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The so-called "Skidmore Stalker" has waived extradition and will be returned to Saratoga County. Authorities tell the Albany Times Union that 49-year old…

Campaign Finance Bill Debated in Vermont Senate Committee

A Vermont Senate Committee on Tuesday delayed a vote on a bill to tighten the state’s campaign finance laws.The U.S. Supreme Court in 2006 struck down…

NH House Approves Raising Speed Limit

Drivers would be able to go 70 miles per hour on a stretch of Interstate 93 north of Concord, N.H. under a bill headed to the Senate.The House voted…

Vermont Democratic Party Chairman Resigns

The head of the Vermont Democratic Party is stepping down.Chairman Jake Perkinson announced his resignation on Tuesday night.Vice chairwoman Dottie Deans…

American Catholics Look To New Pope For Hope, Renewal

Catholics in Philadelphia react on Wednesday to selection of the new pope.

Pope Francis as he waved to the crowd in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Yes, The New Pope Cooks, But He's No Foodie

One of the first personal tidbits to emerge about Pope Francis: He cooks for himself. But austerity and humility are two of the new pontiff's defining characteristics. And they seem to extend to his eating habits.

Google employees play chess at the company's Russian headquarters in Moscow. Experts say tech companies are using "serendipitous interaction" in their workplace design to promote idea sharing and communication between employees.

'Serendipitous Interaction' Key To Tech Firms' Workplace Design

Executives have recently focused attention on Silicon Valley's workplace culture. While companies like Google, Facebook and Yahoo operate by their own set of rules, what happens there may influence how many Americans work. The key components? Interactive learning and fun, one expert says.

At age 71, nearly 50 years after his first album, guitarist Harry Taussig is releasing a follow-up — and making his concert debut at South by Southwest.

At South By Southwest, A 71-Year-Old Guitarist Makes A Belated Debut

On an album released nearly 50 years ago Harry Taussig demonstrated an accomplished, self-taught style of improvisational guitar. This week in Austin, Texas Taussig will perform in public for the first time.

Pakistani Advocate For The Poor Slain By Gunmen

Steve Inskeep has a remembrance of Parveen Rehman, a Pakistani woman he meet there while reporting in 2008. Rehman was head of the Karachi-based Orangi Pilot Project, a research center that aids in the development of impoverished communities. She was killed on Wednesday at the age of 56.

Pope Francis Begins With Prayer, Turns To Challenges

The first pope from the New World must now confront some old problems. He's begun his first full day as head of the church by slipping out of the Vatican to visit an ancient basilica. There, he quietly prayed with priests.

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