Topic: Binghamton

Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home

Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:

Do towns ever get over shootings?

A look at Binghamton, N.Y., four years after 14 died in a mass shooting at an immigrant center.

What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs

For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.

Financial fallout for Penn State: $2 billion fundraising drive in danger?

Penn State reports that its seven-year capital campaign has reached 72 percent of its target. But the remaining 28 percent could present a challenge if donors don't rally around Penn State.

Profile: Bill T. Jones, a master of modern dance

After receiving Kennedy Center Honors, Bill T. Jones remembers his long career as a dancer and choreographer, and he discusses his future plans.

Opinion: Senate reform: Tame the filibuster beast – and make government work again

The exploding use of the filibuster by Republicans and Democrats in recent years has ground Congress to a halt. Just a few simple changes would make filibusters the exception, not the rule.

Veterans Day in space: Space Station astronauts pay tribute to a fallen hero

Veterans Day: On board the International Space Station, a pair of US astronauts salute a Medal of Honor recipient. The astronauts, both veterans themselves, take time on Veterans Day to remember those who have and are serving in the US military.

Fracking for natural gas: EPA hearings bring protests

Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, is a controversial process for extracting natural gas from shale. Critics of fracking question the environmental and health effects of pumping thousands of gallons of water and chemicals underground.

Fracking debate prompts EPA hearing in New York on gas drilling

Fracking opponents carried signs saying "Kids can't drink gas" and "Protect our water. Stop fracking America." Supporters, including union workers eager for jobs, carried signs that said "Yes to science, no to paranoia" and chanted "Pass gas now!"

Virginia shooting suspect surrenders after all-night police chase

The Virginia gunman allegedly killed eight in Appomattox before fleeing to the woods and later turning himself in. It's the region's deadliest shooting since the 2007 Virginia Tech rampage.

Rise of the guerrilla drive-in

Mobile, open-air movie theaters pop up across the country.

Need a new career? This week's top offbeat job openings

The Monitor's View: Obama's too cool on gun restrictions

While in Mexico, he reasoned it wouldn't be 'easy' to push an assault-weapons ban through Congress. That shouldn't stop him.

An Easter promise

A Christian Science perspective.

Is the economy a factor in recent shootings?

Recent incidents differ, but experts say there could be a trend.

New York race undecided, but Dems claim victory of sorts

In a special congressional election seen as a test of Obama's coattails, the Democrat leads by 59 votes, with thousands of absentee ballots still to be counted.

Young Republicans seek a new kind of party

Reflecting an Obama age, they want more diversity and pragmatism, less partisanship.

New on DVD

'My Kid Could Paint That' asks some halfway-hard questions about a 4-year-old artist named Marla Olmstead, 'The Power of Forgiveness' examines the recuperative effects of forgiveness.

Welcome to retirement. Now what?

Some people focus too much on saving and not enough on planning for life after work, financial experts say.