Topic: Burlington (Vermont)

Pastor sentenced in same-sex custodial kidnapping case

Pastor Kenneth Miller was sentenced to 27 months in prison, but released pending appeal. He was convicted last summer of helping a woman take her daughter out of the country to flee joint custody with her ex-partner.

Where the next Silicon Valleys might be

One way to identify tomorrow's hubs of innovation is to look at cities whose residents are granted the most patents, which includes smaller places such as Burlington, Vt., and Corvallis, Ore.

Obamacare is radical? Vermont thinks even bigger, with single-payer plan.

Vermont plans to become the first state to adopt a single-payer health-care system. Its backers say it will cut costs and create jobs, but critics say the centralized control will drive away doctors.

Change Agent A 10-year-old urges restaurants to 'be straw free'

Ten-year-old Milo Cress has started BeStrawFree, a website that encourages restaurants to cut plastic waste by not automatically offering plastic straws to customers.

Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys

A closer, deeper look at one of America's greatest pop bands of all time.

Free Cone Day: Get a free scoop at Ben and Jerry's

Free Cone Day is today, April 3, from 12 to 8 p.m. at Ben and Jerry's locations. Free Cone Day is to celebrate the ice cream maker's 34th birthday.

Obama praises John McCain as he sharpens rhetoric against GOP

At campaign fund-raisers and rallies, President Obama is contrasting the Republicans of today with John McCain and others in the GOP who were more willing to work in bipartisan fashion.

Single-payer health care: Vermont takes lead

Single-payer health care bill – the nation's first – is signed into law. But Vermont's governor says single-payer health care faces 'a few challenges' before it becomes reality.

Budget stalemate: Why America won't raise taxes

Budget stalemate has many on Capitol Hill crunching numbers. With any new budget, taxes may be the real third rail of politics. Can the U.S. solve its fiscal woes without more revenue?

Want a better way to elect candidates? Look to Burlington, Vt.

Using an alternative voting system in its 2009 mayor's race, Burlington got a 'better' winner, but not the best.

Kooky? Ahead of his time? The man who would be stateless

Garry Davis renounced his US citizenship 62 years ago and declared himself "World Citizen No. 1." Why would he do that?

Cold weather: winter is chilliest 'in many people's memory’

Cold weather across much of the East has orange growers pulling all-nighters in Florida, city workers in Atlanta scrambling to fix burst pipes, and the homeless struggling in Memphis.

Shredding war's dark memories

Iraq war veterans release their angst by turning their uniforms into paper.

What the housing turnaround will look like

Cape Coral, Fla., not long ago one of the foreclosure capitals of America, is now seeing a rebound as home prices hit once-in-a-generation lows.

NATO stops attack by Somali pirates

Seeds, swaps can keep flower gardening affordable

Gardening on the cheap

As big banks falter, community banks do fine

Unlike banks on Wall Street, these smaller banks didn’t invest in risky mortgage-backed securities or complex derivatives.

Is the time right for Slow Fashion?

A fashion movement asks consumers to think about the origin and materials of their clothes.

An urgent call to 'buy local'

Job developer Michael Shuman seeks to rebuild struggling communities with home-grown businesses.

Geothermal heating in action