August 23, 2019 Trump jokingly blames Dow plunge on Seth Moulton’s withdrawal from 2020 race President Trump joked on Twitter that “perhaps” the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points on Friday because Rep. Seth Moulton dropped out of the crowded Democratic race for president.
August 23, 2019 Moulton ends long-shot White House bid, in latest 2020 Dem drop-out Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts on Friday ended his long-shot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.
August 22, 2019 NBA star Bob Cousy awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom, nation's highest civilian honor Basketball legend Bob Cousy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in an Oval Office ceremony on Thursday.
August 22, 2019 Massachusetts resident contracts rare tick-borne illness that can cause brain infection, death A Massachusetts resident has contracted a rare but potentially deadly tick-borne illness, officials in the town of Maynard, where the patient lives, announced this week.
August 21, 2019 MIT staffer, visiting scholar quit over Jeffrey Epstein's $200G donation to school media lab Two researchers are cutting ties with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in the wake of revelations that the prestigious technology research hub accepted at least $200,000 from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
August 21, 2019 Massachusetts State Police union's ex-boss embezzled funds to buy meals, flowers for lover, prosecutors say A former president of the Massachusetts State Police union was arrested Wednesday after he “embezzled and misused” the organization’s funds by purchasing more than $4,000 in flowers for his lover and bankrolling a trip to Miami Beach -- among other lavish expenses, federal prosecutors say.
August 21, 2019 Sen. Markey apologizes to Rep. Kennedy for 'insensitivity' of aide's mental-health retweet Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., found himself apologizing Tuesday after a top campaign aide retweeted a message about "mental health issues" in the family of Rep. Joe Kennedy, a potenial challenger for Markey's Senate seat.
August 20, 2019 Massachusetts man sparks fire on roof using Roman candle to kill hornets A Massachusetts man sparked a fire on his family home’s roof last week as he was trying to get rid of a pesky hornet’s nest with a Roman candle.
August 19, 2019 Jesse Watters: Elizabeth Warren's Native American apology rings hollow because she 'stole their identity' Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's latest apology for claiming Cherokee Native American heritage should fall on deaf ears, according to Jesse Watters.
August 19, 2019 Deadly mosquito-borne virus found in second Massachusetts resident, state health officials say A second Massachusetts resident has been diagnosed with the potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus, state health officials announced late last week.
