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March 17, 2017

Film spotlights human trafficking as Trump promises action

A new documentary is spotlighting human trafficking across the globe, with a focus on the grassroots activists trying to end the scourge.

March 16, 2017

Harvard seeks to confront historical ties to slavery

Harvard University is taking new steps to confront its past ties to slavery.

March 16, 2017

Mother Jones journalist wins Harvard prize for prison report

Mother Jones senior reporter Shane Bauer has won a $25,000 prize from Harvard University for an investigative report that exposed mismanagement in private prisons.

March 16, 2017

Man who defrauded Home Depot gets prison for doing it again

A Massachusetts man who served time in prison for defrauding Home Depot has been sentenced to more than a year behind bars for doing it again.

March 16, 2017

Crafts: Glassblowing's gotten easier for amateurs to learn

On a chilly winter morning here, two furnaces inside the Massachusetts College of Art and Design burn at upwards of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

March 16, 2017

Former Harvard law worker accused of stealing nearly $48,000

A former Harvard employee is accused of stealing nearly $48,000 from the university and using it on personal purchases.

March 16, 2017

UMass-Amherst's Old Chapel reopens after $21M renovation

An iconic building on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus has opened for the first time in almost two decades.

March 16, 2017

Oprah Winfrey slated to address graduates at 2 colleges

Oprah Winfrey has agreed to will give commencement speeches at colleges in Massachusetts and New York.

March 16, 2017

Owner of company in fatal trench collapse pleads not guilty

The owner of a Boston company facing manslaughter charges stemming from the deaths of two employees in a trench collapse has pleaded not guilty and been released.

March 16, 2017

Police have DNA profile of killer of runner in Massachusetts

Authorities investigating the death of a New York City woman killed while out running near her mother's Massachusetts home last summer now have a DNA profile of the suspect, a district attorney said Thursday.