September 6, 2019 Hurricane Dorian's path: What you need to know The fourth named storm of the hurricane season, Dorian, weakened to Category 1 strength early Friday as its eye passed just east of Cape Lookout, N.C. The storm, which had reached Category 5 strength earlier in the week, devastating the Bahamas, where the death toll rose to 30 on Thursday.
September 6, 2019 Fifth case of deadly EEE virus confirmed in Massachusetts, 3 dozen communities at 'critical risk' A fifth person in Massachusetts has been diagnosed with the life-threatening mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, state health officials said Thursday.
September 6, 2019 Anti-ICE protesters block rush-hour traffic in Boston area; 12 arrested for trespassing at Amazon Police in Massachusetts reportedly arrested 12 pro-immigration protesters Thursday after hundreds of demonstrators marched through the Boston area, blocking rush hour traffic.
September 4, 2019 AOC, Pressley vow to help pay bail for counterprotesters arrested at 'Straight Pride' parade Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and fellow member of “the Squad” Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., vowed Saturday to contribute to a fund that is raising bail money for the 36 counter-protesters arrested at the “Straight Pride Parade" in Boston.
September 2, 2019 Palestinian student, 17, who'd been blocked from entering US, arrives at Harvard Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student living in Lebanon, after claims that he was blocked from entering America because of his friends' social media posts, arrived at Harvard University Monday to start his college journey Tuesday, according to The Harvard Crimson.
September 2, 2019 Great white shark spotted off Massachusetts coast feeding on dead whale carcass A great white shark stunned a whale-watching group off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday when the ocean predator was spotted feasting on the carcass of a dead whale.
September 2, 2019 AOC slams 'Straight Pride' parade in Boston; event ends with police injuries, dozens of arrests: report A “Straight Pride” parade in Boston was met with counter-protests on Saturday and reportedly led to a handful of officers suffering injuries and almost three dozen arrests
September 1, 2019 Cape Cod man accused of baiting razor blade with peanut butter to attract squirrels Massachusetts investigators have accused a Cape Cod man of trying to injure squirrels in a public park by baiting at least one razor blade with peanut butter.
August 29, 2019 Dead birds in Massachusetts town prompt concerns they're infected with deadly virus Dead birds and seagulls spotted in the town of Fairhaven, Mass., have raised concerns among residents that the animals are infected with the potentially fatal, mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus.
August 28, 2019 Palestinian Harvard freshman, 17, allegedly blocked from entering US over friends' social media posts Ismail Ajjawi, a 17-year-old Palestinian student living in Lebanon had big plans to study medicine this fall at Harvard University but claims he was blocked from entering America because of his friends' social media posts.