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Impeachment team releases transcript of defense official November 11, 2019 | 4:23 PM

United States: Bolivian president wasn't forced out by coup November 11, 2019 | 3:47 PM

Mulvaney's bid to join impeachment lawsuit challenged November 11, 2019 | 2:56 PM

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against NY over tax returns November 11, 2019 | 2:41 PM

Easton MA 11/10/19 Shannon Liss-Riordan, a workers' rights lawyer and US Senator Ed Markey during a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate forum on environmental issues at McCarthy Auditorium in May Hall at Stonehill College (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic:reporter:

5 things to know if you — like Joe Kennedy — missed the Senate climate forum November 11, 2019 | 2:26 PM

Oleg Sokolov, a history professor at St. Petersburg State University sits in a cage waiting for a court session in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The lawyer for a prominent Russian history professor suspected of murdering a female student, some of whose remains were found in his residence, is asking for him to be released under house arrest pending trial. The case of Oleg Sokolov has attracted wide attention in Russian media because of its grisly drama. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A professor in Russia was pulled from a river with a backpack with 2 severed arms. He's confessed to killing a female student, his lawyer says. November 11, 2019 | 12:50 PM

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2019 file photo, Scott Hapgood, right, a U.S. financial adviser charged with killing a hotel worker while on vacation in Anguilla, and his lawyer Juliya Arbisman, left, hold a media conference in New York. Hapgood declined to return to the British Caribbean territory for the latest pretrial hearing on Monday, Nov. 11, and Anguilla officials rejected an offer that he appear by video link for the hearing. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Connecticut man charged in Caribbean hotel worker's death skips hearing November 11, 2019 | 12:15 PM

Massachusetts man dies in crash on Connecticut highway November 11, 2019 | 12:10 PM

Officials: R.I. officer opened fire after being hit by dirt bike November 11, 2019 | 12:00 PM

‘It’s honestly hell.’ Hospitals see rare vomiting syndrome in heavy marijuana consumers. November 11, 2019 | 11:08 AM

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 29, 2004 shows an alligator on Interstate 75 known as Alligator Alley, in the Florida Everglades.
In the swampy Florida Everglades, egrets and herons build nests that hang precariously close to alligators swimming beneath, ready to swallow any weak chicks that fall into the murky waters. This game of survival -- while dangerous for the birds -- brings benefits to both, according to researchers who published their work this week in the journal PLOS ONE.
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A man was hunting hogs in Florida. Then he was bitten by an alligator. November 11, 2019 | 10:52 AM

Rollover crash in Wilmington leaves 21-year-old with life-threatening injuries November 11, 2019 | 10:31 AM

1 woman dead, another injured after fall at Rhode Island bar November 11, 2019 | 10:15 AM

21-year-old woman dead, 3 others injured after Taunton crash November 11, 2019 | 9:39 AM

Man brandished gun following 'roadway altercation' on I-95 in Danvers, police allege November 11, 2019 | 9:26 AM

What's coming in impeachment: The inquiry goes public November 11, 2019 | 12:24 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's flawed 'read the transcript' defense November 11, 2019 | 12:16 AM

Two dead, 1 injured in boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee November 10, 2019 | 7:44 PM

A composite photo from NASA showing the most recent transit of Mercury, on May 9, 2016. MUST CREDIT: NASA

Mercury to cross in front of sun on Monday for last time until 2032 November 10, 2019 | 7:30 PM

Driver seriously hurt in multi-vehicle crash on I-93 November 10, 2019 | 7:01 PM

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren appears onstage with U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley during a Nov. 7 campaign stop in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Why Ayanna Pressley's endorsement matters for Elizabeth Warren November 10, 2019 | 6:39 PM

A Porsche is removed form the second story of a building after the convertible went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a New Jersey commercial building early Sunday, killing both of the car's occupants, in Toms River, N.J.

2 dead after Porsche crashes into building's 2nd floor November 10, 2019 | 5:56 PM

Tracee Ellis Ross, Adam Mosseri and Arielle Pardes speak onstage at the WIRED25 Summit 2019.

Instagram will test hiding ‘likes’ in some accounts next week November 10, 2019 | 3:09 PM

The body was found in Woodbridge, CT.

Connecticut police investigating body found in woods November 10, 2019 | 2:20 PM

TCM Therapy Center in Tewksbury.

Tewksbury spa owner faces trafficking, prostitution charges November 10, 2019 | 2:12 PM

New York police stand by what NYPD thought was marijuana when they confiscated in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

Pot or not? Busts highlight growing confusion over hemp November 10, 2019 | 12:19 PM

Dam on Ellis Brett Pond in Brockton, Mass. The spillway of the earthen dam, which allows the release of rising waters, has been found to be inadequate for a possible historic storm.

AP finds nearly 40 problematic dams in Massachusetts November 10, 2019 | 11:01 AM

Top US general says 500-600 American troops to stay in Syria November 10, 2019 | 10:52 AM

A fire bombing helicopter works to contain a bush fire along Old Bar road in Old Bar, New South Wales, Australia, Nov. 9, 2019.

Vast bush fires rip across Australia, destroying 150 homes and killing 3 November 10, 2019 | 10:02 AM

Harvard University.

At Harvard, an admissions scandal that unfolded out in the open November 10, 2019 | 9:08 AM