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Voters in Canada ’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump ’s trade war and annexation threats.
At least two pallets full of trading cards worth nearly $1 million collectively were stolen from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California, police announced Monday.
Prosecutors said Steven Dana slapped a man twice before they both ended up in the water at Sandy Beach, and that the man’s friends were forced to pull Dana off him.
We have a tendency as human beings to overreact to whatever happened most recently. We can’t help it.
The milestone marks a shift in the ongoing clinical affiliation of the two hospitals, which are entering a long-term cancer-care relationship formerly held between Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, part of Mass General Brigham.
Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper delivered their second annual state of the schools address Monday, highlighting progress while facing questions about some persistent problems.
For Betty, a Dorchester mother raising her young son on a fixed income, help from nonprofits and community organizations has become essential to keeping food on the table.
Two people were rescued when a car crashed into a retaining wall and a house in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Monday.
Medford Public Schools hired a teacher who was accused of having sex with a student while working in Florida nearly a decade ago, according to a report by the Boston Globe. School officials say they missed the red flag because he changed his name and lied about his employment history.
Solar glare caused two separate chain-reaction crashes involving multiple vehicles on the same New Hampshire highway on Sunday.
We’re off to a great start this week, with plenty of sunshine in Boston and cool temperatures . Highs will reach the upper 50s and lower 60s this afternoon.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.
The start of the 2026-27 NBA regular season is less than 48 hours away, and the first game is an exciting matchup between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons.
A 23-year-old man from Methuen fled from a traffic stop in Lowell, Massachusetts, and struck a state trooper while escaping, according to police.
A Massachusetts man is facing multiple charges after a woman was assaulted and an infant hospitalized following an attack in Hampton, New Hampshire, on Sunday night.
The Boston Celtics’ 2026-27 season officially begins Tuesday afternoon as they’ll take on the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.
More than 1.5 million pounds of hot dogs, sausages, bacon and other ready-to-eat deli and poultry meat products distributed nationwide were recalled because they may not have been kept at the appropriate temperature and could be spoiled.
The eight finalists of the Voice of Logan contest were announced and made a last pitch for why they should be chosen on Monday morning on KISS 108.
Election Day is less than a month away and early voting is underway in Massachusetts. Here’s what you need to know about voting.
It wasn’t pretty, but the New England Patriots made enough winning plays to emerge victorious in their Week 6 matchup against the rival New York Jets on Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.
The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit released a new photo over the weekend of a woman found murdered in her Portsmouth apartment more than four decades ago.
Bon Jovi, the unofficial rock band of the New England Patriots, announced Monday that they have added a 2027 date at Gillette Stadium to their “Forever Tour.”
Witnesses of Saturday’s deadly collision in which a pickup truck barreled through a youth soccer game in Kansas, killing two people and injuring nearly a dozen, said they are haunted by what they saw and heard.
FBI Special Agent Heidi Kelsch was back on the stand Monday in the trial of Matthew Farwell , the former Stoughton cop accused of killing a pregnant Sandra Birchmore and staging her death as a suicide in 2021 to keep her from revealing alleged ongoing sexual exploitation dating back to when she was a child.
The Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts dropped out of the race on Sunday hours after he was arrested in a suspected drunk driving crash.
Donnie Wahlberg, Boston native and former boy band star, was on board a plane that skidded off the runway in Las Vegas on Sunday morning. No injuries were reported.
Recap what happened in federal court Monday with today’s liveblog . Testimony resumes this week in the trial of Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton cop accused of killing a pregnant Sandra Birchmore and staging her death as a suicide in 2021 to keep her from revealing an alleged pattern of sexual exploitation that…
Several of the lawsuits filed by the landlord of Faneuil Hall Marketplace against tenants for unpaid rent have recently been dismissed.
After a stellar – and chilly – Sunday, the focus turns to a slowly developing storm system off the Carolinas. Not only is this thing giving us headaches about track and intensity, but it also is expected to wander offshore for days.
Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver’s seat.
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, so it’s important to keep it in check.
A man was arrested Sunday after breaking into a Massachusetts middle school and then a police car, then assaulted three officers at the police station, officials said.
A person drove into several parked vehicles, then a McDonald’s restaurant, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Two Boston police officers were injured while taking a person into custody Sunday night, the department said.
An American Airlines flight from St. Louis to Philadelphia turned into a terrifying ordeal for passengers on Saturday morning, with oxygen masks dropping down mid-air and passengers told to run away from the plane after an emergency landing.
A man and two dogs were found dead and another person was seriously injured in a house fire in northern New Hampshire early Sunday morning, officials said.
The bottom line on Sunday is that the Patriots won a divisional game to improve to 4-2 on the season. It wasn’t always pretty, but ultimately, they got the job done.
Maine Democrat Troy Jackson says he does not regret telling Sen. Susan Collins that she should “shut up” after the Republican suggested a protester who interrupted their recent debate was one of his campaign’s backers.
The Patriots continue to persevere despite taking shot after shot in the injury department.
A pedestrian is suffering life-threatening injuries in a car crash in Quincy on Saturday night, according to police.
A service member fell during a pregame aerial demonstration in San Antonio on Saturday night and later died at a hospital, according to military officials and video verified by NBC News.
U.S. consumers aren’t just frustrated with high prices. They’re angry and confused about the increasingly high-tech ways that restaurant chains and major retailers are setting those prices.
A candidate for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, Republican Shawn Oliver, was arrested on drunken driving charges after a crash late Saturday that left several parked vehicles damaged and his own overturned, police said.
It wasn’t easy, and it came at the cost of the health of several players, but the Patriots pulled out a 26-19 win over the Jets on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voiced the public’s “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. At least 2,400 people were arrested.
A chilly start to our Sunday, highs in the low 50s with sunshine will help make the day enjoyable. 50s will be the trend for highs in the coming days, with on and off clouds.
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized for an operation to remove a malignant tumor, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire.
Val Chmerkovskiy will not be participating in the upcoming episode of “Dancing With The Stars.”
Racist, hateful graffiti was discovered in several neighborhoods across Manchester, New Hampshire, on Saturday, prompting a police investigation.
A 6-year-old boy and 35-year-old man were killed, and 10 others were injured, when a woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game at a city sports complex in Wichita, Kansas , Saturday afternoon, police said.
Gabby Williams converted two free throws with 1:18 left to put Golden State ahead, two more with 4.1 seconds to go and finished with 26 points facing constant pressure from Atlanta’s stingy defense, and the Valkyries held off the Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday.
A.J. Brown has taken a big step toward taking the field for the New England Patriots again.
Will you get the job? What will the medical test results show? And what’s with that ominously vague email your boss sent?
More than seven months into the U.S. war with Iran, sharply higher fuel prices are making it more expensive to drive and fly and adding to the cost of some goods, prolonging the strain on American households as the midterm elections approach.
Few mass shootings in the U.S. end like the deadly attack on an Oregon elementary school : with an armed civilian opening fire on the gunman.
Pope Leo XIV will be discharged from the hospital on Saturday after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous nodule from his right lung, the Vatican said, and will make an appearance to lead prayer on Sunday.
“No Kings” events were planned in and around Boston on Saturday, the first day of early voting in Massachusetts, as part of another nationwide day of action.
Two people were hospitalized following a shooting overnight in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood, police say.
An 80-year-old woman died after being hit by a vehicle Friday evening in Maynard, Massachusetts.
Cooler weather is settling into Boston just in time for your weekend as a cold front continues pushing east.
A University of New Haven student was killed and four others were injured in a four-vehicle crash on I-91 South in North Haven late Friday night after a wrong-way driver struck another vehicle head-on, according to Connecticut State Police.
More than a year after one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history, dozens of Fall River firefighters were honored for their heroic actions.
A mother and daughter looking forward to seeing Olivia Rodrigo in Boston ran into trouble when the tickets they purchased through StubHub failed to get them through the door.
A man who survived a knife attack that injured him and two friends in Boston’s Allston neighborhood earlier this month says the experience has given him a new outlook on life.
President Donald Trump waived sweeping new sanctions against Russia passed by Congress, arguing in an executive order Friday that the move “is in the national interests of the United States.”
There won’t be any playoff baseball Friday night. Game 4 of the 2026 American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians has been postponed due to rain, MLB announced .
A representative for Selma Blair came to her defense on Friday, just days after the actress pleaded not guilty after being arrested on two counts of second-degree assault in connection to a physical incident on a plane .
Shuttle buses replaced trains on part of the MBTA’s Red Line Friday after a woman was hit at the JFK/UMass stop in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
The preseason is over. For the Boston Celtics, it was a good one. Realistically, with the Sixers rolling out LeBron James, Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown, and with the Celtics rolling out a starting five that won’t even be a part of the regular rotation, a loss in this preseason finale would have been…
Six Flags Over Georgia opened its gates Friday evening for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park’s towering roller coasters.
The Piano Man still wants to play, but it’s not clear when or if he’ll be able to sing again for, as the song goes , “the regular crowd.”
FOXBORO — Mack Hollins, unabashed, made a point of announcing the news to everyone present during Wednesday’s team meeting: AJ Brown was back, he told them. In his own lighthearted way, Hollins suggested the Patriots — who have won two in a row and recently beat the AFC East-leading Bills — may now, in fact, be OK.
Katie Zacharia is out as White House press secretary after just five days on the job, two senior administration officials, an administration official and a source familiar with the decision said.
Federal authorities are investigating “suspicious mail” received by the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Office and Democratic Congressman Seth Moulton’s Salem office on Friday.
Former Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers had the same shocked reaction to the Jaylen Brown trade that most fans did — but he also believes the additions of Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, and Mike Conley Jr. can help the Celtics remain competitive in a beefed-up Eastern Conference.
The Vatican on Friday released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his lung cancer surgery , showing him celebrating Mass, as doctors said that tests confirmed the “continued improvement” in his recovery.
Blackbird Doughnuts’ founder Rebecca Roth Gullo wants to take the brand national.
This live blog’s coverage of the Bend, Oregon, school shooting has ended. See more coverage here .
A $130 million federal grant will support rail upgrades in Springfield, Massachusetts, work that will help bring the West-East Rail plan to life, the governor’s office announced on Friday.
Tesla’s long-awaited Roadster made a high-flying entrance. Nearly a decade after unveiling the next-generation Roadster as a prototype in 2017, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company showcased a new version that Tesla says can go from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second and even leave the ground. The demonstration marked…
Stop & Shop stores will offer all shoppers a 10% discount as an apology for a security problem that is disrupting services on its website and app.
One person is dead after being thrown from a car during a crash Thursday night in Sharon, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Republican challenger Mike Minogue clashed over rising energy costs, abortion rights and accountability for misconduct in state government Thursday night, as the candidates met for their second and final gubernatorial debate before Election Day.
Investments in pharmaceutical companies made on behalf of President Donald Trump increased significantly after he returned to the White House last year, with his portfolio adding millions of dollars in stock in firms that benefited from a Republican-backed law that shields certain medications from Medicare price…
Three young children and a teacher were killed Thursday afternoon in a horrific shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The teenage suspect was fatally shot by an armed bystander.
The “Greatest Show in Sports” will be back in 2027 with more trick plays, dancing, and, of course, Banana Ball — and there will be two stops in New England!
Friday is the fourth day of testimony in the trial of Matthew Farwell , the former Stoughton cop accused of killing a pregnant Sandra Birchmore and staging her death as a suicide in 2021 to keep her from revealing alleged ongoing sexual exploitation dating back to when she was a child.
The Fall Classic is upon us. The MLB season will come to a close with the 2026 World Series , and one team has already clinched a spot by sweeping its way to the pennant.
Rowers hit the water Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the annual Head Of The Charles Regatta , which brought in thousands of athletes and even more spectators to Cambridge and Boston.
Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson told Republican Sen. Susan Collins to “shut up” during a heated final Maine U.S. Senate debate that also included an interruption from a data center protester.
President Donald Trump has labeled Ukraine’s resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace,” the latest salvo in his campaign to pressure the U.S. ally over rising gas prices that could cost Republicans in next month’s Midterm elections .
Severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect Friday evening in parts of Massachusetts and Connecticut, but have since expired.
Four years ago, when Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara announced the results of an internal investigation into the death of Sandra Birchmore , her words may have sparked the eventual federal prosecution of Matthew Farwell .
A Massachusetts fire chief was not only off the clock, but away on his honeymoon, when duty called.
Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
A driver who struck a teen girl in the head with his truck’s side-view mirror in a gas station parking lot in Chlemsford, Massachusetts, will serve an 18-month probation term.
This live blog’s coverage of the school shooting in Bend, Oregon, has ended. See more coverage here.
A 16-year-old shot his way through locked doors to get into an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher. He was then shot by a person at the scene who followed him inside, authorities said.
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia did not pass the California bar exam when she took it after graduating from law school, according to a senior administration official.