A series of shootings at multiple locations in rural Northern California left five people dead and several others wounded Tuesday, including at least two children, authorities said.  

It took one day of deliberations for the jury to find that Jackie Lawson had not been pushed out of the Boston fund company for alleging accounting fraud. 

Ours is the second-most-likely city, behind Dallas, to land Amazon?s hotly pursued ?second headquarters,? according to a new analysis.  

Without being forced to get coverage, fewer people would sign up for Medicaid or buy federally subsidized private insurance.  

State Treasurer Deb Goldberg issued a statement calling a Globe report Sunday ?troubling.? 

The bill, which heads to Governor Baker?s desk, would also shield state residents from changes to federal law regarding contraceptive coverage. 

In a raised voice, Jeff Sessions denied allegations that he had misled members of Congress about his knowledge of communications between Russians and associates of President Trump.  

A relative of Vanessa MacCormack had sharp words for MacCormack?s husband after the spouse pleaded not guilty to killing her.  

A Yelp review critical of a Cambridge restaurant and its staff posted by a Boston University professor sparked a backlash and was denounced by a school dean.  

With Republican Roy Moore in a political spiral ahead of the Dec. 12 special election, Democrats are dusting off the playbook on how they could actually win in the Deep South. 

Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey said that he worried that President Trump could order a nuclear first strike and plunge the world into war.