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October 23, 2018

Fire engulfs Massachusetts church after reports of lightning strikes

A church in Massachusetts caught fire Tuesday night after lightning reportedly struck the building.

October 23, 2018

Dead whale washes ashore on Cape Cod, was famous in area

A well-known fin whale measuring 54 feet in length washed up dead on a Cape Cod shore last week, environmental officials said.

October 23, 2018

Boston hotel union blasts Dodgers for staying in hotel where employees are on strike

The head of a Boston hotel workers’ union blasted the Los Angeles Dodgers, not for the team’s impending matchup against the Red Sox in the World Series, but because the team crossed picket lines and stayed in hotel whose workers were on strike.

October 22, 2018

Warren took DNA test to rebuild ‘trust in government’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Sunday said that she took the DNA test that showed a relative six to 10 generations ago was Native American in an effort to rebuild "trust in the government" through transparency.

October 20, 2018

Salem witch trials victim John Proctor’s home on the market for $600G

Just ahead of the spookiest holiday of the year, the home of a well-known Salem witch trials victim is up for sale.

October 20, 2018

Customer allegedly tosses soup at restaurant owner during spat: report

October 19, 2018

Massachusetts trooper stabbed 'multiple times’ after chase, state police say

An 18-year-old stabbed a Massachusetts State Police trooper "multiple times" before taking gunfire after a vehicle pursuit Friday, authorities said.

October 18, 2018

Harvard discrimination trial reveals Ivy League school's different SAT standards for Asian-Americans

Harvard University uses different SAT score standards for prospective students based on factors such as race, a fact revealed in a lawsuit alleging the Ivy League school of discriminating against Asian-Americans in its admissions process, which the dean adamantly denies.

October 17, 2018

Virginia parents say Mexican murder suspect had married their daughter for citizenship

A Virginia couple says a Mexican national, who is accused of murdering one person and injuring two others aboard a fishing vessel last month, had married their daughter in a covert attempt to secure citizenship in the U.S. after his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status had expired.

October 17, 2018

Massachusetts mayor charged with fraud to fund lavish lifestyle refuses to step down

An embattled Democratic mayor from Massachusetts who was arrested last week on suspicion of fraud and tax cheat charges is refusing to step down, calling his arrest “politically motivated” hours before city councilors pushed back a debate on how to handle the matter.