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The 17-year-old student and social studies teacher at odds over the issue both took the stand in federal court Tuesday.

Two Nantucket fishermen made a life-saving catch this weekend, saving a frantic fellow fisherman clinging to what was left of his capsized boat.

The purple holiday pail is “illustrated with a sweet Halloween motif” of round-shaped, costumed creatures.

Editor’s note: Some readers might find the images included in this story disturbing. Orleans police shared three photos of the shark on Facebook on Tuesday, showing the dead shark on the back of a flatbed truck. “Not one of our typical calls for service,” the department said. “Not is it one for our local duty tow, Nauset Recovery. But, as...

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and matriarch to the dynastic Kennedy family, suffered a stroke last week.

Kennedy family matriarch Ethel Kennedy is recovering after she suffered a stroke, her family said Tuesday.

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week, family said Tuesday.

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded Monday to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA.

A woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients in Massachusetts and the Washington, D.C., suburbs pleaded guilty in federal court Friday.

Dozens of horses are safe after a fire in a barn at the Big E and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Officials said the fire was reported in the C Barn after the Big E closed on Friday. Firefighters said they arrived to the area and found a working fire in the barn around 11:45 p.m. All…

Nine people have now died as a result of the outbreak, which the agency said is now the largest listeria outbreak in the U.S. since 2011. Fifty-seven people have been hospitalized.

Police say a teenager fished a smoke grenade out of Beaver Brook in Dracut, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning.

A Little League mother is being credited with saving the life of the umpire of her son’s playoff game in Massachusetts last week, her “quick thinking and professional care” preventing the game from turning into a tragedy. In fact, while Dr. Jennifer LaFemina was giving the umpire CPR off the field, she missed her son helping the team mount...

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he’s lucky to be alive after he found himself in his boat adrift with no power off Nantucket on Monday.

“It’s a reminder that some of the most meaningful, beautiful moments are ones that unfold in unexpected ways.”

Teams in Massachusetts found one group of 10 Atlantic white-sided dolphins swimming in a dangerously shallow area at dawn on Saturday and managed to herd them out into deeper water.

A Massachusetts man is facing federal charges, accused of trafficking the body parts of protected wildlife from Africa and Asia to be sold to buyers in the U.S.

TJX Companies, the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, says the measure is also meant to keep customers and employees safe.

A Cape Cod man is accused of drunkenly running his boat aground on Martha’s Vineyard last weekend. Massachusetts State Police say the boat operator, identified as 32-year-old Riley Blizard, of Cotuit, is being charged with operating a boat under the influence of liquor, and negligent operation of a boat. According to police, troopers responded to Chappaquiddick Island around 9:40...

A theater in Massachusetts is apologizing after a special screening of the movie “Jaws” went off the rails when actor Richard Dreyfuss allegedly went on a transphobic, misogynistic, homophobic and sexist rant.