The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is up more than 50 percent from a year ago.
New rules allow the irradiation of raw beef, pork and lamb to kill deadly bacteria.
One bill for emergency room treatment was denied because the patient didn't call ahead for authorization to begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation following a heart attack. But that's what a North American soft drink company's ad said when it started promoting the product in Spain. Never mind the lingering snow banks. Forget the freezing rain. The sure sign of spring in New England is the sweet smell of maple sap being boiled into syrup.