Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial

KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) -- The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." (   05/19/2013 11:44 AM )

• Feinberg: All money to bombing victims next month

• Police: Child drowns in Wilbraham home pool

• NH troopers selling "Boston Strong" shirts

• Washington scandals intrude on Mass. Senate race

York man killed in single-vehicle accident

YORK, Maine (AP) -- Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatal accident in York. (   05/19/2013 9:16 AM )

• NH police investigate fatal shooting in Manchester

• NH man dies after rolling kayak

• Passenger killed in northern Vermont accident

• Maine comic festival features writers, artists

Devilish Dutch drama 'Borgman' debuts at Cannes

CANNES, France (AP) -- There's something nasty lurking in the woods -- and inside the characters' heads -- in darkly comic Cannes Film Festival entry "Borgman." (   05/19/2013 9:15 AM )

• 'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

• Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

• Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town

• Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

Hofstra graduates honor student killed by police

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Students at Hofstra University wore white ribbons at their graduation ceremony to honor a fellow student who was accidentally killed by a police officer tackling an armed intruder. (   05/19/2013 12:18 PM )

• Pope: church should open up but follow teaching

• Feinberg: All money to bombing victims next month

• Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning

• Former UVM President Coor honored

NASA: New pump resolves big space station leak

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday. (   05/16/2013 1:37 PM )

• Correction: Space Station-Star Trek story

• Stem cells recovered from cloned human embryos

• NASA craft's planet-hunting days may be numbered

• Space not the final frontier for viewing movies