Topic: Burlington (Vermont)

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

Game to take on domestic violence

Students in Vermont work on the game for a UN project. Possible users? Cape Town youths.

Children learn to lasso that money

In a faltering economy, many families are teaching kids the value of frugal living.

Al Jazeera English looks at news through a different lens

The 20-month-old channel expands its global audience but barely penetrates US market.

Al Jazeera English looks at news through a different lens

The 20-month-old channel expands its global audience but barely penetrates US market.

My favorite cookbook

Readers share their picks.