Judge approves $100K to girl injured by cop

FALL RIVER — A judge has approved a $100,000 settlement from the city of Attleboro to a teenage girl...

Three students arrested after Cape Tech protest

HARWICH - Police were called in, and at least three students arrested, when as many as 400 students held a sit-in...

Oprah Winfrey: Prayer, careful thought influenced exit

CHICAGO — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience today that she would end her show in...

Terry Francona says Jason Varitek embraces new role

The roster for next year still has significant holes that could take a while to be filled, but Red Sox manager...

Scioscia, Tracy win Manager of the Year awards

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Angels could have crumbled when pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car...

Arkansas police officer uses Taser on 10-year-old girl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10-year-old girl after...

PLA rocked Plymouth studio

It’s tough to finance any project in this economy. Financing one that costs tens of millions of dollars more...

Northern Ireland police arrest 2 over killings of soldiers

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Police say they have arrested a man and woman on suspicion of involvement...

They fought the law and they lost

They tried to fight for their right to party! But they ended up dancing to the Jailhouse Rock. Four suspects...

Sarah Palin coy about 2012 run, but keeps door open

NEW YORK — Sarah Palin said in an interview broadcast Tuesday that a 2012 presidential bid is "not on...

SPIN METER: Did Barack Obama grovel?

WASHINGTON — Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama’s deep bow to...

Andre Agassi has no regrets about stories from revealing new book

MIAMI — The thoughtful, honest bald man on a sofa at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Miami discussed...

Things get fishy as Taunton students angle for quahog cause

Students at Taunton Catholic Middle School are trying to dig up a little love for the unsung quahog by persuading...

Going high-tech to track Alzheimer’s patients

WASHINGTON — Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it’s a constant...

Arrest at Wal-Mart leads to charges of racism

ST. LOUIS — Nearly three years after Heather Ellis switched checkout lines at a southeast Missouri store...