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Welcome to a ‘zero-net energy’ neighborhood: airtight, expensive

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Homes being built in this Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and — oh yes — the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility.

Front-door mailbox delivery may get budget axe

WASHINGTON — Americans for generations have come to depend on door-to-door mail delivery. It’s about as American as apple pie.

U.S. new-home sales jump to highest level in five years

WASHINGTON — Americans snapped up new homes in June at the fastest pace in five years, a sign the housing recovery is strengthening.

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NTSB recovers recorders after NYC gear collapse

Federal investigators have recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders of a plane whose front landing gear collapsed, sending it skidding along the tarmac at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport.

Grants, scholarships key to paying for college

WASHINGTON — Grants and scholarships are taking a leading role in paying college bills, surpassing the traditional role parents long have played in helping foot the bills, according to a report from loan giant Sallie Mae.

Avoid what-not-to-say moments with new parents

Most every new parent has a greatest hits of lame advice and annoying remarks and to avoid being “the one” here are a few tips to on what not to say to new parents.

Anthony Weiner admits to more lewd photos

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admitted on Tuesday to sending additional explicit photos and texts to a woman he met online — correspondence she says began months after he resigned from Congress for similar behavior.

 
Pope’s Brazil security questioned after mob scene

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian security forces blamed each other on Tuesday for the mob scenes that erupted around Pope Francis when he was dogged by a frantic crowd of faithful Catholics after his arrival in the country.

 
Cop who leaked bombing suspect photos disciplined

A state police photographer who released photos of the bloodied Boston Marathon bombing suspect during his capture was placed on restricted duty Tuesday.

 
William, Kate show off newborn royal baby boy

A beaming Prince William and his wife, Kate, emerged from a London hospital on Tuesday with their newborn baby boy, presenting the world with a first glimpse of the prince who is third in line to the British throne.

Picking a royal name that can define an era

Now that Prince William and his wife Kate have a baby boy — the third in line for the throne — they must choose the name for a royal who may take Britain into the 22nd century.

Man accused of threatening TV anchors over Arias coverage

PHOENIX — Arizona authorities say they’ve arrested a New York man accused of making threats on Twitter against two Turner Broadcasting anchors who infuriated him with their coverage of the Jodi Arias trial.