May 4, 2016 9 more workers at closed school face abuse charges, 16 total Nine more employees of a now-closed Massachusetts school for boys with autism and behavioral disorders have been charged with physically abusing students, raising the number of employees charged to 16.
May 3, 2016 Massachusetts fishing city's Christmas tree made of lobster traps and buoys is vandalized A historic Massachusetts fishing city's popular Christmas tree made of lobster traps has been vandalized.
May 3, 2016 Influential from 'The Wire' to Washington, sociologist William Julius Wilson looks ahead at 80 Seated in one of two offices he maintains on the Harvard University campus, William Julius Wilson points to the far wall and his framed citation for the 1998 National Medal of Science, only the second one given to a sociologist.
May 3, 2016 Judge to hear from lawyers on sentencing of student convicted of raping and killing teacher Prosecutors and lawyers for a teenager convicted of raping and killing his high school math teacher will be back before a judge to discuss his sentence.
May 3, 2016 Mother, boyfriend indicted in killing of 2-year-old girl known for months as Baby Doe The mother of a 2-year-old formerly known as Baby Doe and her boyfriend have been indicted by a grand jury in the girl's death.
May 3, 2016 Parishioners of closed Massachusetts church will ask US Supreme Court to review case Parishioners who have occupied a Roman Catholic church since it was closed 11 years ago will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to settle their dispute with the Boston archdiocese.
May 3, 2016 Court rejects child killer's bid to change name to Manasseh-Invictus Auric Thutmose V A man convicted of abducting, molesting and killing a 10-year-old Massachusetts boy has lost his bid to change his name.
May 3, 2016 Mass. teen who raped, murdered math teacher faces additional charges A Massachusetts teenager convicted of raping and murdering his math teacher faces additional charges in a separate case, as his attorney appeared before a judge Wednesday.
May 3, 2016 Massachusetts teen convicted of murder, rape in killing of his high school algebra teacher A Massachusetts teenager was convicted Tuesday of raping and killing his high school math teacher when he was 14.
May 3, 2016 The Latest: Massachusetts teen convicted in rape, killing of high school math teacher The latest on the trial of a Massachusetts teenager charged with raping and killing his high school math teacher (all times local): 4:25 p.m.