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September 25, 2016

'Patch' Adams to perform for adults with disabilities

A doctor made famous in the 1998 movie "Patch Adams" will perform as a clown at a Massachusetts learning center for adults with disabilities.

September 23, 2016

Saint's heart goes on display for 1st time outside Italy

The heart of a celebrated Roman Catholic saint is being publicly displayed this week — the first time the religious relic has left Italy.

September 22, 2016

Man pleads guilty in plot for IS group to behead blogger

A Rhode Island man charged with plotting to help the Islamic State group has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges, including a plot to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller.

September 22, 2016

Man to plead guilty in plot to behead blogger for IS group

A Rhode Island man charged with conspiring to help the Islamic State group has decided to plead guilty to charges he plotted with others to kill conservative blogger Pamela Geller.

September 21, 2016

Court OKs jail time for minister who pushed Muslim tenant

Massachusetts' highest court has upheld a sentence imposed on a landlord convicted of pushing a Muslim tenant down the stairs, including a requirement that she take a class on Islam.

September 20, 2016

Court tosses gun charge, cites racial profiling study

The highest court in Massachusetts on Tuesday threw out a gun conviction against a Boston man in a ruling that says black men who flee when approached by police may be reacting to racial profiling rather than trying to hide criminal activity.

September 20, 2016

After latest attacks, Americans plod forward in 'new normal'

After a round of frightening domestic attacks, Americans plodded on in the comfort of routine Monday, either resilient in the face of terror or numbed by their battle scars.

September 19, 2016

Plane from NY possibly struck by lightning, landed in Boston

Police say a JetBlue flight from New York to Bermuda might have been struck by lightning before making an unscheduled landing at Boston's Logan International Airport.

September 19, 2016

Padre Pio's heart on display in US, 1st time outside Italy

The heart of St. Padre Pio will be on display in Massachusetts this week, marking the first time the religious relic has ever left its home in Italy.

September 19, 2016

Map exhibit honors 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death

A new exhibit honoring the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death has opened at the Norman B.