CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — The death toll rose to three Tuesday in the shooting rampage in an Ohio high school cafeteria as schoolmates and townspeople grappled with the tragedy and wondered what could have set the teenage gunman off. More...

WASHINGTON — NASA said yesterday it’s not giving up on Mars, but it’ll have to get there later and at a lower price. More...

PHILADELPHIA — Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, has died. She was 88. More...

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MONTPELIER — IPad computer tablets have begun popping up on lawmakers’ desks in the ornate, 19th-century Vermont House chamber, as have new questions about whether it’s OK to use them to get answers to questions on legislation durin More...

MONTPELIER — A Franklin woman is asking a Vermont judge to block a prayer that is used as part of the opening ceremonies on Town Meeting Day. A hearing is scheduled today in Vermont Superior Court in St. More...

CONCORD — The University of New Hampshire opened a new health clinic yesterday aimed at saving money and providing faculty and staff with more convenient options for their medical needs. More...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend has proposed. I love him very much, but I’m worried about my kids. I look at his children — his son is 23 and barely made it out of high school. More...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently had a right hip replacement. My doctor says I’m ready to use a cane. What’s the best way to use one? More...