US blood supply should be screened for Zika, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration has recommended screening the entire US blood supply for the Zika virus, it announced today, noting that screening donated blood is already underway in Florida and...
View ArticleSlain nun went 'above and beyond to help,' sister says
Authorities say autopsies are being done on two nuns who were found slain in their Mississippi home. Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain said the autopsies would be done Friday on...
View ArticleBicycle ride-by -- #Teens in Brockton snatch #Money, pedal away
A Brockton ma, who was standing on a sidewalk talking to a person in a car, had $300 snatched out of his hand by a group of teens on bicycles Thursday night, The Enterprise reported. The man was...
View ArticleAt least 2 people found dead at Ashby #Home
As least two people have been found dead at a home in Ashby on Friday afternoon. The incident was reported on Watatic Mountain Road, which is just east of Watatic Mountain State Wildlife area and less...
View ArticleBystanders hold up collapsing roller coaster, save 6 #Kids
Fire officials say several bystanders held up a kiddie roller coaster that had begun to collapse in Georgia, allowing six children and one adult to escape. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire...
View ArticleNew Hampshire canoe drowning victim ID'd as vacationing #Teen
Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal canoeing accident Saturday as a teenager who was vacationing in the mountains with friends. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says Syel...
View ArticleChelsea takes three from three
Belgian Eden Hazard opened the scoring -- his second in three games -- with contributions from Willian shortly before half time and then a late goal from Victor Moses. But The Blues were joined later...
View ArticleTufts #University #Student awakes to find man in bedroom, police say
Police are investigating a breaking and entering case involving a college student in Somerville. Tufts University said police received a breaking and entering at a house on College Avenue around 5:40...
View ArticleTurkey flexes muscle in northern Syria
Turkey flexed its military muscle across the border in war-torn Syria this week by helping rebels retake the border town of Jarablus from ISIS, marking a decisive win for the Free Syrian Army. On...
View ArticleFirefighters battle 5-alarm blaze on Plum Island
Fire officials are battling a 5-alarm structure fire on Plum Island. Newbury Fire officials said the fire is between 18th and 20th Streets. Beachgoers at Seabrook beach reported seeing the structure...
View ArticleTwo #Children, including 6-month-old, flown to #Hospital after Mass Pike crash
A serious crash on the Mass Pike shut down all lanes temporarily near the Framingham/Natick town line Sunday. The rollover crash happened near exit 13 in Natick. Massachusetts State Police said a...
View ArticleDuterte's crackdown: 6 stories from the front lines
Lifeless bodies lying on the streets of the Philippines are a visceral sign of new President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs. So far more than 1,900 people have died. Of those more than 700 have been...
View ArticleThe laptop's godfather dies at age 75
It's easy to take the modern laptop for granted. Hundreds of millions sell every year. The most affordable models are even less expensive than high-end smartphones. It's near impossible to walk into a...
View ArticleCharles Osgood retiring from 'CBS Sunday Morning'
Sunday mornings will not be the same. Legendary newsman Charles Osgood is stepping down from "CBS Sunday Morning," the weekly magazine program he has helmed for the past 22 years. His final day as host...
View ArticlePolice body #Camera program scheduled to start this week, but will it?
Boston police are expected to launch a body camera program after months of resistance from officers. However, the police union renewed its fight against the measure Friday, seeking an injunction to...
View ArticleFirefighters battle brush fire in Wilmington
Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Wilmington. The fire broke out on Main Street between Border Street and Cook Avenue Monday. Sky5 was over the scene and captured images of heavy flames and...
View ArticleLePage points finger at two Mass. cities as governors discuss #Drug fight
Maine Gov. Paul LePage, a second-term Republican who has become a lightning rod in the debate over drugs and race, did not shy away Monday from his suggestion that black and Hispanic drug dealers from...
View ArticleGene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka,' dead at 83
Gene Wilder, who brought a wild-eyed desperation to a series of memorable and iconic comedy roles in the 1970s and 1980s, has died, his lawyer, Eric Weissmann, said. He was 83. Wilder is best known for...
View Article#Hawaii braces for potential impact from two hurricanes
It's not just the Atlantic that has recently seen a bevy of tropical activity. The Pacific has also been active, and now, two hurricanes are heading west across the Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands are...
View ArticleGold Star mom on Kaepernick: I see a flag that draped my son's casket
When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sat in protest during the national anthem, he caused quite a stir within the military community. Teri Johnson, a Gold Star mother who lost her son,...
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