http://www.mail.com/locations/12094-massachusetts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/12094-massachusetts.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862506-scott-brown-wont-seek-kerrys-senate-seat.html BOSTON (AP) — Former Sen. Scott Brown said Friday he would not run in a special Senate election in Massachusetts, dealing a setback to Republican hopes of winning the seat being vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry. Brown, who electrified his party with an upset win in a 2010 special election but lost his re-election bid in November, ended weeks of in... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1862506-scott-brown-wont-seek-kerrys-senate-seat.html 2013-02-02T03:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1860816-harvard-drama-troupe-honors-marion-cotillard.html CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Academy Award-winning actress Marion Cotillard (koh-tee-YAR') has taken home the pudding pot after being honored as woman of the year by Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Cotillard smiled, waved and caught a teddy bear from the crowd during a parade through Cambridge's Harvard Square on Thursday. The procession was followed by a... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1860816-harvard-drama-troupe-honors-marion-cotillard.html 2013-02-01T00:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855620-england-regulators-approve-steep-fish-cuts.html PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — New England fishermen say their centuries-old industry is facing collapse after regulators on Wednesday approved cuts in cod catch limits that fishermen warn will hollow out what remains of the fleet. "I'm bankrupt. That's it," Gloucester fisherman Paul Vitale, 40, a third-generation fisherman. "I'm all done. The boat's going up fo... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1855620-england-regulators-approve-steep-fish-cuts.html 2013-01-31T00:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856272-mass-govs-ex-aide-cowan-named-interim-us-senator.html BOSTON (AP) — Although his time in the U.S. Senate will be brief — less than five full months — William "Mo" Cowan could find himself in the thick of major policy debates from the federal budget to immigration reform and gun control. Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Cowan, his former chief of staff, to serve as the interim U.S. senator... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856272-mass-govs-ex-aide-cowan-named-interim-us-senator.html 2013-01-30T21:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html WASHINGTON (AP) — His voice quavering, Secretary of State-designate John Kerry bid farewell to the Senate after 28 years with a plea for comity and cooperation. "The political process works only when leaders are willing to listen," Kerry told his colleagues in his valedictory speech on Wednesday. More than a dozen Democrats and just a few Republicans list... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1857352-senate-farewell-kerry-speaks-to-listen.html 2013-01-30T20:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1856288-roaming-cows-create-havoc-mass-cemetery.html SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — The vandals that damaged a Massachusetts cemetery this week have pleaded "moo." Police say a small herd of cows knocked over 40 American flags and veterans' bronze grave markers, then snacked on a few flower arrangements, at the Center Cemetery in Southampton on Monday. Motorists called to report that the cows were loose. Police ... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1856288-roaming-cows-create-havoc-mass-cemetery.html 2013-01-30T13:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal successor to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The vote Tuesday was 94-3. One senator — Kerry — voted present and accepted congratulations from colleagues on the Senate ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853334-senate-confirms-kerry-nomination-dept.html 2013-01-29T23:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1854262-love-actually-virtually-unlikely-romance.html NEW YORK (AP) — Nicole Buergers and Brenden Macaluso are both 32. They struck up a conversation about hipster eyewear over free beer and cheap eats at a Houston hangout one Sunday afternoon and Macaluso recalls the evening ending this way: Nicole: "So how do we do this?" Brenden: "You give me your number, I call you and we go out and have fun." Yep, rando... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1854262-love-actually-virtually-unlikely-romance.html 2013-01-29T17:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1849066-consumer-alert-health-care-markets-way.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Buying your own health insurance will never be the same. This fall, new insurance markets called exchanges will open in each state, marking the long-awaited and much-debated debut of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The goal is quality coverage for millions of uninsured people in the United States. What the reality will loo... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1849066-consumer-alert-health-care-markets-way.html 2013-01-28T15:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849728-loss-rondo-year-hurts-celts-playoff-chances.html BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics' grip on the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference already was slipping. Now they'll have to hang on without Rajon Rondo. Boston's star point guard will miss the rest of the season and undergo surgery for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The Celtics won without him on Sunday, beating the Miami Heat 100-9... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849728-loss-rondo-year-hurts-celts-playoff-chances.html 2013-01-28T08:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849662-celtics-rondo-tears-acl-season.html BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics star point guard Rajon Rondo will miss the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The news came during Boston's 100-98 double-overtime win over the Miami Heat on Sunday in which Ray Allen returned to his old home court for the first time. "New guys are going to get an opportunity now," Bos... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1849662-celtics-rondo-tears-acl-season.html 2013-01-27T23:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846648-arcade-video-shooting-games-pulled-massacres.html BOSTON (AP) — It was 10 days after a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators in Newtown, Conn., when Tracey Hyams and her family came upon a teenager firing a lifelike toy rifle on a video game at a Massachusetts highway rest stop. As Hyams, her husband and their 12-year-old son walked by, they could hear the rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire coming from ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1846648-arcade-video-shooting-games-pulled-massacres.html 2013-01-25T21:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1846380-family-jfk-aide-sells-presidential-memorabilia.html BOSTON (AP) — The family of a former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy is auctioning hundreds of photographs, documents, gifts and other memorabilia that once belonged to the late president. David Powers, who died in 1998, was a close personal friend to Kennedy and his wife, Jackie. He was also the first curator of the John F. Kennedy Preside... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1846380-family-jfk-aide-sells-presidential-memorabilia.html 2013-01-25T20:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1845974-miracle-ice-jersey-going-to-auction-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Eruzione's sensational winning goal against the Soviet hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics will forever be remembered as the "Miracle On Ice" — perhaps the greatest sporting moment of the 20th century. More than a generation later, the 58-year-old Eruzione is parting with his iconic No. 21 USA jersey, hockey stick and other Olympi... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1845974-miracle-ice-jersey-going-to-auction-nyc.html 2013-01-25T15:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844890-anthonys-28-points-lead-knicks-celts-89-86.html BOSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony's ill feelings toward Kevin Garnett didn't last long. His streak of 20-point games goes on. In their first meeting since a verbal clash led to Anthony's one-game suspension, New York's All-Star forward scored 28 points and the Knicks ended an 11-game losing streak in Boston with an 89-86 victory over the Celtics on Thursday n... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 04:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1844890-anthonys-28-points-lead-knicks-celts-89-86.html 2013-01-25T04:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston manager Terry Francona gave Pedro Martinez a big hug along with some advice to help him in his new job as a special assistant to the Red Sox general manager. "Now he's going to have to be on time," Francona needled his former pitcher on Thursday when the two were reunited at the annual dinner of the Boston chapter of the Baseba... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1843636-martinez-returns-to-red-sox-assistant-to-gm.html 2013-01-25T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842852-irishwoman-center-ira-tapes-fight-dead.html DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish Republican Army veteran who accused Sinn Fein party chief Gerry Adams of involvement in IRA killings and bombings has been found dead in her home, police and politicians said Thursday. Dolours Price, 61, was a member of the Provisional IRA unit that launched the very first car-bomb attacks on London in 1973. She became one of Irish ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842852-irishwoman-center-ira-tapes-fight-dead.html 2013-01-24T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841176-mass-law-health-overhaul-model.html BOSTON (AP) — When Massachusetts adopted its landmark health care law in 2006, the goals were ambitious and the potential solutions complex. More than 90 percent of its residents already had health insurance, but the state hoped to cover nearly everyone by plugging as many holes as possible in its system, short of a so-called single payer option. ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 04:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841176-mass-law-health-overhaul-model.html 2013-01-24T04:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1838768-ex-foster-child-testifies-mass-class-action.html BOSTON (AP) — Beginning at age 8, Lauren James bounced among at least 14 different foster homes, along the way being forced to scrub floors, clean up after dogs, miss meals and take up to five psychiatric mediations at a time. Now 24, she was the opening witness Tuesday in a case aimed at putting the Massachusetts foster care system on trial. The federal ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1838768-ex-foster-child-testifies-mass-class-action.html 2013-01-22T23:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1837598-mass-thieves-thwarted-restaurant-cash-register.html SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police say three masked men who tried to rob a Chinese restaurant in Massachusetts ran away empty handed because they couldn't figure out how to open the cash register. The men, one of whom had a gun, entered the Peking House restaurant in Springfield at about 8 p.m. Monday. A female employee saw the gun, ran out the back and cal... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1837598-mass-thieves-thwarted-restaurant-cash-register.html 2013-01-22T13:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1837324-golden-retrievers-key-to-lifetime-dog-cancer-study.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jay Mesinger heard about a study seeking golden retrievers to help fight canine cancer, he immediately signed up 2-year-old Louie. He and his wife know firsthand the toll of canine cancer: Louie is their fourth golden retriever. The first three died of cancer. "They all had long lives but were taken by complications from one kind o... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1837324-golden-retrievers-key-to-lifetime-dog-cancer-study.html 2013-01-22T12:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1836250-bruins-beat-jets-2-1-shootout.html BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron showed why he's more than just an offensive forward. Bergeron helped kill off a large portion of short-handed time in overtime before he finished off his day with a goal in the shootout, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday afternoon. Tyler Seguin scored the other shooto... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1836250-bruins-beat-jets-2-1-shootout.html 2013-01-21T21:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1834130-ravens-upset-patriots-28-13-to-reach-super-bowl.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Look for lots of Harbaughs in New Orleans next week. Two of them will be working the sidelines in the Super Bowl. Oh, brother! John Harbaugh and his Baltimore Ravens set up a family reunion in the Big Easy, shutting down the New England Patriots 28-13 Sunday in the AFC championship game. Waiting for them will be his younger brothe... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1834130-ravens-upset-patriots-28-13-to-reach-super-bowl.html 2013-01-21T09:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1834276-column-ray-lewis-makeup-was-running.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Ray Lewis' makeup was running. It was eye black, actually, that dark, oily greasepaint football players smear under their eyes to cut down on glare, but which Lewis has begun using to fashion a fearsome facemask for himself. And somewhere amid all those hugs on the field and a few tears in the locker room, it had already turned in... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1834276-column-ray-lewis-makeup-was-running.html 2013-01-21T04:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1833932-flacco-throws-tds-to-bolden-ravens-up-28-13.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Joe Flacco threw three touchdown passes in just over 10 minutes and the Baltimore Ravens led the New England Patriots 28-13 in the fourth quarter of the AFC championship game Sunday. Flacco connected with Anquan Bolden for two TDs in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter — a 3-yarder and an 11-yarder — after hitting Dennis ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1833932-flacco-throws-tds-to-bolden-ravens-up-28-13.html 2013-01-21T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1832588-hundreds-honor-activist-swartz-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Portraying his suicide as the product of injustice, friends and supporters at a memorial Saturday for free-information advocate Aaron Swartz called for changing computer-crime laws and the legal system itself. At a New York City ceremony that was part tribute and part rallying cry, Swartz — who killed himself this month as he faced trial o... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1832588-hundreds-honor-activist-swartz-nyc.html 2013-01-20T01:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1832364-ex-ravens-wr-evans-feels-team.html FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — While Lee Evans awaits another chance in the NFL, he'll be rooting for the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday's AFC championship rematch with New England. The wide receiver who couldn't hold onto a pass in the end zone a year ago — which likely would have sent the Ravens into the Super Bowl — has no regrets. Except, maybe, that he's not p... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1832364-ex-ravens-wr-evans-feels-team.html 2013-01-19T18:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831874-ap-reporter-condemned-va-killer-opened-up-to.html JARRATT, Va. (AP) — He gave a nod and a wink before he sat down in the electric chair, then he uttered two statements as contradictory as the man himself: a Gaelic expletive and "God bless." Robert Gleason Jr. was playful and vicious, a protector and a predator. He was likeable and reprehensible. He sent Christmas cards and made me laugh on a bad day. He ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831874-ap-reporter-condemned-va-killer-opened-up-to.html 2013-01-19T15:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1831410-bulls-extend-friday-road-show-beat-celtics-ot.html BOSTON (AP) — In the midst of a boisterous Bulls locker room, players talked about what a crazy game it was. It was only fitting that they won it on a tough, unconventional shot. Marco Belinelli made an off-balance fadeaway with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and Chicago extended its Friday night road show by beating the Bost... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 03:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1831410-bulls-extend-friday-road-show-beat-celtics-ot.html 2013-01-19T03:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829142-road-warriors-standing-boeings-787.html DALLAS (AP) — Some frequent fliers say they aren't worried about safety aboard Boeing's problem-plagued 787 aircraft, while many less-seasoned travelers are often unaware of what model of plane they're flying on. That makes it anyone's guess whether Boeing Co., or the airlines that use its planes, will pay a price for concerns surrounding the 787. The pla... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829142-road-warriors-standing-boeings-787.html 2013-01-18T21:52:00Z