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feds: Morning-after pill appeal officially on hold
The government had appealed the judge's underlying April 5 ruling, which ordered emergency contraceptives based on the hormone levonorgestrel be made available without a prescription, over the counter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ariel Castro pleads not guilty in Ohio kidnap case
The women disappeared separately between 2002 and 2004, when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. Each said they had accepted a ride from Castro, who remained friends with the family of one girl and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Palmer Town Council approves salary for economic development director
In other news, Blanchard said the school budget has been increased from $14.6 million to $14.7 million, an increase of $152,470 over the original increase of $228,183. PALMER - The Town Council...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NSA director Keith Alexander says spy programs disrupted dozens of attacks
The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FDNY rescues 2 maintenance workers from 44th floor of Hearst Tower
Fire officials said that the movable scaffolding used to hoist the men appears to have malfunctioned, causing the device to bend at an angle. Life continues on the street below the 600-foot high...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10-year-old Pennsylvania girl's double-lung transplant deemed success
A 10-year-old girl whose efforts to qualify for an organ donation spurred public debate over how organs are allocated underwent a successful double-lung transplant on Wednesday, the girl's family...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More new fathers splitting parenting duties 50-50 with wives
More men are doing more around the house, from packing school lunches and doing laundry to getting up in the middle of the night with a screaming infant. Laura Radocaj and her husband Marco Radocaj...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Voice-operated dashboard technology still poses distraction risks
Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands — marketed as a safer alternative — actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pa. girl's double-lung transplant deemed success
Sarah's family and the family of another cystic fibrosis patient at the same hospital challenged transplant policy that made children under 12 wait for pediatric lungs to become available or be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Missing Greenfield man Daniel Hamel found safe; search called off
Greenfield police and firefighters spent Tuesday searching in and around the Green River where Hamel, a homeless man was known to camp. GREENFIELD - A Greenfield man who was the subject of a river...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feds: Bulger at center of murder, mayhem in Boston
Prosecutor Brian Kelly told jurors that Bulger headed the violent Winter Hill Gang that "ran amok" in Boston for nearly three decades, killing 19 people, extorting millions from drug dealers and other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pittsfield man held in courthouse beating of defendant
Gregory Parslow, 27, claims to be a member of the Bloods street gang, according to authorities. PITTSFIELD— A Pittsfield man was ordered held on $500 cash bail after he was arraigned on a felony...
View Article3 Pittsfield women deny stabbing during fracas
The five women had a history of animosity, including fights, and intimidation, attorneys confirmed. PITTSFIELD — Three Pittsfield women denied they stabbed one woman and severely beat another during a...
View Article