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Karen Read denies noticing confrontation between deceased boyfriend and ATF agent hours before death

Read is on trial for the second time in the January 2022 murder of her boyfriend.

Jewish students storm out of MIT commencement after class president accuses university of aiding Israel's 'genocide'

Megha M. Vemuri, president of MIT's Class of 2025, sparked a mixture of boos and cheers as she started her controversial speech Thursday.

Karen Read prosecution rests case with video of her wondering whether she killed her boyfriend: 'What if I clipped him?'

"I always have the music blasting. It's snowing. I had the wipers going, the heater blasting. Did he come and hit the back of my car, and I hit him...

Karen Read mocks expert witness who dressed as dead cop boyfriend for simulation of alleged car hit

“So he tried to dress identically to John, but didn’t do anything else to mimic what the Commonwealth is accusing me of," Read told reporters.

Harvard morgue manager admits to sick acts with donated body parts

A former Harvard Medical School mourge manager recently entered a plea in relation to an alleged scheme to steal and sell donated body parts.

Perfect storm of factors make state the worst when it comes to missing pets

A new study conducted by Pet911.org, which maintains a national database of missing pets, determined there were 18,580 missing cat reports in New Jersey in 2024.

Karen Read's cop boyfriend died from fall on frozen ground, brain surgeon testifies

Dr. Aizik Wolf testified Wednesday in the murder trial of Karen Read.

High school seniors were traveling 110 mph before deadly spring break crash: report

“The car just blew by me like I was standing still. My first impression was, ‘Oh no.’ Something bad is going to happen because of the way he was driving.”

New England fights invasive green crabs with 'eat them' tactic

If you can't beat them, eat them. 

Who are the New England Patriots playing at Gillette in 2025?

Drake Maye's club has nine huge home games at Foxborough's Gillette Stadium this year.

Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard — where 'Jaws' was filmed — to change public perception of sharks

The British-South African was the first person to complete a long-distance swim in every ocean of the world — and has taken on extreme conditions everywhere from Mount Everest to...

Mass. pol assaulted officers, incited chaotic melee over ICE arrest of violent illegal migrant: police union

A tense video emerged of a Massachusetts ICE arrest being disrupted by a crowd of about 25 people.

Karen Read exchanged flirty messages with ATF agent just weeks before her boyfriend was found dead

Karen Read exchanged flirty texts with another man two weeks before her cop boyfriend was found murdered, according to testimony Friday.

Karen Read's Google timeline derailed again as 2nd expert disputes defense claims

A second expert on smartphone forensics testified about Jennifer McCabe's Google search.

Child-rapist migrant who fled Brazil found living at US daycare center

The fugitive was arrested by federal immigration agents in October.

Is there a New England serial killer? Former FBI agent reveals his theory

Groton, Connecticut, police have made 1 arrest in connection with woman's murder that sparked serial killer rumors in April.

College admissions worker fired for allegedly soliciting applicant, 17, for sex after giving tour

The accused creep allegedly contacted the four high school students during their visit to the school on April 25.

Jordon Hudson's behavior in awkward Bill Belichick interview 'so on brand' — as high school classmate dishes on 'controlling' nature

"That is exactly how she is," said a classmate from 24-year-old Hudson's high school. "We are so unsurprised by this. None of us are shocked. We think it is hilarious."

Boston judge set to face hearing for helping illegal migrant slip out of court to avoid ICE agents in 2018

Boston Municipal Court Judge Shelley Joseph is set to face an upcoming hearing for helping an illegal migrant slip out of court to avoid ICE agents in 2018.