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December 30, 2019 at 11:20 am

Judge denies motion for new trial in boat sinking case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man whose boat sank in 2016 resulting in his mother being lost at sea was denied a new trial Monday...

FILE – In this July 31, 2015, file photo, Boston Red Sox player Mike Napoli takes part in the re-launch of the Ice Bucket Challenge as former Boston College baseball player Pete Frates, right, looks on at Fenway Park in Boston. Frates, whose determined battle with Lou Gehrigâ€™s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was 34. (Arthur Pollock/The Boston Herald via AP, File) MABOH601 MABOH601

December 9, 2019 at 11:06 am

Ice-bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34 VIEW

BOSTON (AP) — Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has...

November 27, 2019 at 2:44 am

New film explores legacy of Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire

BOSTON (AP) — Even though Boston’s Cocoanut Grove fire happened long before she was born, Michele Shapiro learned all about the disaster when she was...

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October 28, 2019 at 9:53 am

Woman in ‘total control’ of boyfriend charged in his suicide

BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston College student who had "complete and total control" over her boyfriend has been indicted on an involuntary manslaughter charge...

September 12, 2019 at 4:00 pm

Training surgeons like dogs, icky money win 2019 Ig Nobels VIEW

BOSTON — Training surgeons is as easy as training dolphins or dogs. At least according to a study that Thursday earned a 2019 Ig Nobel,...

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This undated rendering provided by Dr. Seuss Enterprises shows a balloon maze that will be incorporated as part of a touring immersive attraction tied to the work of the famous late author and illustrator of children’s books. The exhibit is scheduled debut in Toronto in October 2019, followed by visits to several cities in the United States. (Kilburn Experiences, LLC/Dr. Seuss Enterprises via AP) BX401 BX401

August 28, 2019 at 7:21 am

The places it’ll go: Dr. Seuss exhibition hitting the road, with Seattle stop in plans

BOSTON (AP) — Dr. Seuss is hitting the road this fall with a large interactive exhibit that will immerse visitors in some of the most...

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FILE – In this June 3, 2019 file photo, actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing at district court in Nantucket, Mass. The Oscar-winning actor is accused of groping the teenage son of a former Boston TV anchor in 2016 in the crowded bar at the Club Car in Nantucket. An attorney for the man who has accused Spacey says, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the man cannot find a cellphone he has been ordered to turn over to the defense. Spacey’s lawyers want to try to recover text messages they say would help the actor’s case. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) BX104 BX104

July 5, 2019 at 6:08 am

Kevin Spacey accuser drops lawsuit against actor

BOSTON (AP) — A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning...

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June 19, 2019 at 10:15 am

Website documents histories of Georgetown-owned slaves

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston-based genealogical organization and a Georgetown University graduate who launched a project to trace the family histories of hundreds of black...

Business

May 17, 2019 at 9:40 am

Feds want stolen Alexander Hamilton letter returned

BOSTON (AP) — A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 to the Marquis de Lafayette that was stolen from the Massachusetts state archives decades...

April 22, 2019 at 10:09 pm

Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary

BOSTON (AP) — Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you'll have a better chance of surviving the omnicide. Translation: Hit...

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