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October 23, 2017

Latest from NFL: Pats and fog dominate Super Bowl rematch

The Latest from week 7 of the NFL regular season (all times Eastern): 11 p.m. Do not adjust your TV sets. A thick fog ...

October 20, 2017

Ex-sheriff's deputy gets year in prison for smuggling cash

A former Massachusetts sheriff's deputy convicted of helping a fishing mogul known as the Codfather smuggle the profits of ...

October 20, 2017

Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask out with concussion

Boston goalie Tuukka Rask is sidelined because of a concussion, forcing the Bruins to call up goalie Zane McIntyre from ...

October 13, 2017

Half-smoked Winston Churchill cigar sells for $12,000

A cigar half-smoked by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a 1947 trip to Paris has sold for just over $12,000 ...

October 11, 2017

Fish magnate The Codfather must forfeit 4 boats, 34 permits

A Massachusetts fishing magnate known as The Codfather who was convicted of evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to ...

October 11, 2017

Remains of Massachusetts airman lost in WWII identified

The remains of a U.S. Army Air Forces officer who went missing after a bombing run over northern Italy in World War II are ...

October 11, 2017

Boston museum gets major gift of Dutch, Flemish masterpieces

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Wednesday announced a pledged gift of more than 100 17th century Dutch and Flemish ...

October 11, 2017

A look at 2017 MacArthur Foundation 'genius grant' winners

Twenty-four people from a wide range of fields have been awarded $625,000, no-strings-attached fellowships from the ...

October 04, 2017

Einstein proof: Nobel winners find ripples in the universe

For decades astronomers tried to prove Albert Einstein right by doing what Einstein thought was impossible: detecting the ...

October 03, 2017

The Latest: Nobel-winning scientists laud each other, team

The Latest on the Nobel Physics Prize (all times local): 8:30 p.m. The two California scientists sharing this year's Nobel ...

October 02, 2017

Biological clock discoveries by 3 Americans earn Nobel prize

Three Americans won a Nobel Prize on Monday for discovering key genetic "gears" of the body's 24-hour biological clock, the ...

September 29, 2017

This old outhouse: Privy tied to Paul Revere is excavated

No. 1 if by land, No. 2 if by sea? Archaeologists are excavating what they believe was the site of an outhouse next door to ...

September 25, 2017

The Codfather gets nearly 4 years for evading fishing quotas

A U.S. fishing magnate known as The Codfather who pleaded guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal ...

September 21, 2017

Key figure in Northern Ireland peace work subject of film

The U.S. premiere of a documentary about Roman Catholic politician John Hume and his efforts in the Northern Ireland peace ...

September 20, 2017

College towns feel pinch from rental sites like Airbnb

Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an ...

September 18, 2017

Students in France acid attack show compassion for assailant

American college students attacked with acid at a train station in France have offered compassion and prayers for their ...

September 18, 2017

France: Acid attack on 4 US students not seen as terror act

Four American college students were attacked with acid Sunday at a train station in France, but French authorities so far do ...

September 17, 2017

The Latest: 4 Boston college students hurt in France attack

The Latest on the acid attack on U.S. tourists in the French city of Marseille (all times local): 10:15 p.m. The four ...

September 15, 2017

Research on big ears, crocodile gambling wins Ig Nobels

Scientists who discovered that old men really do have big ears, that playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea and ...