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The board of the Vermont State Colleges says it continues to back a plan to cut and consolidate some programs and reduce faculty at Vermont State University. Board support came after hearing from faculty and students who urged it to reconsider, including student government groups who have voted no-confidence in the board and administration.

Retired U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy is being honored by the University of Vermont with a new program dedicated to solving challenges faced by rural communities, such as access to broadband and clean water, and mitigating the stresses of extreme weather brought on by climate change.

Autopsies have confirmed that the two bodies found in a wooded area off a rural road in northern Vermont are those of two missing Massachusetts men who were shot to death, Vermont State Police said Thursday.

Dozens of people, primarily children, were killed Thursday when a gunman opened fire in a child care center in northeastern Thailand, authorities said.

The fighting across the country continues as Ukraine's president prepares to speak to the U.S. Congress.

Observers say Russia's use of such corridors were effective in attaining the goals of regaining control of opposition areas.

A third round of talks is planned for Monday as some of the evacuation routes would funnel civilians toward Russia or its ally Belarus.

Gravel gained national attention in 1971 when he read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record as part of a one-man filibuster to protest the Vietnam-era draft.

An official from the state electric company Tavanir said over the weekend that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last "for three to four days."

Members of Floyd's family joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march on Sunday. It was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the first anniversary of Floyd's death.