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Cedar Park Assembly of God Church in Bothell is starting a new “embryo adoption” service, where couples who have gone through in vitro fertilization donate any leftover embryos to infertile couples. While that practice is, in itself, not particularly controversial, the question of what’s to be done with some 400,000 frozen embryos in storage nationwide touches on some of the most controversial issues of the day, from abortion to embryonic stem-cell research.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner fastener glitch, which now has mechanics finding and replacing thousands of fasteners on every one of the new planes, was caused by a Boeing engineering error made in Everett.

The Massachusetts State Police have cut overtime and put a freeze on hiring new troopers in an effort to deal with the state’s budget crisis.

Officials say the Massachusetts public pension fund lost about 13 percent of its value or about $5 billion last month, but still outperformed similar funds.

A Springfield police officer says it feels like a "truck" has been lifted off his chest now that he has been acquitted of fraud and attempted larceny charges.

WASHINGTON (AP) — With weekly jobless claims benefits at a 16-year high, the White House said Thursday that President George W. Bush would quickly sign legislation pending in Congress to provide further unemployment benefits….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of secretary of homeland security, a top Obama adviser said Thursday….

JAFFREY - A car crashed into a utility pole and caught fire, injuring two people, according to a dispatcher.

WASHINGTON (AP) — New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get even worse next year….

Roberto Bolaño’s massive five-part novel “2666″ is the magnum opus of the Chilean novelist and poet who died in 2003, incorporating everything from literary critics on the trail of a reclusive writer to the gruesome murders of women factory workers in and around Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.