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Why an MIT professor resigned over the school's ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Four friends caught a great white shark off Nantucket

4 childhood friends went fishing off Nantucket. They hooked a 12-foot shark.

6 people — between 62 and 85 — arrested for alleged sexual activity in Conn. conservation area

Trump revives suggestion he'd end birthright citizenship August 21, 2019 | 5:13 PM

Dump truck falls through roof of Quincy parking garage August 21, 2019 | 4:35 PM

A photo of an emaciated horse that Renee Desrosiers said she took at Smithfield Farm.

A Cape Cod horse farm is under investigation for animal cruelty after photos of emaciated horses and ponies surfaced August 21, 2019 | 3:57 PM

Report shows US deficit to exceed $1 trillion next year August 21, 2019 | 3:22 PM

Trump: Germany, France must take back Islamic State fighters August 21, 2019 | 3:15 PM

Fed officials widely divided on rates at July meeting August 21, 2019 | 2:01 PM

Trump signs student debt forgiveness for disabled veterans August 21, 2019 | 12:55 PM

Powell may signal future rate cuts, but would they matter? August 21, 2019 | 12:21 PM

'Great disloyalty'

Trump: Any Jewish people who vote for a Democrat show 'either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty' August 21, 2019 | 9:30 AM

Boston, MA - 4/2/18 - Trooper Dana A. Pullman (cq) is president of the State Police Association of Massachusetts. The union reacts to reforms announced earlier by Governor Charlie Baker (cq) and Massachusetts State Police Colonel Kerry Gilpin. Pullman listens as the union's PR rep, Greg M. D'Agostino (cq), lays out background for a reporter.
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Feds arrest former state police union leader and lobbyist August 21, 2019 | 9:08 AM

Trump moves to end limits on detention of migrant children August 21, 2019 | 9:03 AM

FILE - In this June 19, 2006 file photo, Yale University researcher Dr. Eugene Redmond walks on the grounds of the biomedical research center, at the site of an old sugar mill, where he spends most summers working, at Bourreu Estate on the Caribbean Island of St. Kitts. An investigation has concluded that professor Redmond sexually assaulted five students and committed sexual misconduct against at least eight others. The report by former Connecticut U.S. Attorney Deirdre Daly was released Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

Dr. D. Eugene Redmond

Report: Yale professor sexually assaulted 5 students August 21, 2019 | 8:54 AM

N.H. woman flees after crash, leaving injured 6-year-old boy behind, police say August 21, 2019 | 8:44 AM

McCain's family fights to define legacy of civility, service August 21, 2019 | 5:10 AM

Longtime lottery employee fired for allegedly cashing unsold winning scratch tickets August 20, 2019 | 9:15 PM

Trump cancels Denmark visit because Greenland isn't for sale August 20, 2019 | 8:31 PM

shark predation cape cod screenshot

Shark caught on video hunting off Cape Cod August 20, 2019 | 7:42 PM

Former Major League pitcher Octavio Dotel in 2007.

Two former MLB players implicated in Dominican Republic drug trafficking sweep August 20, 2019 | 7:35 PM

A New Hampshire time capsule from 1969 was opened this year. It was empty. August 20, 2019 | 6:55 PM

Thomas Bowes rose to make a statement Tuesday.

Top registry official fired after fatal motorcycle accident August 20, 2019 | 6:29 PM

Ed Markey aide apologizes for sharing ‘despicable’ message about the Kennedy family August 20, 2019 | 6:28 PM

A Cambridge officer tried to pull a yogurt cup off a skunk's head without getting sprayed. He got sprayed. August 20, 2019 | 6:20 PM

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a rally Monday, Aug. 19, 2019 at Macalaster College during a campaign appearance in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Elizabeth Warren

How Elizabeth Warren's new criminal justice plan quietly calls out 2 top Democratic primary rivals August 20, 2019 | 5:59 PM

Trump and Maduro confirm talks between high-level officials August 20, 2019 | 5:42 PM

Trump flip-flops on tax cuts, citing 'strong economy' August 20, 2019 | 3:55 PM

Trump: Again open to strengthening gun background checks August 20, 2019 | 3:53 PM

Julia West.

'She was almost home. She was almost home.' August 20, 2019 | 3:47 PM

Trump considering State Department official for Russia post August 20, 2019 | 3:39 PM

Trump says would be 'appropriate' for Russia to rejoin G-7 August 20, 2019 | 3:29 PM

Trump looks to discuss defense, energy with Romanian leader August 20, 2019 | 2:27 PM