Blizzard 2015: New England bears brunt of storm while NYC spared
Winds as fast as 70 mph whipped the shores of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Maine, but the severity around New York was not as bad
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Charles Townes, 99, inventor of laser, dies
Townes shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of the light amplification method, which gained use in several fields
Handcuffed woman steals police car then drives off
A handcuffed suspect arrested for shoplifting stole a police cruiser and drove off, leading police on a 100 mph chase
Georgia executes man convicted for killing fellow inmate
Warren Lee Hill, 52, made no final statement before being put to death by lethal injection; he was previously given three temporary reprieves
Embattled N.Y. state legislator to resign from leadership position
Sheldon Silver, accused on corruption charges, will leave his post as Assembly speaker after holding it for 21 years
Weather systems being upgraded to improve forecasts
National Weather Service supercomputers will be ten times more powerful by October
Why do airlines take so much time to return to normal after snowstorms?
Airlines are slowly moving aircraft back into circulation after Monday's storm; but there's a reason it takes days to get them there
Doctor explains why he lets kids avoid the measles vaccine
Dr. Jay Gordon signs hundreds of "personal belief exemptions," allowing parents to bypass laws requiring vaccinations
Former Vanderbilt football players convicted on rape charges
Brandon Vandenburg and Cory Batey were charged in 2013 gang rape of unconscious student, taking photos and videos of the assault
Five in Utah family died from "drug toxicity"
Police chief says deaths last fall were murder-suicide, says parents feared an "apocalypse"
Georgia man convicted in killings years apart set for execution
Warren Lee Hill was sentenced to death in the killing of an inmate while serving a life sentence in a 1986 murder
Texas halts execution of man convicted in multiple homicide
The state's criminal appeals court issued a reprieve to the inmate, but did not immediately explain its decision
Woman, child shot in St. Louis home invasion
Police say a child and his mother were shot when the mother exchanged gunfire with a man who tried to force his way into a home
Judge orders woman at center of Sterling flack to pay legal fees
A Los Angeles judge ruled that V. Stiviano pay three parties connected to former Clippers owner Donald Sterling for the costs of her lawsuit against them
Surgeon general says e-cigarette safety needs "clarity"
Dr. Vivek Murthy believes the popularity of vaping still raises more questions than answers
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Oil prices rebound slightly as Iran claims new attacks on ships
Harmeet Dhillon, DOJ's controversial civil rights chief, resigns
3 injured in shooting at Des Moines, Iowa, post office
Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
U.S. ID's remains of WWII soldier from iconic "Merrill's Marauders"
Peanut allergy study finds babies should be retested. Here's what to know.
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