Boston Marathon draws 30,000 athletes from 123 countries
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The 130th Boston Marathon, recognized as one of the most challenging to qualify for, brought together more than 30,000 athletes from 123 countries and every U.S. state on Monday. FOX’s Kailey Schuyler reports. 

Hampshire College, alma mater of Ken Burns and other notable alumni, to close

Hampshire College, a small progressive liberal arts school in western Massachusetts known for notable alumni like filmmaker Ken Burns, announced it will close after the fall semester.

Mom accused of killing 3 children offers to admit role in crime in move that could dodge prison time

Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children, offered to formally admit her role in the crime in a legal move ahead of her upcoming murder trial in July.

Patriots' Stefon Diggs charged with felony strangulation, denies allegations

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs is facing felony strangulation or suffocation and misdemeanor assault and battery charges stemming from an incident earlier this month, according to police.

MIT professor killed: Search underway for suspect

Nuno F.G. Loureiro was shot at his home outside Boston on Monday night and died at a hospital on Tuesday.

MIT professor shot and killed at home, homicide investigation underway

Nuno Loureiro was taken to local hospital on Monday evening for an apparent gunshot wound and was pronounced dead Tuesday morning.

Silicosis: Countertops linked to Massachusetts man's diagnosis

A Massachusetts man in his 40s has been diagnosed with silicosis, an incurable lung disease linked to popular kitchen countertops.

Judge orders ICE release of immigrant with ties to Karoline Leavitt

A Brazilian woman with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will be released from immigrant detention while she fights potential deportation.

Harvard Med School 'intentional' explosion probed by FBI; 2 seen fleeing

The FBI is investigating after an "intentional" explosion inside a building on Harvard University's Longwood medical school campus early Saturday.

Husband, wife killed in fiery plane crash on Massachusetts highway

A small plane crashed early Monday on Interstate 195 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, amid rain and strong winds from a nor’easter, killing two people on board and injuring one person on the ground.

9 dead in Massachusetts assisted living facility fire, officials say

Officials say nine people died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help.

Karen Read trial: Defense's full closing argument [RAW]
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Karen Read's defense attorney Alan Jackson presents his closing arguments to the jury. Read, who is being retried, is accused of striking her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm outside a house party near Canton, Massachusetts. The case has inspired true crime documentaries. Last year, a judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they were at an impasse.

Chaotic video shows neighbors trying to stop ICE from detaining mother

Two people were arrested after chaotic video showed dozens of people surrounding ICE agents to stop them from detaining an immigrant mother.