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Spire installed atop 1 World Trade Center

The silver spire topping One World Trade Center has been fully installed on the building's roof, bringing the iconic structure to its full, symbolic height of

Boston aquarium, colleges close after explosions

One of Boston's most popular attractions and at least two colleges in the city are closed for the day in response to the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Silver Alert called off, women located

The North Smithfield and Lincoln Police Departments have called off a Silver Alert after the two women were tracked down.

Photos: 2003 Station Nightclub Fire

On Feb. 20 2003, 100 people died in a fire at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick. Look back at one of the deadliest fires in U.S. history.

Less snow, more blizzards: Global warming suspected

With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the

Hockey is back; NHL, union make deal

The NHL and the players' association reached a tentative agreement early Sunday to end a nearly four-month-old lockout that threatened to wipe out the season.

3 officers shot at police station, expected to recover

Three Philadelphia-area police officers who were shot inside a police station today are expected to recover.

Man arrested for OUI after driving onto lawn of AA founder's home

Vermont State Police say a man faces a drunken driving charge after driving onto the lawn of a historic home once owned by the co-founder of Alcoholics

Southwest plane skids off runway in NY

A Southwest Airlines jet bound for Tampa, Fla., has veered off a taxiway and gotten stuck in mud at an airport on New York's Long Island.

Winter storm brings snow, rain to Northeast

A muted version of a winter storm that has killed more than a dozen people across the eastern half of the country plodded across the Northeast on Thursday,

Gunfire strikes, kills two firefighters

Two firefighters have died and two firefighters are injured, after gunfire erupted at an early-morning fire scene outside of Rochester.

Police: NY gunman set 'trap' for firefighters

A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rochester, N.Y., killing two and ending up

Meningitis victims likely can tour pharmacy blamed for outbreak

 Victims of a meningitis outbreak tied to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy will likely be allowed to do an exhaustive inspection of the facility, a federal

Sandy means economic boom, bust for Northeast

The national economy is expected to absorb the blow from Sandy with little long-term damage, but in the short term, at least, Sandy is introducing dramatic

Father delivers baby on side of highway

A western New York couple has one more reason to be thankful after the wife gives birth along a suburban Rochester highway.

Sandusky, victims to speak at sentencing

Jerry Sandusky and at least some of his victims plan to address the judge at his sentencing, a proceeding that may last less than two hours, lawyers said after

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