Attack kills 2; insurgents storm state TV building in Afghanistan
A crisis response team in Afghanistan is searching a television station building room by room after attackers stormed the premises, in an ongoing situation that has left at least two people dead. Radio...
View ArticleTop Brockton #Student, Haitian dad may face deportation
Haitian immigrant Cansery Goguette has dreams of becoming a police investigator. He has spent the past seven years learning English, is one test away from his high school diploma, and on May 12 was...
View Article'Roseanne' will return to ABC two decades after hit run
"Roseanne," one of TV's rare working-class comedies, will return to ABC two decades after it wrapped its hit run and with star Roseanne Barr and the rest of the cast intact, the network said Tuesday in...
View ArticleThe 2020 Democratic race is underway. Here are 5 takeaways
Democrats got their first side-by-side view of the biggest names vying to lead the party -- and potentially its ticket against President Donald Trump in 2020. More than a dozen senators, governors and...
View ArticleSharapova misses out on French Open wild card after doping
Two-time champion Maria Sharapova has missed out on a wild-card entry for the French Open because of her doping ban. Announcing the decision on a live Facebook broadcast on Tuesday, French Tennis...
View ArticlePolice: Barricaded man arrested, faces firearms charges
Police say an armed man who barricaded himself into a Holyoke apartment has been taken into custody. The suspect, whose name has not been released, was arrested early Wednesday after a standoff with...
View ArticleYoung breaks tie in 13th, Red Sox rally past Cardinals 5-4
Chris Young waited a long time for his opportunity Wednesday night and made the most of it. Young drove in the tiebreaking run with a pinch-hit single in the 13th inning, and the Boston Red Sox rallied...
View ArticleHackers steal Zomato data on 17 million users
Popular restaurant app Zomato says the records of about 17 million users have been stolen in a security breach. The Indian startup, which covers more than one million eateries across 24 countries, said...
View ArticleMan gets 15 years for forcing 13-year-old into prostitution
A Massachusetts man convicted of giving a 13-year-old girl drugs and alcohol and forcing her into prostitution has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors said Wednesday that 31-year-old...
View ArticleRocker Chris Cornell dead at age 52
Rocker Chris Cornell, who gained fame as the lead singer of the bands Soundgarden and later Audioslave, has died at age 52, according to his representative. Cornell, who had been on tour, died...
View ArticleMan injured when hammock pulls down chimney
A Massachusetts fire chief says a college-age man is "extremely lucky" he wasn't more seriously injured when a roof-top hammock rigged to the chimney collapsed. Amherst Chief Walter "Tim" Nelson says...
View ArticleDid Brady suffer a concussion? NFL responds to Gisele's surprise statement
Tom Brady's wife let slip that she was concerned about the frequency of the quarterback's concussions during an interview Wednesday morning, but the NFL said there are no records of a head injury. Tom...
View ArticleHigh #School graduation features 'Pomp & Circumstance' and a grown-up brawl
Graduation caps weren't the only things flying at one high school commencement in Tennessee after some adults in the audience started throwing punches. Videos posted to social media show a fight...
View ArticleTrump rails against 'single greatest witch hunt of a politician'
President Donald Trump on Thursday morning blasted the naming of Robert Mueller as special counsel to lead the investigation into alleged Russian election meddling and possible collusion with the Trump...
View ArticleNew footage shows Turkish #President watching #Washington brawl
New video footage has emerged that shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looking on as Turkish security officials beat up protesters outside the country's embassy in Washington earlier this...
View Article'Deadliest Catch' star arrested after alleged assault
Celebrity crab-boat captain Sig Hansen was arrested after he allegedly spat on an Uber driver in Seattle and kicked and dented the driver's car upon learning he couldn't pay cash for his ride home. The...
View ArticleSweden drops rape #Investigation of WikiLeaks founder
Sweden's top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years. The Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement...
View Article'Kissing bug' disease more deadly than thought
The nickname given to the insects that spread Chagas disease is somewhat bittersweet: kissing bugs. Their name stems from the fact that they like biting humans around their lips and faces as they...
View ArticleDJ Khaled gives Berkeley grads a crash #Course in winning
The hip-hop star and social media celebrity gave a surprise performance at the ceremony for statistics graduates at the University of California, Berkeley. In a video posted by the school , speaker...
View ArticleBoston Public Works vehicle involved in fatal crash
A Boston Police Works employee who was involved in a crash in the city Thursday night has died. Police responded to the crash involving a Boston Public Works SUV near the corner of Dorchester Avenue...
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