October 24, 2019 Massachusetts McDonald's apologizes after displaying 'insensitive' Halloween decoration A McDonald’s in Massachusetts was forced to apologize this week after several customers took offence to the “insensitive” Halloween decorations displayed below a cash register.
October 23, 2019 College admissions scandal: Marketing CEO gets 3 weeks for cheating on son's ACT exam BOSTON (AP) -- A California marketing executive and author was sentenced Wednesday to three weeks in prison for paying $50,000 to cheat on her son's college entrance exam.
October 23, 2019 Republican 2020 candidate slams 'out of control' Trump after his attack on GOP critics Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, a 2020 Republican presidential candidate, called President Trump "completely unacceptable" and rejected claims GOP lawmakers who don't support him are "human scum."
October 22, 2019 Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giunnulli, other parents face new college admissions scandal charges "Full House" star Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are among 11 of the 15 parents charged in the college admissions scandal to be slapped with additional charges, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
October 20, 2019 Climate change in 'history': New England artist uses signs to sound alarms An artist in New England is using climate change as his inspiration.
October 17, 2019 Mosquito-borne EEE kills another Massachusetts resident; man remembered for 'huge giving heart' A 58-year-old Massachusetts man has died from the rare but serious mosquito-borne Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, according to his obituary.
October 16, 2019 California business owner gets 3 weeks in jail for rigging son's ACT exam, falsely listing him as a minority The owner of a California jewelry business was sentenced Wednesday to three weeks in prison after she was accused of paying $15,000 to rig her son's ACT exam and of falsely listing him as a racial minority on college applications.
October 16, 2019 Massachusetts police used sock to calm emu that 'terrorized' community A Massachusetts community can sleep a little easier after a high-stakes police operation Monday nabbed a menace that had "terrorized" locals: an emu.
October 15, 2019 Hit-and-run driver plows into group of kids in front of Massachusetts home, speeds away Cops are looking for the person who was behind the wheel of a dark-colored Subaru Legacy that plowed into a group of kids riding bikes Stoneham, Mass., on Sunday evening, before speeding away.