Photos capture joy of Old Orchard Beach Winter Carnival

Barr says he may quit over Trump’s tweets about Justice probes, officials report

So far, the president has defied the requests, both public and private, to keep quiet on matters of federal law enforcement.

Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz

The Democratic debate will be held Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Experts ponder why cruise ship quarantine failed in Japan

The Diamond Princess, with 3,711 people aboard, has become a ‘source of infection’ for the new virus from China, one outbreak expert says.

Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses

Some business owners have seen their customer traffic cut by more than half.

Taylor Swift’s father safe after fight with burglary suspect

The 30-year-old man who broke into Scott Swift’s $4 million Florida penthouse is defended by his mother as a mere trespasser.

Big turnout expected at Connecticut hearing on vaccine exemption

Connecticut is considering eliminating the state’s religious exemptions from certain vaccines for public school students.

Massachusetts police fatally shoot man connected to carjackings, stabbing

The two carjackings occurred Sunday in Lowell, Mass., and Nashua, N.H.

LGBT bereavement groups give support for unacknowledged loss

Groups specifically geared to the LGBT community are a recent phenomenon even in Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage was legalized in 2004.

Man accused of abducting son in 1987 faces bail hearing

The Canadian, who authorities say lived on the lam in the U.S. for three decades, was arrested in Connecticut and will return to court in Toronto for the bail hearing.