The Senate has scheduled several hearings on the plan to hand control of six major U.S. ports to a company owned and operated by the United Arab Emirates.

The British energy conglomerate, National Grid PLC, is reportedly buying Keyspan — the biggest natural gas utility here in Massachusetts.

Oil prices have slightly stabilized slightly after last week's attacks on Saudi Arabia and Nigeria's oil production companies drove prices to over $60 a barrel.

This year, New Orleans expects about 400,000 people instead of the million that normally join in on the festivities.

David Hockney's first personal exhibition of portraits is on display in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.