By MICHAEL CASEY

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires

HENNIKER, N.H. (AP) — When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty experiences” while trying to navigate at night. The heart-stopping flights l...

Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions pr...

A green giant: This year's 74-foot Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is en route from Massachusetts

BOSTON (AP) — A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was en route to New York City on Thursday from its tiny Massachusetts hometown. The 74-fo...

Prosecutors seek a 17-year prison term for Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serv...