9 Massachusetts law students volunteering for Karen Read’s defense team
The students will serve as law clerks, assisting with case law research, document preparation, and courtroom analysis.
FDA's top tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency's leadership
WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been removed from his post amid sweeping ...
Police: Carbon monoxide poisoning possible cause of death of Brett Gardner’s son
The death of the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner may have been caused by carbon monoxide ...
Recall alert: Liquid egg products recalled after concerns over bleach contamination
According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Cargill ...
‘We need to fight back’: Walkout planned in support of Tufts University student ...
A walkout in support of a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained last week by masked immigration officials is ...
Layoffs begin at US health agencies charged with tracking disease, researching, regulating food
Employees across the massive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a ...
March Madness: UConn favored as women’s Final Four is set
The Huskies (35-3), led by Paige Bueckers’ 31-point effort on Monday, defeated No. 1 seed USC 78-64 in the Spokane 4 Regional ...
5 residents hospitalized, firefighter hurt after early morning blaze rips through Boston home
BOSTON — Seven people were rescued from a two-family home in Boston early Tuesday morning, with five of them hospitalized ...
Sian Barbara Allen, ‘Scream, Pretty Peggy,’ ‘The Waltons’ actress, dead at 78
WASHINGTON — Actress Sian Barbara Allen, who played the lead role in “ Scream, Pretty Peggy ” and was John-Boy’s love ...
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths ...
The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have now ...
Retrial of Karen Read set to begin with jury selection
DEDHAM, Mass. — Karen Read’s retrial begins today with jury selection. On Tuesday morning, more than 200 potential jurors ...
Volcano begins erupting in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated
LONDON (AP) — Authorities evacuated a town and the Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern Iceland on Tuesday as a volcano threatened to erupt for the eighth time.