December 10, 2016 Activist objects to bath mats with image of Hindu deity A Hindu activist is calling on Boston-based online retailer Wayfair to stop selling bath mats carrying the image of the Hindu deity Ganesha.
December 10, 2016 APNewsBreak: Effort to stem homegrown US extremism launches A federally backed effort to stem the rise of homegrown extremists is underway in Massachusetts, nearly three years after the White House announced the initiative on the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds.
December 10, 2016 Churches vow to offer sanctuary to people in US illegally Hundreds of houses of worship are offering sanctuary to people who could face deportation if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his campaign pledge to remove millions of immigrants living in the country illegally.
December 9, 2016 Sound engineer, attorney among Oakland fire victims A popular sound engineer, a young attorney and a woman described as a visionary were among the people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse.
December 8, 2016 Volleyballers vs. bulldozers: A Chinatown's history at stake The fate of a modest asphalt court near where Boston Chinatown immigrants developed a unique style of volleyball is uncertain.
December 7, 2016 Man falsely linked to bombing to stand trial in assault case A Massachusetts man falsely portrayed by a newspaper as a suspect in the Boston Marathon will stand trial on a sex assault charge.
December 7, 2016 Poet, nail art lover among warehouse fire victims There was a mortuary worker who dreamed of being a painter or photographer.
December 7, 2016 Cemetery administrator charged in unused burial plots scam A cemetery administrator has been accused of selling unused burial plots owned by a Massachusetts city.
December 6, 2016 Tufts suspends frat activities after hazing allegations Administrators at Tufts University say the Massachusetts school has suspended all social activity at its fraternities for the rest of the semester after receiving several reports of hazing and sexual misconduct.
December 5, 2016 No bail for 15-year-old charged with decapitating classmate A 15-year-old Massachusetts boy charged with killing a high school classmate whose headless body was found near a river last week is being held without bail.
