Massachusetts

Three American women who were discovered dead in a Belize resort hotel room last month died from carbon monoxide poisoning, their families said.

Authorities in Belize are taking a closer look at the possibility that carbon monoxide poisoning may have played a role in the deaths of three Americans last month.

An international graduate student at Tufts University was taken into federal custody Tuesday night outside an off-campus apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, according to the university and her attorney.

Women’s rights and Holocaust remembrance advocate Kitty Dukakis, the former first lady of Massachusetts, has died, Gov. Maura Healey said Saturday.

Twenty states and the District of Columbia announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration Thursday over its mass firings at the Department of Education.

The families of the three Revere women found dead in their Belize hotel room last month released their first public statement Monday honoring the women and asking for answers.

A JetBlue pilot who was arrested at Boston’s Logan International Airport in February shot and killed himself Friday morning.

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston abruptly closed temporarily on Tuesday, with no reason given, causing confusion and consternation over the local landmark.

Over 20 states are suing the Trump administration over planned cuts to funding at medical and public health research institutions nationwide.

Former world champions Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov joined the staff at The Skating Club of Boston in Norwood, Massachusetts, in 2017.

The domestic violence trial of New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers began Thursday at a courthouse in Quincy, Mass., after he admitted cocaine possession.

A former Boston doctor, who is accused in a class action lawsuit of sexually assaulting more than 200 patients, has now been indicted on two counts of rape.

Firefighters rescued a Wellesley, Massachusetts man and his dog after “Tommy” ran after birds on the water and fell through the ice.

In Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren questioned Trump’s Pentagon pick on why his stance on women in the military changed after the 2024 election of Donald Trump.

Elisabeth Foley, formerly of Mansfield, Massachusetts, wants a myoelectric hand, but her insurance company says her policy excludes such devices.

Police say she had two bags full of unopened packages.

Church officials painted over the angels in 1912 with thick coats of white paint, part of an austere renovation that restorationists are trying to reverse.

A former bank teller is accused of embezzling more than $180,000 from customer accounts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Federal authorities have arrested two Iranian men in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens more.

Edward Watson, 65, of Mattapan, was arrested Monday morning in connection with the 1992 killing of Michele Miller.