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Ex-Juror Joins Karen Read's Legal Team
Ex-Juror Joins
Karen Read's
Legal Team
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Apr 1, 2025 8:37 AM CDT

Ex-Juror Joins Karen Read's Legal Team

Jury selection begins Tuesday in retrial

(Newser) - As she prepares to stand trial for murder for a second time, Karen Read has made a surprise change to her legal team: adding an alternate juror from her first trial. Victoria George, a licensed civil attorney in Massachusetts, tells Vanity Fair that the lead investigator during Read's first...

Babysitter Fatally Left Boy in SUV for Hours: Prosecutors

Aimee Cotton, 41, charged with manslaughter in Martha's Vineyard, allegedly admitted it wasn't the first time

(Newser) - A babysitter has been charged with manslaughter in the wealthy Massachusetts enclave of Martha's Vineyard after leaving two young children in her SUV for hours, one of whom died. Aimee Cotton, 41, allegedly cooked a meal for herself, attended to her personal hygiene, and handled some household chores while...

Boston's Stolen Masterpieces May Not Have Gone Far

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's security director appeals for tips 35 years after heist

(Newser) - The empty frames hanging on the walls of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston aren't a sign of work in progress. They're a symbol of the treasures lost and those that, 35 years later, might still be returned. At 1:24am on March 18, 1990, two thieves...

Lead Investigator Fired Over Crude Texts About Karen Read

Massachusetts state trooper Michael Proctor said he wished the suspect would 'kill herself'

(Newser) - The lead investigator in Karen Read's murder case was fired Wednesday for sending vulgar texts about the suspect. Defense lawyers referred to the texts at Read's 2024 trial, which ended with a hung jury, saying they showed Michael Proctor was biased against their client and singled her out...

DOGE Cuts Temporarily Shut JFK Library

Kennedy family blasts firing of probationary employees in charge of operations

(Newser) - The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was closed to visitors Tuesday after DOGE reportedly fired at least five probationary employees responsible for day-to-day operations. Former congressman Joe Kennedy III, a grandnephew of Kennedy, said the library received notice Tuesday morning from the National Archives and Records...

The Best States for Families
The Best States for Families
Feb 15, 2025 9:03 AM CST

The Best States for Families

Massachusetts tops WalletHub's list; New Mexico comes in last

(Newser) - Looking to start or expand your family? You've likely got a checklist in mind on schools, cost of living, recreation, and the like—and so does WalletHub , which looked at all 50 states across more than four dozen metrics in five main categories: family fun, health and safety, education...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
Trump, Musk, DOGE
Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

JetBlue Passenger Opens Exit Door as Plane Taxis

Man arrested at Boston's Logan Airport after incident

(Newser) - An apparent argument between a man and his partner on a JetBlue flight out of Boston this week ended with him yanking opening an exit door as the plane was taxiing for takeoff, authorities say, per the AP . According to Massachusetts State Police rep Tim McGuirk, the incident around 7:...

'Pure Chaos' After Lego Collapse at NYE Event

10 people were injured at Massachusetts event

(Newser) - Ten people were injured by falling Lego at a New Year's Eve event in Massachusetts Tuesday afternoon. Peabody Fire Department Chief John Dowling tells NBC News that six children and four adults suffered cuts and scrapes when a Lego display fell onto a crowd, "but everyone is OK....

Oil Spill in Boston River Soaks Wildlife

Rescuers are treating dozens of affected birds in the Muddy River

(Newser) - Wildlife rescuers were rushing Monday to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after an apparent spill in a Boston river. Police and fire departments were dispatched to the Muddy River on the border of Boston and the town of Brookline a little after noon...

Worker Electrocuted While Hanging Christmas Lights

Massachusetts man 'will be pretty lucky if he survives,' police say

(Newser) - A worker in Wellesley, Massachusetts was almost killed while hanging Christmas lights on a tree Wednesday. Police say the 22-year-old contractor hired by a resident was using a pole to hang the lights on a large tree when he was electrocuted, reports CBS News . "The pole he was using...

Do You Know Where Holiday Cranberries Come From?

A lot of them are grown in Massachusetts in a unique growing process

(Newser) - Weeks before Thanksgiving, some of the cranberries that will be on dinner plates Thursday are floating on the Rocky Meadow bog in southeastern Massachusetts. The cranberries have turned this pond pinkish crimson. As the AP reports, several workers, up to their waist in water, gently corral the berries toward a...

He Lost Everything While in Prison. Now He's a Millionaire

Wrongfully convicted Michael Sullivan is awarded $13M, though state law caps reward at $1M

(Newser) - For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan's mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life, and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks. All for a murder he long insisted he never committed. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old Sullivan...

Court: Man Who Broke Engagement Gets $70K Ring Back

Massachusetts high court rules against woman's bid to keep the piece of jewerly

(Newser) - A Massachusetts woman is out of luck, and a $70,000 ring from her broken engagement, after the state's high court ruled in her ex-fiance's favor. The Washington Post reports that on Friday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decided Caroline Settino has to give back the piece of...

These States Are Bona Fide Wine-Guzzlers

District of Columbia tops Visual Capitalist's list, followed by New Hampshire and Vermont

(Newser) - If you've needed to take the edge off lately with a glass of wine, you're not alone—especially if you live in DC. The nation's capital ranks as the place in the US that drinks the most fermented grape juice, per the Visual Capitalist data firm, which...

2025's Job Forecast Looks Best in These States

New Hampshire tops WalletHub's list, while West Virginia comes in last

(Newser) - Since the end of the pandemic, employment in the US has been in a state of flux , swinging between strong jobs reports to high rates of continuing unemployment claims. But according to WalletHub , key indicators show which states will have the strongest employment prospects in the coming year. They used...

Parents' Suit: Teen's Use of AI Wasn't Cheating
Parents Sue After Son
Uses AI for School Essay
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Oct 20, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Parents Sue After Son Uses AI for School Essay

Complaint says senior punished for using artificial intelligence used it only for research, outlining

(Newser) - A lawsuit filed by the parents of a Massachusetts high school senior could turn out to be an important one on the artificial intelligence landscape. The crux of the complaint from Jennifer and Dale Harris: that their son was unfairly punished for using AI to research and draft an outline...

They Went From Reenactment to Dinner—in Nazi Uniform

Massachusetts restaurant apologizes for not asking the group to change, now faces threats

(Newser) - A Massachusetts restaurant that waited on World War II reenactors dressed in Nazi uniforms over the weekend was forced to close Tuesday after it became the target of "harassment and threats." The Kith and Kin restaurant in Hudson took heat after it welcomed costumed figures who'd participated...

Just One State Has Managed to Cut Food Waste

Study looks into the challenges of actually reducing food waste

(Newser) - Kay Masterson has always wanted to make her Boston-area restaurant more sustainable, partnering with an organic farm to get some vegetables close by and offering reusable containers for customers' takeout. Right away, there were challenges: $3,000 a year for bins and pickup. Busy dishwashers could contaminate an entire bag...

Treasure Hunter Finds $26K in Gold by Looking at Clouds

Meteorologist Dan Leonard comes forward as Project Skydrop winner

(Newser) - The man who found a $26,000 gold treasure hidden in western Massachusetts says he had a leg up on the competition: "meteorology skills." As a meteorologist, Dan Leonard says he paid close attention to readings of temperature and cloud cover visible on a live trail camera showing...

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