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While the storm had moved offshore Saturday, flood threats remained, especially along coastal Massachusetts, where crews have rescued scores of people. The governor has declared a state of emergency.

There have been multiple "gas" explosions in the towns of Lawrence, Andover and North Andover. Massachusetts State Police says Columbia Gas company is shutting off power in those areas.

Last week, Minnesota Public Radio announced it was severing ties with Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor. Separating long-term business arrangements also carries emotional baggage.

The IndieCade Festival going on this weekend outside Los Angeles is known as the Sundance of the video game world. For independent game developers, it's a chance to showcase their work and meet with scouts from the industry's biggest names with dreams of becoming the next Grand Theft Auto.

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP in April. But the company faces a challenge as it herds its users away from the 12-year-old operating system: With so many computing options on the market, customers leaving XP behind might end up turning their backs to Microsoft, too.

In Michigan, voters will decide on a ballot measure that would mandate statewide referendums for any new international border crossings. That seemingly neutral language masks a very specific — and bitter — political battle over whether to build a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

An Iraq war veteran has developed a better artificial leg with a cooling fan. Gary Walters says most prosthesis don't release heat, causing many amputees to stop wearing them.

Democrats are running an ad in Montana scorching GOP Sen. Conrad Burns for taking $136,000 from Jack Abramoff, the well-connected lobbyist in trouble for huge casino tribe billings. Burns got a $3 million appropriation for an Abramoff client. The Republicans are crying foul, saying he did it to help two Democratic senators.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Tomiko Brown-Nagin, dean of Harvard Radcliffe Institute, about President Biden's historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

From ancient Egyptian bakers to Gordon Ramsay, every era has its foodies. And without them, the history of food would be pretty darn boring, says William Sitwell. His new book chronicles how these epicures shaped our palates, and the recipes they left behind.