NEW SALEM, Mass. (AP) — Say 'Schoenberg' and music together around these parts, and people tend to think less of atonal composing giant Arnold Schoenberg and more of New Salem improvisational pianist Steven Schoenberg. Adding 'Graceland' to the mix m...

Want to reduce your risk of getting kidney stones? Try drinking coffee and tea instead of sugary sodas. That's the finding of a Brigham and Women's Hospital study.

A Haverhill woman is facing murder charges in the stabbing death of her boyfriend at their home Monday night, prosecutors said today. Susan Lovejoy, 64, was arrested after police responded to her apartment on Water Street just after 11:30 p.m. Monday...

In 2012, sheriff's deputies in Brooks County found 129 bodies, around double the amount from the year before and six times the number recorded in 2010. Most of those who die succumb to the punishing heat and rough terrain that comprise the ranch land...

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick is returning from a trade mission to Ireland with Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray.

Celtics forward Brandon Bass was one of the taller guests at this week's Dress for a Cause fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The 6-foot-8 Bass was present in part to support his fiancee, Melissa Prejean, who was among the celebrit...

SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) — Members of the Rhode Island State Police are being honored for their response to the Boston Marathon bombings.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Buoyed by plentiful snow and good weather, Northeast ski resorts rebounded this past winter from a lackluster 2012 season that was plagued by lack of snow and high temperatures.

Source: NEJMIf you grab your breakfast from a drive-thru, order lunch at a local sandwich shop, and/or dine out for dinner on a regular basis, please read on.  New research suggests that Americans are consuming approximately 35 percent of their...

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A Dartmouth College rugby player from Great Britain has been charged with raping a female student, and police suspect there is at least one additional victim.

After two Chechen brothers were named in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings, Reuters photographer Maxim Shemetov took this collection of images titled "Inside Modern Chechnya" showing daily life in a country now in the forefront of the news...

BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts state police say they and the FBI are investigating a trespassing incident at the Quabbin Reservoir but have no evidence of terrorism.

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Expect an active hurricane season this year, with more major hurricanes and tropical storms than usual along the Atlantic coast, AccuWeather.com meteorologists said. Eight hurricanes are forecast and half of them are expected to be major storms, with...

It's been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and we totally agree. So, it seems, does Seiji Ozawa. Though living these days in Tokyo, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra clearly still keeps the Hub close to his heart. Oz...

Four days after he turned 18, in May 2002, Jonathan Zagami enlisted in the Army Reserves and shipped out with the first ground forces that invaded Iraq. A combat engineer, he cleared minefields, did demolition work, and built camps and guard towers f...

Although modern techniques often bring sugar and salt to our tables, these two simple treats for the palate are still harvested and processed in traditional, if not ancient methods the world over. Over 160 million tons of sugar is produced annually ...

You may have heard: big data is big. Target uses it to push baby gear onto expectant moms. For Facebook and Google, it's the coin of the realm. And a wide-range of companies--from Ancestry.com to United HealthCare-- are looking...