1966 death of heiress’ employee under renewed scrutiny
When Doris Duke, a fabulously wealthy tobacco and power company heiress, ran over and killed a longtime employee and confidant at her Newport, Rhode...
COVID-19 vaccines, testing help CVS Health beat Q2 forecasts
Customers returned to CVS Health stores to fill prescriptions and get COVID-19 tests and vaccines, helping to push the health care giant past Wall...
Skipper: Docs show no coverup in submarine sinking
PORTLAND, Maine — The release of about 3,000 pages of documents delving into the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history has not yielded any...
Penn Jillette supports hometown fair’s fundraising efforts
GREENFIELD, Mass. — Magician Penn Jillette is urging people to support a fundraising effort by the agricultural fair in his Massachusetts hometown he credits...
High profile: Cannabis chemical delta-8 gains fans, scrutiny
NEW YORK — A chemical cousin of pot’s main intoxicating ingredient has rocketed to popularity over the last year, and the cannabis industry and...
Men involved in armed standoff sue state police, judge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Several members of the group arrested after an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway earlier this month have filed a federal...
Man honors 9/11 crews with Boston-New York drink cart push
BRAINTREE, Mass. — A former flight attendant who lost several colleagues when United Flight 175 was flown into the World Trade Center's south tower...
More Americans seek vaccination amid summer infection surge
Infections are climbing across the U.S., and mask mandates and other COVID-19 prevention measures are making a comeback in some places as health officials...
Gloria Ratti, a champion for women’s running, dies at 90
BOSTON — Gloria Ratti, a champion of women's running who rose from a finish line volunteer at the Boston Marathon to vice president of...
Groups urge state to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in US
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine is home to the last wild Atlantic salmon populations in the U.S., but a new push to protect the fish...