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He Wrote the Note in '76. 2 Brothers Just Found the Bottle

Siblings find message in bottle in Bahamas, written by Massachusetts teen almost 50 years ago

(Newser) - It took nearly 50 years, but a Massachusetts teen's message in a bottle has finally made landfall, about 1,300 miles away. UPI reports that Peter Thompson's note in a Pepsi bottle—written in 1976, when he was 14 and taking a junior high oceanography class in West...

DHS Email to Boston Lawyer: 'Time for You to Leave' the US

Immigration attorney says it's a 'little concerning' such notes to 'self-deport' are going to US citizens

(Newser) - The subject line of the email that Nicole Micheroni received Friday from the Department of Homeland Security read "Notification of Termination of Parole," with one other line standing out most to her: "It is time for you to leave the United States." It was a surprising...

The Best States to Work From Home
The Best States to
Work From Home
Apr 13, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

The Best States to Work From Home

Delaware is No. 1 for telecommuters, per WalletHub

(Newser) - Most Americans believe the COVID pandemic is now over, including companies that have been trying to get workers back into the office—but working from home is still going strong. Telecommuting is more viable in some states than others, however, based on WalletHub's latest ranking , which used a...

America's Greenest States
The Greenest States in the US
Apr 12, 2025 12:30 PM CDT

The Greenest States in the US

And the not-so-greenest

(Newser) - Kermit the Frog would tell you that it ain't easy being green, but it's certainly easier in some states than others. To sort the tree huggers from the polluters, WalletHub took a look at every state in the union through the lens of three main metrics: environmental quality...

Ex-Juror Joins Karen Read's Legal Team
Supreme Court
Declines to Slow
Karen Read Trial
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Apr 10, 2025 5:15 PM CDT

Supreme Court Declines to Slow Karen Read Trial

Emergency request sought delay to consider defendant's appeal

(Newser) - The US Supreme Court will not grant an emergency request by Karen Read's lawyers to hold up her second murder trial until it can review her appeal. The defense contends the new trial would violate the constitutional protection against double jeopardy, per ABC News . Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied...

In One Maternity Ward, 5 Nurses Have Brain Tumors

Boston-area hospital's investigation came up empty on cause of benign tumors; nurses' union steps in

(Newser) - A Boston-area hospital is stumped by a medical mystery: why five of its nurses, who all work on the same floor, have brain tumors. All five nurses from the fifth-floor maternity unit at Mass General Brigham's Newton-Wellesley Hospital have benign tumors—two of them being meningioma, the most common...

Fear an Alien Invasion? These States May Be Safe Havens

Virginia is most likely to survive an alien attack, per GIGAcalculator.com ranking

(Newser) - If you've ever watched a sci-fi film about an alien invasion and wondered how you and your family would fare if something that fantastical ever happened—well, maybe it depends on where you live. Citing stats analyzed by the folks who run the online calculator site GIGAcalculator.com , Mental...

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...

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