Here are the top stories at the noon hour.
The state moves to take its pension funds out of companies that deal with countries that support terrorism or have poor records on human rights; an expert in how plants get through the winter, says the recent warm temperatures won’t ruin them; former Spaulding High School football star David Ball is one step closer to reaching the National Football League; traffic has been blocked for the past few hours on Interstate 93 where it passes through Franconia Notch in northern New Hampshire.