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November 19, 2019

Massachusetts husband convicted of murdering beloved school teacher wife Vanessa MacCormack

The husband of a Massachusetts teacher who was found strangled and stabbed two years ago was convicted Monday in her murder.

November 17, 2019

Trinitarios gang bust in Boston suburb nets 79 guns, 32 arrests: feds

A two-year undercover investigation targeting the violent New York City Trinitarios gang has led to 32 arrests and the seizure of 79 guns in a Boston suburb.

November 16, 2019

Father arrested after son, 5, brings heroin to school, says tasting it turns him into Spider-Man

A Massachusetts father was arrested and charged Friday after his 5-year-old son allegedly brought a bag of heroin to kindergarten and told his teacher he turns into Spider Man when he tastes it. 

November 14, 2019

Deval Patrick swipes at Biden after joining 2020 race, warns his campaign ‘misses the moment’

"I’ve lived a political life and I would say as a black man, a whole life dealing with skepticism."

November 14, 2019

Deval Patrick jumps into Democratic presidential nomination race

Former two-term Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick jumped into the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, shaking up an already-chaotic primary race whose field remains unsettled even as filing deadlines loom. 

November 14, 2019

Hero Mass. firefighter who died in blaze saved fellow crew member by throwing him out third story window

The final moments for a fallen Massachusetts fireman who died while attempting to rescue a baby from a massive house fire were spent saving the lives of two young crew members. 

November 14, 2019

Former California insurance exec receives longest college admissions scandal sentence

A former California insurance executive was sentenced to six months in prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits.

November 13, 2019

Massachusetts fire lieutenant dies in blaze hours before planned Disney vacation

A firefighter was killed early Wednesday morning in Massachusetts battling a multifamily house fire. 

November 13, 2019

Ben Shapiro blasts Boston University students 'triggered' by campus speech

Ben Shapiro responded to a minority group at Boston University who said they would be "overwhelmed" and "triggered" by his talk on campus.

November 13, 2019

UMass guard Sean East hits amazing shot from other end of court

With less than a second left on the clock before the end of the first half, there was little that UMass guard Sean East could do Tuesday night except fire away from his team’s own end of the court.