Massachusetts

DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s half-brother, prosecutors said.

Phil Saviano, a clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests in the United States, has died. He was 69. Saviano’s story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” about The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how scores of priests molested children and got away with it...

Biden and his entire family are spending the Thanksgiving holiday on the Massachusetts island, renting a sprawling compound that belongs to his friend and billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein.

The autopsy results released by the NH Attorney General’s Office represent the first time authorities have said anything about how the 5-year-old boy died.

New Hampshire’s judicial branch is reviewing the case at the request of the Gov. Chris Sununu, he said in a statement.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is launching the first human clinical trial for a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease.

An Ohio cold case that puzzled investigators for more than 50 years has finally been solved in Massachusetts. On July 11, 1969, a 20-year-old man vanished after stealing $250,000 from a bank in Cleveland. The man walked out of the bank with the money in a paper bag, and it took bank employees two days to realize what had happened….

A Massachusetts family whose loved one’s casket fell open as it was being lowered into a grave, causing the body to fall out, has sued the funeral home and the cemetery.

CNBC, in partnership with Acorns, celebrates financial literacy leaders who demonstrate a commitment to educating those who are often left behind.

Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically ill frail elders, but until now, there was no guarantee that’s how the money would be spent. Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York are taking unprecedented steps to ensure they get what they pay for, after the devastating impact of COVID-19 exposed problems with staffing and...

Republicans in at least four states where Democrats control the governor’s office, the legislature or both are pursuing statewide ballot initiatives or veto-proof proposals to enact voter ID restrictions and other changes to election law.

What is presumed to be the body of a missing 5-year-old boy from New Hampshire has been found amid a massive search in Abington, Massachusetts, prosecutors from both states said Saturday. A cadaver dog found the body buried in the ground in Abington, and Plymouth, Massachusetts, District Attorney Timothy Cruz said the body is presumed to be Elijah Lewis’. Elijah…

A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago.

It’s been more than 900 days since runners could compete in-person in the world’s longest-running long run: the Boston Marathon. But race day looks a lot different than it did in April 2019.

A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000

A massive beehive that had grown to a few hundred thousand bees was removed from a building in Boston on Monday.

Reports of sexual assaults have fueled protests on at least eight U.S. college campuses just weeks into the new school year.

A man had to be detained on a flight from Boston to Puerto Rico after allegedly kicking a flight attendant, trying to get into the cockpit and telling crew members to shoot him, according to the FBI. The incident happened Wednesday night on JetBlue Flight 261. The FBI says the passenger rushed toward the flight deck a short time before…

Experts are warning of a major toy shortage this holiday season, due to backups in the global supply chain. Their advice: start your shopping now to get those must-have gifts, and to avoid hefty shipping costs and delays.

In some Massachusetts communities, you could see bus drivers wearing fatigues on Thursday. That’s because members of the National Guard are already practicing bus routes in several cities and towns across the state. The guard started learning routes and bus stops in Chelsea, Lowell and Lynn on Thursday. Guard members went through training on Wednesday. They underwent medical exams,...