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In Pictures: Rahm Emanuel: Taking on Chicago
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Collision closes New York area train route as NTSB investigates (+video)
A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived Saturday to investigate a commuter rail collision that caused a prominent railroad line near New York City to be partially closed.
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Investigation begins after Connecticut commuter trains collide (+video)
On Friday, two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains collided just outside of Bridgeport, Conn., in what officials are calling a 'major derailment.' Seventy passengers were injured.
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Nathan Safferstein: Supermarket manager, atomic spy
Nathan Safferstein went from a supermarket manager to a counterintelligence agent for the Manhattan Project based on a customer's recommendation. He passed away on Tuesday.
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Los Angeles collects most guns ever, in post-Newtown buyback event
Police collected more than 2,000 firearms Wednesday in Los Angeles, during a gun buyback event held less than two weeks after the mass shootings in Newtown, Conn. Do such city initiatives help reduce gun violence?
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Obama tax plan: Which cities would it hit hardest?
President Obama's plan to raise tax rates would hit the wealthiest Americans. Yet cities with the highest percentage of rich households are clustered in blue states.
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Wal-Mart Black Friday walkout: How bad will it be? (+video)
Several groups of disgruntled Wal-Mart employees are planning a walkout on Black Friday. They've tried such tactics before with limited effect, but they promise a huge effort Friday.
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Change Agent Volunteer Square matches willing helpers with charitable tasks
A Connecticut website provides a place where people find volunteer opportunities, and nonprofits find new volunteers.
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Nor'easter darkens Sandy-struck New York, New Jersey. But sunshine is next.
A powerful nor’easter battered Sandy-wrecked communities Wednesday, causing about 100,000 new power outages. But the weekend forecast calls for clear skies and 70-degree temperatures.
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Energy Voices Gas shortages, long lines add to post-Sandy misery (+video)
Many gasoline stations in areas hardest hit by hurricane Sandy remain closed, forcing motorists into long lines for precious fuel. Will pipeline, terminals, and other distribution facilities reopen before gas prices spike?
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After trial, Roger Clemens looks for some fun pitching again (+video)
Roger Clemens, the former Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Astros pitcher, will throw in a minor league baseball game this weekend.
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Cover Story Back to school: How to measure a good teacher
Back to school: Perhaps the most controversial education reform is how to measure a good teacher. As the trend to overhaul teacher evaluations catches fire, some teachers find that new feedback and mentoring programs can lead to 'incredible' results with their students.
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Ousted lesbian Boy Scout leader delivers petition
Jennifer Tyrrell also wants the group to abandon its policy of excluding gays, which the organization reaffirmed Tuesday.
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Boy Scouts to 'review' ban on gay scout leaders
The Boy Scouts of America will review a resolution to allow local scout troops to accept gay Scout leaders. But a decision by the Boy Scouts of American was not expected until May 2013.
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In Gear Worst traffic in America? Hint: It's not Los Angeles.
Congestion forces drivers in this warm-weather city to waste an average 58 hours a year. L.A. and San Francisco take the next two spots for worst traffic.
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Trio charged in planned attacks ahead of NATO summit
Three men accused of making Molotov cocktails had been planning to attack President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home, and other targets during this weekend's NATO summit, prosecutors said Saturday.
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Protesters in Chicago call for 'Robin Hood' tax
Nurses and thousands of other marchers demand a 'Robin Hood' tax on financial transactions. More protests are expected ahead of a NATO summit in Chicago.
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Change Agent Public-private teamwork helps save Connecticut's threatened alewives
The once-abundant fish have played a big role in Connecticut's development. But now they need help to reach their freshwater spawning grounds.
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Boy Scout resignation over lesbian mother's removal in Ohio
A Boy Scout regional board member resigned over the removal of a lesbian den mother in Ohio. The Boy Scouts have a ban on gays, and the US Supreme Court has upheld the ban.
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Kim Kardashian for mayor? When public service becomes publicity. (+video)
Kim Kardashian sort-of announces that she wants to run for mayor of Glendale, Calif. Yes, California has its share of celebs-turned-politicians. But reality TV is changing the game.
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Stepfather arrested after son takes heroin to school
A kindergarten student showed classmates packets of heroin from his stepfather's jacket that he brought to school.
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Churches and politicians should stay in their own lanes, say Americans
A record 38 percent of Americans, including 24 percent of Republicans, say their political leaders are talking too much about faith and prayer. Fifty-four percent say churches should stay out of politics, says a Pew Research Poll.
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Rick Santorum donor makes weird contraception comment
Foster Friess, a major donor to the Rick Santorum super PAC, suggested that women use aspirin as a contraceptive. Rick Santorum was not amused.
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Difference Maker Shalini Madaras, who lost a son in Iraq, overcame grief by helping women vets
A new facility for women veterans in Bridgeport, Conn., honors her fallen son while helping homeless war vets in need.
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Obama gives nod to Memphis high school, will deliver graduation speech
Booker T. Washington High School beat out more than 450 other schools in a contest to win a graduation speech from President Obama. Here's how the Memphis, Tenn., school set itself apart.
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In Pictures: Rahm Emanuel: Taking on Chicago
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