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A local Marine was reunited Wednesday with three stray dogs he fell in love with while deployed in Iraq.

Monica McHaskell had gone to her front window when she heard a baby crying and saw a woman dangling a toddler over the upstairs rail. She then saw something she never thought would happen. She says the baby was thrown over the edge. She immediately sccoped the toddler boy up, went inside her apartment and closed the door, fearing the...

More than 50,000 people in East Texas remained under a mandatory evacuation order Thursday as a fire continued to burn at a chemical plant, one day after two massive explosions there.

The city of Boston is making sure the homeless are not forgotten on Thanksgiving. Hundreds of volunteers, including sports legends and politicians, gathered at the Pine Street Inn to prepare and serve turkey dinners. Close to 800 pounds of mashed potatoes were served, 74 turkeys and 50 gallons of gravy. There was also 400 pounds of stuffing, 200 pounds of cranberry sauce and 205 assorted pies.

Mayor Marty Walsh, Bruins’ captain Zedeno Chara and police commissioner William Gross stopped by St. Francis House to serve a dinner at the homeless shelter.

A magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered that a central Vermont man be held in a detention center while he awaits future court hearings, following accusations that are believed to be the first in the state to bring a federal hate crime prosecution. Police in Barre City said in late July that Stuart Kurt Rollins made life hell for his neighbors,...

A Vermont man was ordered held in a detention center Wednesday pending future federal court hearings as he faces accusations that are believed to be first ones in the state to rise to the level of a federal hate crime prosecution.

A man found dead of an apparent suicide in a New Hampshire home destroyed by an explosion and fire on Monday had multiple guns and numerous rounds of ammunition and might have been preparing for a confrontation with police.

The wildly popular musical “Hamilton” ended in chaos Friday night in San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater after several attendees required medical attention during the performance.

Family members of the two students killed when a classmate opened fire at Saugus High School shared memories of the teens Sunday night at a candlelight vigil. Thousands of people listened to heartbreaking remembrances, including those shared by the brother of 15-year-old Gracie Anne Muehlberger. Riley Muehlberger talked about his sister’s birthday party and how she would talk to him...

The family of Michael Bell, the Maine fire captain killed in a September propane explosion in Farmington, has hired a lawyer to represent them after the incident. This week, attorney Steve Silin of Berman & Simmons, based in Lewiston, released a statement confirming that.

The family of a Maine fire captain killed in a propane explosion has hired an attorney.

Hamden police have arrested a suspect in the murders of a father and son 32 years ago.

A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless U.S. government searches of the phones and laptops of international travelers at airports and other U.S. ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment. Tuesday’s ruling in U.S. District Court came in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation on behalf of 11 travelers whose...

The uncle of a 10-year-old boy struck by gunfire during a Northeast Philadelphia drive-by shooting earlier this week is now facing charges for returning fire, authorities said.

A 10-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Wednesday in Northeast Philadelphia after being shot in the back of the head during a drive-by shooting, police said.

James Dean hasn’t been alive in 64 years, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War.

Chris Evans talks about accidentally spoiling a big, touching “Avengers: Endgame” scene for Anthony Mackie during a football game and reveals if it was better picking up Thor’s hammer or Captain America’s shield for the first time.