By almost every objective measure, this Congress is off to a dismal start.  

Maurice Temple, 63, and Pauline Chase, 83, were arrested and charged with solicitation, conspiracy, and attempt to commit murder, officials said. 

The signature pharmacy degree program at MCPHS University in Boston has been placed on academic probation for having too few professors and overcrowded buildings. 

Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill that changes rules restricting shadows on parks, clearing the path for a tower at the Winthrop Square Garage.  

Authorities have not released any information on his condition. 

North Korea launched a missile Friday that was in the air for 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island.  

Buildings were evacuated and traffic was being diverted from the area, the Cambridge fire department said.  

The defrocked Catholic priest spent 12 years behind bars for raping a boy in Newton in the 1980s.  

About 17 percent of households in the Boston metro area said they had seen signs of either mice or rats inside their home, and about 2 percent said they had seen signs of cockroaches. 

Some riders described traveling over the bridge while it?s closed down to cars as a stress-free experience.  

A 33-foot humpback whale carcass washed ashore on a beach in Eastham Thursday evening. 

The governor said he remains personally opposed to legal sales of the drug. 

The lefthander will miss his Friday start because of a recurrence of elbow issues, and Rick Porcello will go instead.