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Warren confronted by Iowa voter

Here's what Elizabeth Warren said about being confronted by a father upset about her college plan

Amherst bus incident screencap.

'It would be nice if they spoke English': Woman's racist tirade aboard Amherst bus goes viral

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What Conrad Roy’s family is saying about Michelle Carter’s early release from jail

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo lashes out at journalist; NPR defends Mary Louise Kelly January 25, 2020 | 2:58 PM

The Rhode Island State House in Providence.

Bill would allow R.I. lawmakers to hide behind tinted windows January 25, 2020 | 12:35 PM

Convicted rapist and former tow truck driver gets another lengthy sentence January 25, 2020 | 11:56 AM

Some states have laws that make it a crime to use drones for surveillance that violates a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy, but Maine is not one of them.

Maine woman stalked by drone; police unable to help January 25, 2020 | 11:10 AM

House impeachment manager Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., walks from the podium as the Democrats finishing presenting their case during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump.

Trump's lawyers begin arguments in impeachment trial January 25, 2020 | 10:50 AM

Active shooter situation near the Hingham shipyard.

Update: Hingham gunman taken into custody after firing shots at SWAT team. Area deemed safe. January 25, 2020 | 10:07 AM

Clayton Christensen, renowned Harvard Business School professor, dies at 67 January 25, 2020 | 9:14 AM

Lunar New Year festivities cancelled due to new coronavirus spreading in Asia January 25, 2020 | 8:14 AM

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien (left) and her husband, Mark Steele-Knudslien, who has been convicted of murdering her and sentenced to life with parole eligibility in 25 years.

Man sentenced to life in prison for transgender wife's death January 25, 2020 | 7:58 AM

North Station.

East Boston man arrested for allegedly firing pellet gun at shuttle bus near North Station January 24, 2020 | 11:08 PM

Sept. 1992--(l) Governor Bill Weld talks with Grateful Dead drummer/percussionist Mickey Hart during a concert break backstage at Boston Garden.

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Bill Weld says he duped the media about his Deadhead reputation January 24, 2020 | 7:57 PM

Trump campaign complains to debate commission about fairness January 24, 2020 | 6:46 PM

Former City Hall official John M. Lynch left court in September after pleading guilty to accepting a $50,000 bribe from a Boston real estate developer. His attorney Hank Brennan (right) was with him.

Former City Hall official John Lynch sentenced to 40 months for bribery January 24, 2020 | 6:08 PM

Mass. police chiefs group backs bill to give undocumented immigrants driver's licenses January 24, 2020 | 5:53 PM

Vero Beach police and Indian River County Fire Rescue responded to a crash at the base of the Barber Bridge, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Vero Beach, Fla.

Holy Cross rowing coach made fatal turn into oncoming traffic, witnesses said January 24, 2020 | 5:09 PM

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2020 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a campaign event, in Des Moines, Iowa. Warren is creating a team of religious leaders from a variety of backgrounds to serve as an interfaith council for her presidential campaign. Her new slate of 16 interfaith advisers includes a Baptist pastor from Boston as well as a rabbi for a Reform Jewish congregation in North Carolina and a sensei in the Zen Buddhist tradition. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Former Wells Fargo execs were fined multi-million dollar sums. Elizabeth Warren isn't satisfied. January 24, 2020 | 3:12 PM

The funeral procession for Methuen resident and Lawrence DPW worker Marcos Ruiz, who was murdered while on the job, went by a massive line of DPW vehicles from many surrounding cities and towns as it made its way from the Cataudella Funeral Home on Pleasant Valley Street, heading to the St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Lawrence for the service.

DPW workers turn out en masse for funeral of Lawrence worker shot to death January 24, 2020 | 2:55 PM

Mohammad Shahab Dehghani Hossein.

STUDENT DEPORTED

'This is shameful, irresponsible, and completely unacceptable' January 24, 2020 | 2:01 PM

Nurses work during a media tour at a designated treatment clinic for the Wuhan coronavirus in the Kowloon Bay district of Hong Kong on Jan. 23, 2020.

Chicago woman is 2nd US patient with new virus from China January 24, 2020 | 12:49 PM

Phoebe is freed after Hyannis Firefighter's cut through the drywall and pulled her out.

Hyannis firefighters rescue cat trapped in wall January 24, 2020 | 11:48 AM

This Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020 photo provided by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department shows a moose on railroad tracks in Ludlow, Vt. A moose that was stuck on an active railroad bridge in Vermont was removed and relocated with minimal injuries, according to state fish and wildlife officials. Local game wardens and wildlife biologists, with assistance from the Springfield Fire Department and a crew from the Vermont Rail System, sedated the moose and picked it up with a railroad crane truck. (Warden Kyle Isherwood/Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department via AP)

A moose got stuck on an active railroad bridge in Vermont January 24, 2020 | 10:58 AM

California defies threat of fund loss over abortion coverage January 24, 2020 | 10:56 AM

Grace Rett's parents, Mary Jo and and Christopher, and younger sister, Brianne, leave the funeral Mass Tuesday.

Photos: Mourners pay their respects to Holy Cross rower Grace Rett January 24, 2020 | 10:52 AM

Source of norovirus outbreak at popular N.H. restaurant remains a mystery January 24, 2020 | 10:50 AM

A penny was fused to the metal prongs of a phone charger after an incident at Plymouth North High School where two students performed a viral trend, which originated on the video app TikTok, on Tuesday.

Plymouth students charged with attempted arson after mimicking a viral video January 24, 2020 | 10:16 AM

Location of the Lawrence fire on Thursday night.

Man killed in multi-family Lawrence house fire January 24, 2020 | 9:48 AM

If you get a text that looks like it's from FedEx, think twice before responding, say authorities.

Scam texts are impersonating FedEx to bilk victims January 24, 2020 | 9:34 AM

Humerus ruse: Man cited for using fake skeleton to drive in HOV lane January 24, 2020 | 9:18 AM

Actress Annabella Sciorra in January, 2019.

Annabella Sciorra testifies that Harvey Weinstein raped her January 23, 2020 | 7:24 PM

A syringe with an influenza vaccine.

State confirms first child flu death of season January 23, 2020 | 5:57 PM