Iran’s top leader denounces US as talks resume

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the nuclear negotiations illustrated what he called the hostility of Americans toward Iran and the Muslim world.

A Freedom Industries worker placed a boom in the Elk River at the site of a chemical leak in Charleston.

W.Va. governor declares emergency after chemical spill

At least 100,000 customers were told not to drink, bathe, cook, or wash clothes using their tap water.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie spoke during a news conference Thursday at the Statehouse in Trenton.

SCOT LEHIGH

Will Chris Christie be a slow fade?

The traffic scandal in New Jersey highlights one of the central concerns about the governor: that he is a petty, vindictive bully.

Lovely Hoffman stars as Celie in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s production of “The Color Purple.”

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Lovely development in ‘Color Purple’

SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “The Color Purple” found its Celie in young Roxbury actress Lovely Hoffman and her big voice.

Early tests are raising worries that the USS Gerald R. Ford may not meet the Navy’s goal of significantly increasing the number of warplanes it can quickly launch — and could even be less effective than older vessels.

Carrier of many concerns

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier is beset with a number of performance problems, according to an internal assessment by the Pentagon.

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir scored 73.13 points, cruising into first place at the 2014 Prudential US Figure Skating Championships.

US Figure Skating Championships

Marissa Castelli, Simon Shnapir lead after pairs short program

Defending US champions Marissa Castelli, from Rhode Island, and Simon Shnapir, from Sudbury, scored 73.13 points.

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Carlos Ortiz, who is accused of helping Aaron Hernandez in the slaying of Odin Lloyd, was in “the wrong place at the wrong time,” Ortiz’s lawyer said.

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The T’s decision to bring in a new operator for the commuter rail is a bold move for general manager Beverly Scott.

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Dan Le Batard stripped of Hall of Fame vote

The Miami Herald columnist also was kicked out of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America for a year for giving his vote to a website.