December 12, 2023 Harvard President Claudine Gay to remain in post Harvard President Claudine Gay is expected to remain in her post after the Harvard Corporation met Monday to decide her fate following backlash to testimony on antisemitism.
December 12, 2023 On this day in history, December 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi sends first transatlantic radio message Guglielmo Marconi sent the first transatlantic radio transmission on Dec. 12, 1901, ushering in an era of communications. His invention helped save 700 Titanic passengers.
December 10, 2023 Killer who snatched 12-year-old out on a bike ride plays games over location of body Thirty years after Sara Wood vanished, investigators continue to look for the 12-year-old's body, which could be buried with other victims.
December 9, 2023 Massachusetts man’s deathbed confession rattles family after decades on the run: ‘It wasn't a weird dad joke’ Massachusetts man Thomas Randele made a shocking deathbed confession as he was dying from lung cancer, and it all traces back to Cleveland, Ohio, where he seemingly disappeared.
December 8, 2023 Massachusetts attorney general sues White nationalist group for civil rights violations Democratic Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell is suing White nationalist group NSC-131 over alleged civil rights violations.
December 7, 2023 Menu signed by China's Chairman Mao sells at auction for $275K An official menu from a Chinese state banquet bearing Chairman Mao Zedong's signature has reportedly been sold for $275,000 at auction.
December 7, 2023 MA driver crashes into 3, including police officer, steals cruiser in Boston suburb A Massachusetts man crashed into three people, including a police officer, before stealing a police cruiser in a Boston suburb on Wednesday, authorities say.
December 6, 2023 ICE arrests Romanian fugitive convicted of murder, released from custody after crossing southern border A Romanian fugitive with a slew of criminal convictions in the U.S. and Europe — including murder — was arrested last week, years after entering the U.S. illegally.
December 6, 2023 Rep. Pressley introduces legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record Pressley claims that the legislation is a needed response to court rulings that seek to disenfranchise voters, and is sponsoring legislation with Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont.
December 6, 2023 US tourist killed in Bahamas shark attack identified The American tourist killed by a shark attack in the Bahamas on Monday has been identified as 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart of Lowell, Massachusetts.