A Conn. woman is suing Harvard for allegedly profiting from a photo of her ancestor, an African slave forced to pose in what is believed to be one of the oldest images of a slave in the US.  

Three months in to recreational pot sales, Massachusetts? marijuana stores had sold less per resident than those in Nevada, Colorado, and California, according to a Globe analysis.  

Victor Pena, 38, accused of abducting a 23-year-old woman outside a Boston bar in January and holding her captive in Charlestown for three days, pleaded not guilty Wednesday.  

The Alana Down Syndrome Center will encourage interdisciplinary research between biologists, engineers, and students.  

Much like his campaign, Beto O?Rourke?s first stop in New Hampshire Tuesday night had a thrown-together feel but still packed three floors of the Keene State College student center?s atrium. 

The success of her run will depend on whether her policy ideas translate into real excitement in the Democratic base, and Elizabeth Warren is using this trip to make her case directly to black voters.  

The Cambridge firm said the money will be used to further boost companies it?s already launched.  

That extra pilot, who was seated in the cockpit jumpseat, correctly diagnosed the problem and told the crew how to disable a malfunctioning flight-control system. 

Kellyanne Conway?s husband is a ??husband from hell!?? President Trump declared Wednesday, escalating his awkward public fight with the spouse of a top aide.  

A bus driver in northern Italy abducted 51 schoolchildren and their chaperones Wednesday and took them on an hour-long drive, then set the vehicle on fire when he was stopped, officials said.  

A dog running free on a lake was left swimming for his life after falling through the thinning ice Tuesday afternoon in Hamilton, officials said.