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A unity urn with cremated ashes of Adam Jackson and Abigail Jackson is set in place as friends and family prepare for a funeral mass at St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church in Amsterdam, N.Y., for eight of the 20 people killed in last Saturday's fatal limousine crash in Schoharie, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

‘They aren’t coming home’: Mourning 4 daughters lost in limo crash

I-95 in Reading

2 revived by Narcan following I-95 crash October 19, 2018 | 4:15 PM

New tax break rules for 'opportunity zone' investors October 19, 2018 | 3:54 PM

The Latest: Russian woman charged with US election-meddling October 19, 2018 | 2:37 PM

A husky ran through the O'Neill tunnel and the North End before firefighters caught her October 19, 2018 | 2:25 PM

Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling case October 19, 2018 | 2:25 PM

Fox bites 2 women within 12 hours in Scituate October 19, 2018 | 1:22 PM

Visitors in witch hats inspect the gravestones at the Charter Street Cemetery in Salem.

This Salem cemetery draws thousands every October. But only 100 are allowed in at peak times. October 19, 2018 | 1:13 PM

Man shot in Roslindale Thursday night October 19, 2018 | 1:13 PM

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III speaks during a Beto O'Rourke campaign event on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas.

What Joe Kennedy III had to say after visiting a Texas 'tent city' October 19, 2018 | 12:42 PM

The Latest: Association chides Trump for praising Gianforte October 19, 2018 | 12:08 PM

GreatWhiteShark in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

These are an underwater conservation photographer’s 10 favorite photos October 19, 2018 | 11:28 AM

3 Lynn residents were arrested for heroin trafficking during a traffic stop, police say October 19, 2018 | 11:03 AM

AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth October 19, 2018 | 8:04 AM

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. The canceled federal conference on climate change and health problem is back on but apparently minus the federal government. Former Vice President Al Gore, the University of Washington, the Harvard Global Health Institute and the American Public Health Association are resurrecting a climate change and health conference set for next month that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had planned then canceled in December. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Two Mass. kids have been diagnosed with a rare muscle-weakening illness. Here’s what you need to know. October 19, 2018 | 7:56 AM

GOP panel's foreign agent inquiry triggers harsh response October 19, 2018 | 1:32 AM

Trump: 'Very Severe' consequences if Saudis killed Khashoggi October 19, 2018 | 1:10 AM

States and feds unite on election security after '16 clashes October 19, 2018 | 12:07 AM

Quincy man arrested on human trafficking, 12 other charges October 18, 2018 | 11:09 PM

A group of current and former USC students who are survivors of alleged sexual assault by gynecologist Dr. George Tyndall from the USC student health center and which occured over a 30 years period, speak out during a press conference in Los Angeles, California on October 18, 2018. Nearly 20 survivors of Dr. Tyndall called upon members of the USC Board of Trustees to speak out on behalf of survivors and also to ask Attorney General Xavier Becerra to launch an independent investigation of the USC administration.

93 women accuse former USC doctor of sex abuse October 18, 2018 | 10:09 PM

This Oct. 17 photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows rescue team members lowering themselves into an old abandoned mine shaft to rescue a man who fell into the shaft on Monday.

Man who fell into Arizona mine 'fortunate' to survive October 18, 2018 | 9:08 PM

Scituate, MA

Fox attacks two women in Scituate October 18, 2018 | 8:41 PM

House committees to interview Rosenstein behind closed doors October 18, 2018 | 7:10 PM

Grant Robicheaux and Cerissa Riley in court on Wednesday in Newport Beach, California.

California couple face new charges in rape case October 18, 2018 | 6:40 PM

Jeanne Phillips, the daughter of the original advice columnist Dear Abby, in 2007. Her advice about avoiding “unusual” names for children drew some criticism.CreditDamian Dovarganes/Associated Press

A beloved columnist advised parents to avoid ‘foreign’ names for their children October 18, 2018 | 6:34 PM

Trump threatens Mexico over migrant caravan October 18, 2018 | 6:33 PM

South Carolina lawmakers to Trump: Save nuclear fuel project October 18, 2018 | 6:29 PM

At his 2016 arraignment, Grant Headley, remained out of sight from spectators and media at Dorchester District Court.

Boston police officer sues online market where gun used on him was sold October 18, 2018 | 6:15 PM

Harold H. Shaw, special agent in charge of the FBI Boston Division, speaks during a press conference as acting US Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch, and Michael J. Ferguson, special agent in charge of the DEA in New England, hold a press conference to discuss an ongoing FBI Safe Streets Task Force international drug trafficking investigation.

Boston's FBI chief to retire in January October 18, 2018 | 6:08 PM

Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker facing Democratic challenger Jay Gonzalez during a debate at the studios of WBGH-TV in Boston, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. (Meredith Nierman/WGBH-TV via AP, Pool)

Here's how Charlie Baker is voting on the state's 3 ballot questions October 18, 2018 | 5:42 PM

Interior Dept. contradicts Ben Carson on new watchdog hiring October 18, 2018 | 5:00 PM