Senate approves $34B Mass spending plan

BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1. (   05/24/2013 9:23 AM )

• Chilly weather pressures Destination XL in 1Q

• Northampton removes some downtown benches

• Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again

• Napolitano scheduled to visit Boston

Jury foreman says Arias testimony didn't help her

PHOENIX (AP) -- As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry." (   05/24/2013 9:20 AM )

• Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup

• Maine officials warn of vacation scams

• Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states

• Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million

Britain braces for possible copycat attacks

LONDON (AP) -- Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier. (   05/24/2013 5:57 AM )

• NKorean envoy delivers letter to China's Xi

• German business confidence unexpectedly rebounds

• Syrian govt to take part in peace conference

• Runways reopen after emergency at Heathrow Airport

Obama addressing Naval Academy graduates 2nd time

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates. (   05/24/2013 9:55 AM )

• Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million

• Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

• Report: Nation's kids need to get more physical

• Rep. Jo Bonner resigning to take Ala. college post

NASA head views progress on asteroid lasso mission

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Surrounded by engineers, NASA chief Charles Bolden inspected a prototype spacecraft engine that could power an audacious mission to lasso an asteroid and tow it closer to Earth for astronauts to explore. (   05/23/2013 5:40 PM )

• Hurricane outlook: Another busy Atlantic season

• 2013 hurricane names: From Andrea to Wendy

• Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

• Most shipwrecks called a minor US pollution threat