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Congress Due To Grill Ousted IRS Chief

(Most recent update: 12:50 p.m. ET.)Saying that "foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection," the...
New England News

Berkshire County Soldier Killed In Afghanistan

A U.S. Army soldier from the Berkshire County town of Dalton was among three killed Tuesday in an attack in…
The Two-Way

Need A Tattoo Translated? Forget The British Foreign Office

TUSTEN, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities have identified the man found floating in the middle of the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania-New York border...

Vermont's largest hospital will put off implementing the state's new aid-in-dying law, at least for now.

All of the top elected positions in northern New York’s largest city are up for grabs in the November election. The Republican Mayor of Plattsburgh

A U.S. Army soldier from the Berkshire County town of Dalton was among three killed Tuesday in an attack in Afghanistan. According to military...

A community forum focused on biking in the Northern Berkshires was recently held, where panelists discussed the challenges and future for...

Not Your Grandpa's RV: This Roving Lab Tracks Air Pollution

If you're driving down the road someday and you come across a camper with a 50-foot periscope sticking up into the sky, you just might have crossed...
Turning Up The Heat On Civil Rights-Era Cold Cases

Six years ago, the FBI took on a challenge: To review what it called cold case killings from the civil rights era. The investigation into 112 cases...
When Alcohol Takes The Wheel: What's Your Limit?

This week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the legal limit of blood alcohol content for drivers to .05 or even lower....
Sports: Playoffs, Hard Hits, Soccer Kicks

Host Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the NBA playoffs, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper's collision with a wall, and...
What A Week: White House Rattled By Controversy

NPR's Ari Shapiro joins host Scott Simon to talk about the Obama administration's week. The president was buffeted by revelations that the IRS had...