Former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 White House contender Mitt Romney secured his third victory of the GOP primary season, as television networks declared him the winner of Nevada's...

Bill Belichick fall to 3-2 in Super Bowls, another loss in maddening fashion. Brady finished 27-of-41 for 276 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and there were several drops in the final...

A spokesman for the University of Massachusetts in Amherst says 14 people have been arrested after police in riot gear were forced to disperse hundreds of students when...

T heir deployment is over, but some New England Marines remain on night watch - dads who have returned home to new babies born while they were serving in Afghanistan. It turns out some combat-zone...

S tate police are still investigating the causes of four unrelated car accidents that killed one man and hospitalized several other people over the weekend, officials said yesterday. A two-car crash...

Mitt Romney is poised to take a big step toward the Republican U.S. presidential nomination on Tuesday by capturing New Hampshire, hoping to ride out last-minute attacks from his rivals and recover...

Mitt Romney, in his struggle to wrap up the 2012 Republican nomination for the Presidency, has presented himself as an outsider. During an exchange with Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the...

Yes, it was, thanks to a gamble by the desperate New England Patriots, who were leading 17-15 at the time. They let the New York Giants running back go 6 yards untouched for a 21-17 lead with 57...

John Travolta had the Super Bowl score wrong -- but his prediction was right. The movie star had this prediction when asked for a winner of the battle between the New England Patriots and the New...

WELLFLEET, Mass. -- Several more dolphins were found stranded Sunday on Cape Cod. In the past month, dozens of dolphins have been found on the beach and it’s a mystery why they’re...

ROXBURY, Mass. -- A victim of a crime is fighting back, a Roxbury man had his laptop stolen but he now has a picture of the man who stole it. The photograph of the alleged thief is making its...

Riot squads were forced to use smoke grenades to try to disperse the thousands of students who gathered near the Southwest Residential Area. Glass bottles were smashed and at least one fight broke...

Reigning champions Boston snapped a two-game losing streak in the NHL on, while Eastern Conference leaders New York Rangers also won.Bruins' goaltender Tim Thomas was in top form in his...

Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert's pregame patriotism is the Super Bowl's opening act before Madonna takes her spot in the Super Bowl halftime...

Tom Brady overcame a rare early Super Bowl safety with a perfect 10-for-10 drive late in the second quarter, and his 4-yard touchdown pass to Danny Woodhead gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 lead...

BOSTON- Political hopefuls who want to get their names on the September primary ballots in Massachusetts can begin picking up nomination...

and welcomed the 1985 team to the White House in October to celebrate their NFL title. The '85 Bears never got the traditional White House reception for Super Bowl champs, with the Space Shuttle...

BOSTON- Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts' own landmark 2006 health care...

At McGreevy's 3rd Base Saloon in the city's Back Bay neighborhood, where six large TVs and a framed oval portrait of Coach Bill Belichick hung over the bar, manager Art Santora said he had...

A simmering Newt Gingrich stood at a lectern at the Venetian resort in Las Vegas on Saturday night, and attempted to convince America that his campaign remains viable, following a second straight...

T housands of fans bent on witnessing vengeance over New York have packed the bars in Boston for Super Bowl XLVI, angling for viewing spots to root...

A n 18-year-old Marshfield man died in a fiery pre-dawn wreck yesterday after his car ran off the road and into a tree, police said. Police said the man’s car was going westbound on Highland...

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at his Nevada caucus night victory celebration in Las Vegas, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Julie...

With his landslide victory in Nevada, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has won three of the first five states in the race for the nomination. As Jan Crawford reports, this momentum will...

Tim Thomas turned aside 35-of-36 shots Sunday and the Boston Bruins shook off a trio of recent losses with a 4-1 decision over Washington. Boston came into the contest having lost three of its...

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Note to Republican presidential contenders: Colorado's political terrain is as rocky as its mountains. Once solidly Republican, the state turned just as solidly Democratic in the 2000s as the...

PROVIDENCE, R.I.- The recording was forgotten, and so, too, was the odd twist of history that brought together Malcolm X and a bespectacled Ivy Leaguer fated to become one of America's top...

Former Obama economic advisor Lawrence Summers, Mitt Romney economic advisor Glenn Hubbard, and economist Diane Swonk debate the economy on "This...

PORTLAND, Maine -- The organizers of what's billed as New England's largest mustache pageant are now launching the world's first known mustache film festival. No Umbrella Media says...

Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in Nevada yesterday, easily beating his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party's volatile presidential nominating...

Kevin Garnett netted 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds Sunday in the Boston Celtics' 98-80 victory over Memphis. The Celtics used Garnett's performance to improve to...

B OSTON -- Attorney General Martha Coakley is heading to Washington to make a legal case for the national health care law that was modeled after Massachusetts’ own landmark 2006 health care...

WATERBURY, Vt.- Twice in less than a century, Waterbury's 1827 Congregational Church, at the crest of a small rise on Main Street, has played a critical role in helping the community escape the...

And that could pose problems for front-runner Romney, fresh off a commanding win in Nevada and eager to extend his winning streak. Candidates considered more conservative -- former Pennsylvania Sen....

BOSTON- Gov. Deval Patrick took a swipe at Republicans seeking to defeat President Barack Obama and said federal policy makers can take a cue from Massachusetts to cut...

TAUNTON, Mass.- A Cape Cod legislator and advocates for the mentally ill are criticizing state plans to shut Taunton State Hospital by the end of the...

Laurie Cabot was declared the official witch of Salem by Governor Michael Dukakis in 1977. She has run several shops in over the last four decades. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe...

Nearly five years since Lynnfield voters approved a zoning change to allow a mixed-use development on the former Sheraton Colonial Golf Course, the project is moving forward. In December, workers...

The Cohasset Water Department is making waves again - this time for questions about potential conflict of interest involving the chairman of the water commission and over concerns about plans to give...

The state’s top fire official is exploring whether the use of popular floating paper luminaries falls under a Massachusetts law banning fireworks and, if it doesn’t, whether it...

Two alumni who have been highly successful in their careers returned to their alma mater in Abington to help celebrate St. Bridget’s 50th anniversary last week, reminiscing about long-ago days...

Justin Kittredge always knew he wanted basketball to be a big part of his life. He just never knew it would take the course that it has in the last five...