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June 2, 2021

Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by cyberattack

Guests traveling to Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket using ferry service from the Massachusetts Steamship Authority should expect delays after the company announced it has been the target of a ransomware attack Wednesday morning that is affecting operations.

June 1, 2021

Massachusetts police officer who tackled Boston Marathon bomber retires

A suburban Boston police officer who became a national hero in 2013 when he tackled one of the Boston Marathon bombers retired from the only job he says he ever wanted.

May 29, 2021

Amazing new image from NASA's Chandra Observatory reveals colorful threads of Milky Way

An amazing new view of the Milky Way provided by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals the threads of superheated gas and magnetic fields that weave the cosmic tapestry together.

May 26, 2021

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ author Eric Carle dies at 91

Eric Carle, the beloved children’s author and illustrator whose classic “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and other works gave millions of kids some of their earliest and most cherished literary memories, has died at age 91.

May 25, 2021

Massachusetts defrocked priest Richard Lavigne carried out 1972 murder of Danny Croteau: prosecutors

Massachusetts authorities investigating the 1972 murder of a 13-year-old altar boy have determined that a defrocked Roman Catholic priest who recently died was his killer, bringing an end to a cold case that remained unsolved for nearly half a century.

May 21, 2021

MIT professor who put crib in his office to support his grad student goes viral

Dr. Troy Littleton, a professor of neuroscience at MIT, has gone viral for putting a crib in his office for his graduate student’s baby daughter.

May 20, 2021

Massachusetts sheriff slams Mayorkas' 'left-wing' agenda for closure of ICE facility: 'Political hit job'

The sheriff of Bristol County, Massachusetts, is taking aim at Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after he announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would no longer use a migrant detention center in the county that was the subject of misconduct allegations, with the sheriff describing it as a "political hit job."

May 20, 2021

MA school district's racially segregated 'healing space' explicitly excluded White students: complaint

A parents group has filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging that a Massachusetts school district excluded White students from a healing space designated for other racial and ethnic groups.

May 20, 2021

DHS closes 2 migrant detention centers run by ICE amid allegations of abuse, misconduct

The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will no longer use two immigration detention facilities where there are ongoing investigations into accusations of misconduct and abuse -- including a claim that unwanted medical procedures were carried out on migrants in one facility.

May 18, 2021

Mikayla Miller death officially ruled suicide in Massachusetts after family criticized the idea

A Massachusetts medical examiner has ruled the controversial death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller a suicide a month after she was found dead in the woods near her home following a fight with classmates and a romantic partner.