MOORE, Okla. -- A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as…
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - The trial of a former Leicester (LESS-tuhr) Middle School music teacher charged with raping a 12-year-old female student is getting under way.
CHICAGO -- Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year. It's not so hard to believe him right now. Dunn hit a three-run…
AP: MORE: At least 20 children among the 51 people killed by Oklahoma tornado, medical examiner says. (link) - VW
Molly King scored her second goal early in overtime and the Northampton girls lacrosse team held off Brattleboro Union for a 9-8 road victory on Monday night that clinched a tournament berth for the Blue…
The Northampton girls tennis team pulled out a 3-2 victory over host Agawam on Monday. Phoebe Gelbard (first) and Adele Fantasia (second) won their singles matches, while the No. 1 doubles pair of Katherine…
BOSTON (AP) - Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
AP: Treasury told White House IRS planned to disclose targeting of political groups, AP source says: (link) - VW
BOSTON (AP) - UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic year.
AP: AP VIDEO: Emergency responders and bystanders pull tornado survivors to safety. (link) - VW
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts transportation officials are planning a series of meetings to inform drivers about plans to switch to an all-electronic tolling system on the Tobin Bridge.
AP: MT @AP_Interactive: Latest on the monstrous tornado that roared through Moore, Okla.: (link)
AP: 10 things to know Tuesday include: Scores dead in Okla. tornado; Jodi Arias trial in turmoil: (link) #AP10things -RJJ
CHICAGO (AP) - Jon Lester says Adam Dunn has "stupid pop," and it was more than enough to beat the Boston left-hander Monday night.
Vanderbilt and LSU are the favorites to win this week's Southeastern Conference tournament after mowing through regular-season play with uncommon ease. The real intrigue, however, is the new single-elimination…
WESTON, Mass. (AP) - Police are urging residents to look out for a black bear after one was spotted in Weston and Lincoln.
AP: Tornado season gets late start, heats up with rise in temperatures, humidity: (link) -RJJ
When Sean Doyle finished ninth in the season-opening PVIAC alpine race, the Frontier Regional junior knew exactly what it meant. "I needed to step things up," said Doyle, who felt he hadn't got enough…
AP: AP VIDEO: Witness describes scene after tornado demolished wide swath of Moore, Okla.: (link) -RJJ
As a middle school student, Margaret O'Connell had no expectations when she joined the Amherst Regional High School girls ski team this past winter. However, the seventh-grader ended up being not just…
NORTHAMPTON -- Dr. Thomas "Britt" Percy said since a group of bystanders saved his life when he had a heart attack while driving in Northampton April 11, friends and acquaintances have been inspired by…