SPRINGFIELD, Mass (Reuters) – Massachusetts residents on Thursday dug out from damage left by tornadoes that ripped through the state, killing at least four people.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving up a dinner plate icon sliced up by food groups.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans signing up for jobless benefits fell only slightly last week, doing little to calm growing fears of a pullback in the U.S. economy’s recovery.

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times named Jill Abramson as its first woman executive editor, putting her in control of one the world’s most respected newspapers as the industry struggles to keep advertisers and readers.

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Civil rights groups filed a federal class action lawsuit on Thursday challenging Georgia’s tough new law cracking down on illegal immigrants that is similar to one enacted by Arizona last year.