Woman indicted in car crash that killed Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and 2 others
Costco shareholders vote against proposal for report on diversity programs
US health agencies cancel external meetings, travel after Trump admin directives
Haitians demand priority after government spends $3.8M for a brief visit from Colombia's leader
Trudeau says Americans will pay more whenever Trump decides to impose tariffs on Canada
COP30 in Brazil set to spotlight developing countries' climate finance needs
Jaguars are interviewing Bucs OC Liam Coen for their head coaching job after all, AP source says
Welcome to the mobile age: NFL conference title games filled with dual-threat QBs
Environment|News|US
Vermont floods raise concerns about future of state's hundreds of aging dams
This week's flooding in Vermont is adding fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state
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Archeologists find musket balls fired during 1 of the first battles in the Revolutionary War
Archeologists with the National Park Service say they have found musket balls that date back nearly 250 years and were fired during one of the first battles in the Revolutionary War
Crime|News
Karen Read in court as judge schedules January retrial in Boston police officer's death
Karen Read has made a brief court appearance to set dates going forward for the high-profile murder case against her
Crime|News|US
2 more state troopers who were part of the Karen Read case are under investigation, police say
Police say two more state troopers who were part of the Karen Read murder trial over the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend are now facing an internal affairs investigation
Environment|News|US|World
Why does Vermont keep flooding? It's complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm
Vermont is flooding and experts say the state could see catastrophic events for the foreseeable future
Education|News|World
Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead
A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue
Crime|News|US
Defense pushes for charges to be dismissed in Karen Read case
Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Karen Read case have returned to court focused on jury deliberations that led to a mistrial on charges that she killed her police officer boyfriend
Education|Health|US
Harvard rebuffs protests and won't remove Sackler name from two buildings
Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protest from parents whose children fatally overdosed
Crime|News|US
Trucking company owner pleads guilty to charges related to crash that killed 7 bikers
An owner of a now defunct trucking company has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to a deadly crash in New Hampshire that killed seven motorcyclists
Crime|News|US
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
A Massachusetts judge has ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder and leaving the scene where her Boston police officer boyfriend died
Business|News|US
Town officials shut down a boy's ice cream stand. Fundraisers and death threats followed
A Massachusetts boy whose ice cream stand was shut down has become a minor celebrity after several businesses took up his campaign to raise money for charity
Crime|News|Uncategorized|US
A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party
A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after he was allegedly beaten by other high schoolers at a party
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Massachusetts driver who repeatedly hit an Asian American man gets 18 months in prison
A white Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill a group of Asian Americans and repeatedly hitting one of them with his car
Health|Political|US
Markey and Warren condemn Steward's CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena
Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren are among several political leaders who are attacking the leader of a troubled health care system for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a Senate committee
Crime
Karen Read says in interview that murder case left her in 'purgatory'
Karen Read says in an interview that her long-running murder case has left her “purgatory” and ”stressed every day."
Education|News|US|World
As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
The stakes have gone up for students protesting the war in Gaza as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines this fall in hopes of avoiding disruptions like last spring’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which led to some 3,200 arrests
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle
Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The city where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were conceived has largely been overlooked during the crime-fighting quartet's meteoric rise
Education|News|US
Harvard reports slight decline in Black students in wake of affirmative action ruling
There was a slight decline in the numbers of Black students in Harvard University's freshman class, which follows a Supreme Court ruling which struck down affirmative action in higher education
Science
Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobels winners
A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement
Crime|News|US
District attorney appoints special prosecutor to handle Karen Read's second trial
A Massachusetts district attorney has appointed a special prosecutor, who has represented James “Whitey” Bulger and other prominent clients in the past, to take on the Karen Read murder case
Celebrity|Crime|News
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs joins list of Hollywood stars charged with sex crimes
With his arrest this week, Sean “Diddy” Combs joins a short list of celebrities prosecuted for sex crimes in the wake of the #MeToo movement
Crime|News|US
A snowmobiler who crashed into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is awarded $3 million
A federal judge has ruled that the government is liable for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who crashed into a parked Black Hawk helicopter in Massachusetts and awarded him $3.3 million in damages
Crime|News|US
Court asked to dismiss murder charge against Karen Read in death of her police officer boyfriend
An attorney for Karen Read has asked the highest court in Massachusetts to dismiss a murder charge and one other charge she faces in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend
News|Science|Technology
NASA, Boeing describe limited roles despite Titan's owner touting aerospace ties
OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush said the carbon fiber hull used in an experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic was developed with help of NASA and aerospace manufacturers
Lifestyle|News|US|World
US 'Welcome Corps' helps resettle LGBTQ+ refugees fleeing crackdowns against gay people
A program that helps refugees resettle in the United States has expanded to include LGBTQ+ people who have been threatened and harassed in their home countries
