Berlin’s main zoo has released new photos of twin panda cubs born this summer, saying the two are developing well. The zoo said Thursday that the two cubs each now weigh about 5 kilograms (11 pounds) — quite an increase from their 186 gram (6.56 ounce) and 136 gram (4.8 ounce) weights when they were born August 31. Zookeepers initially...

New Jersey-based arts and crafts retailer A.C. Moore will close all 145 of its stores, parent company Nicole Crafts announced on Monday.

A state advisory board has voted to approve a sports betting contract between the New Hampshire Lottery Commission and DraftKings Inc. The Executive Council voted 3-1 on Monday to approve the six-year contract with the possibility of two two-year extensions.

From the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Center… This Evening: Areas of drizzle, light showers east, gusty northeast wind. Temps in the upper 30s. Overnight Monday Night: Drizzle. Lows in the 30s for most. Tuesday: Morning rain, partial clearing late. Highs in the 40s. Cape Cod Radio Forecast This Evening: Scattered rain and a gusty northeast wind. Temps in the…

Police and organizers say more than 100,000 people took part in an open-air party celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Despite the cold and damp, crowds flocked to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate late Saturday for music and fireworks. The boulevard leading up to the Brandenburg Gate was covered with a giant rainbow-colored net made of 100,000...

Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe. Leaders from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic attended a ceremony at Bernauer Strasse — where one of the last parts of the Berlin Wall remains — before placing roses in the...

Three people were hospitalized following a fiery crash involving three tractor-trailers and a pickup truck on Interstate 495 in Berlin, Massachusetts. State police said the crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday on I-495 south near Route 62, prompting authorities to close the road for several hours causing significant delays for commuters.

A crash involving a tractor-trailer and box truck in Palmer shut down all eastbound lanes of the Massachusetts Turnpike until further notice Tuesday. State police said the crash happened at about 6 a.m. near Exit 8. As a result of the crash, traffic is being diverted to Route 20.

Three tractor-trailers were involved in a crash on I-495 in Berlin Massachusetts, snarling traffic and prompting detours.

At least two tractor-trailers were involved in a fiery crash in Berlin, Massachusetts, prompting I-495 to shut down.

Roger Bannister, 1954. Eliud Kipchoge, 2019? Like the sub-four minute mile, running a marathon in less than two hours had seemed impossible — until Saturday. But this time there’s an asterisk: Olympic champion Kipchoge performed his feat under conditions so tightly controlled to maximize his success that it won’t appear in the record books. The 34-year-old Kenyan completed the 42.195...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 in recognition of his efforts to end his country’s long-running border conflict with Eritrea. The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Friday also praised the “important reforms” that Abiy, Ethiopia’s leader since April 2018, has launched at home.

The Trump Administration is blocking shipments from a Chinese company making baby pajamas sold at Costco warehouses, after the foreign manufacturer was accused of forcing ethnic minorities locked in an internment camp to sew clothes against their will. The government is also blocking rubber gloves sold by industry leader Ansell whose customers include surgeons, mechanics and scientists around the U.S.,...

A Massachusetts man who killed one man and wounded another in Lynn on Easter two years ago will spend at least 42 years in prison, prosecutors said Monday after his sentencing. William Cash, 47, received a life sentence for second-degree murder, 10 years for armed assault with intent to murder and 7 years for human trafficking, according to the Essex...

A Massachusetts was found guilty Friday for a double shooting in Lynn two years ago Easter Sunday that left one man dead and another injured, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office. William Cash, 47, was found guilty Friday by a jury in Salem Superior Court.

Taylor Swift fans, get ready. The songwriting superstar on Tuesday announced tour dates for 2020, including two shows at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass that are among her only concerts in the United States for the year.

An eighth person has contracted the rare and potentially deadly eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, virus, in Massachusetts this year, state health officials said Friday. The latest case is a man in his 50s from northeastern Bristol County, according to a release from the Department of Public Health.

Germany’s first giant panda cubs are doing well, according to Zoo Berlin. The cubs were born two weeks ago.

A new round of aerial spraying for areas at critical or high risk for eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, will begin Tuesday night, state health officials said. Communities in Norfolk, Middlesex and Worcester counties will be sprayed in part or in full.