Massachusetts

2024 Democratic National Convention: Day 4

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Trump's Harvard funding cuts don't put 'America first,' says Massachusetts governor

6:59am April 29, 2025

by A Martínez

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey argues President Trump's funding cuts to Harvard University and other universities are detrimental to the economy.

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Lawyers for Karen Read argue for dismissal of two charges at hearing

A guide to the Karen Read case, as she returns to court for her second murder trial

8:47am March 28, 2025

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, a Boston cop, in 2022. She maintains she was framed by police. Here's a refresher on the case — and a look at what's happened since last year's mistrial.

A Massachusetts town closes its parks to stop a mosquito-borne disease from spreading

4:44am August 26, 2024

The town is closing its parks from dusk to dawn as it tries to contain the disease. It has also been detected in nearby counties in Massachusetts.

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Karen Read's high-drama murder trial ended with a hung jury. Here's what to know

3:16pm July 02, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, but alleges a cover-up by his fellow cops. The high-drama case ended in a mistrial and with the lead investigator dismissed. Prosecutors now plan to retry it.

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'Bad breath rapist' from Boston area caught after 16 years at large in California

2:00am May 30, 2024

by The Associated Press

Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty in 2007 of the kidnapping and rape of the young woman at knifepoint near Boston. He was located in California after images of him emerged on social media.

Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at Tonalea K-8 school in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Dec. 12, 2022. In Massachusetts, a new 4% state income tax on incomes above $1 million will help pay for free school lunches.

A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students

5:01am August 18, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.

In this artist depiction, Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, seated second from right, appears in U.S. District Court, in Boston, April 19, 2023. Teixeira, accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform, is due back in court on June 21, after being indicted on federal felony charges.

Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira pleads not guilty to federal charges

10:28pm June 21, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

If convicted of the six charges against him, the 21-year-old Air National guardsman could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge.

Laura Polizoti, a family intervention specialist at Youth Villages, discusses strategies with Haley that would be more beneficial for both her and her mother Carmen.

Health & Safety

One state looks to get kids in crisis out of the ER — and back home

4:57pm February 10, 2023

by Martha Bebinger

At many U.S. hospitals, children and teens are stuck in the emergency department for days or weeks because psychiatric beds are full. Massachussets has a simple, yet promising solution.

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Brian Walshe, center, listens during his arraignment Wednesday at Quincy District Court, in Quincy, Mass., on a charge of murdering his wife Ana Walshe.

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The husband of a missing woman sought info on dismembering a body, prosecutors say

1:43pm January 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

At a hearing, lawyers said that in the days after his wife's disappearance, Brian Walshe did searches on "dismemberment and best ways to dispose of a body" and "hacksaw best tool to dismember."

An SUV sits inside an Apple store behind a large hole in the glass. One person was killed and 16 others were injured Monday when the SUV crashed into the store, authorities said.

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1 dead, 16 injured after an SUV slammed through a Massachusetts Apple Store

8:54am November 22, 2022

by Emily Olson

A driver has been charged with reckless homicide after crashing through the plate glass window of an Apple Store on Monday.