Hassan vetoes anti-Common Core bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Gov. Maggie Hassan is using support from the business community to justify her veto of a bill backed by opponents of …
Momentum grows in Vermont for vaccine change
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) _ The chairman of the Health Care Committee in the Vermont House says a majority of the panel supports eliminating the philosophical …
Hawaii health exchange deals with money problem
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ HONOLULU (AP) _ Hawaii’s financially troubled health exchange is responding now that the Legislature has approved less than half the money it …
Branstad supports private care for mental health facilities
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Two state mental health facilities slated to close this summer would remain open for a few months …
Dems airing TV spots in Pennsylvania high court contest
By PETER JACKSON HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ As the 12 candidates for three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court file reports on their campaign …
US official: China island building now totals 2,000 acres
By LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) _ China’s rapidly expanding campaign to construct artificial islands, potentially for military use or airstrips, now totals about 2,000 …
4-state Southeast high-speed rail compact being discussed
By MARTHA WAGGONER RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Interest from Georgia and South Carolina in a compact that already includes North Carolina and Virginia has raised …
In Tech: Mobile app, mobile phone, online TV
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ The iconic designer behind the simulation video games “Sim City” and “The Sims” wants people …
Wal-Mart targets one-time Target stores in Canada
NEW YORK (AP) _ Wal-Mart, already Canada’s biggest retailer, wasted little time in cementing that title after its rival Target retreated back to the U.S. …
Pollution could delay Olympic rowing regattas
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) _ The head of rowing’s governing body says races at next year’s Olympics could be …