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April 29, 2020

Police investigating after Massachusetts church’s online service ‘zoom-bombed’ with KKK cross-burning video

Police in Massachusetts are investigating "zoom bombers" who took over an online church service and posted footage of a Ku Klux Klan meeting.

April 29, 2020

Coronavirus hits nursing homes, elder care centers hard, linked to more than 40 percent of virus deaths in Texas

Even as America rushes to safeguard its most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, explosive outbreaks of the infectious disease have led to mounting deaths at nursing homes and elder care centers across the country.

April 29, 2020

Scores of veterans killed in 'horrific' coronavirus outbreak at Massachusetts elder care facility

The coronavirus has killed at least 80 veterans at an elder care facility in Massachusetts, in what's being described as the deadliest known outbreak at a long-term care facility in the U.S.

April 28, 2020

Massachusetts governor extends stay-at-home order until May 18

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker extended his state’s stay-at-home order until May 18 to fight the coronavirus pandemic.  

April 26, 2020

Bill Belichick reveals why Patriots passed on QB in 2020 NFL Draft

The New England Patriots had 10 draft picks in the 2020 NFL Draft, but not one was used on a potential successor to quarterback Tom Brady -- and now, head coach Bill Belichick is explaining why.

April 26, 2020

Coronavirus cancels summer baseball in Cape Cod for future major leaguers

A summer baseball showcase on Cape Cod in Massachusetts for future big leaguers has become a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.

April 24, 2020

Massachusetts gun store owner invokes 'God and Trump' against cease-and-desist order amid coronavirus closures

A Massachusetts gun store owner, known as Mr. Gunrunner, is invoking higher authorities, namely God and President Trump, in his defiance of Gov. Charlie Baker's order to close shop amid the coronavirus pandemic.

April 22, 2020

Massachusetts death toll in pandemic surges past 2,000, doubles in just 1 week

The number of deaths in Massachusetts from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak surpassed 2,000 on Wednesday, nearly doubling in only one week. 

April 22, 2020

Mass. trooper stops truck with potentially deadly wheel: 'Stupid and frightening'

A Massachusetts state trooper pulled the brakes on a potentially deadly commercial truck last weekend as it rolled down the Massachusetts Turnpike on a half-loose wheel in West Stockbridge, police said.

April 22, 2020

Harvard won't 'seek or accept' federal stimulus money after calls from Trump to return cash

Harvard University announced in a statement Wednesday that it will no longer "seek or accept" aid from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, one day after President Trump demanded the Ivy League school return federal relief cash.