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Passengers on Southwest flight evacuated after engine fire forces plane’s return
HOUSTON (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight had to be evacuated on Thursday after an engine fire forced it to return to a ...
Karen Read murder trial: Judge releases rulings on dog bite expert testimony
Many of the motions Judge Beverly J. Cannone ruled on Thursday have to do with evidence regarding a potential coverup and the ...
Nate Bargatze will host the 2025 Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards, CBS announced Wednesday. One of the most ...
Can the IRS revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status?
For more than a century, the majority of colleges and universities have not paid most taxes. The Revenue Act of 1909 excused ...
MassGOP communications director leaving for Mike Kennealy’s gubernatorial campaign
The head of communications for the Massachusetts Republican Party is leaving the party to work for Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Kennealy, the campaign said in a statement Thursday.
Slave descendants fight to protect their threatened island community at Georgia’s highest court
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s highest court waded Wednesday into a fight between Black landowners and local officials who ...
Plymouth man pleads guilty to 7 counts of ‘chilling’ cyberstalking
Plymouth man James Florence Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to a brutal cyberstalking campaign against more ...
New Boston Teachers Union contract approved by School Committee
The Boston School Committee unanimously approved a new contract with the local teachers union, which intends to lift wages for the district’s lowest paid workers and help restructure ...
Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge permanently struck down an Ohio law on Thursday that would have required children and ...
Boston City Council renews ethics committee push after Tania Fernandes Anderson plea deal
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn renewed his push to establish an ethics committee for oversight of the body, to “help restore ...
Shooting at Florida State sends students running. Nearby hospital says it’s treating people
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A shooting Thursday on the Florida State University campus sent an unknown number of people to a ...
Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff joined other top Ukrainian and European officials ...