Two more deaths bring Mass. swine flu toll to 17

A young child and an adult are the latest Bay State victims of deadly swine flu, bringing to 17 the number...

China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosion

BEIJING — A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people...

Rocket hits outside luxury hotel in Afghan capital

KABUL — A rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan’s capital late Saturday, wounding...

Teen pleads guilty in US border agent killing

SAN DIEGO — A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times...

WHO investigating Norway swine flu mutations

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says it is investigating samples of mutated swine flu found in two...

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Taunton verdict A jury says the city of Taunton must pay $5.3 million for some 70 acres of private land...

Two die in Bay State from swine flu this week

A Bay State infant and an adult have died from the swine flu this week, health officials announced today. This...

Robbery motive in deaths of 5 in rural Arkansas

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Thieves shot to death five Arkansas family members and burned their bodies for the meager...

Feds report fewer workplace deaths in New England

BOSTON — New England recorded fewer work-related deaths last year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...

No pretrial release for Sudbury terror suspect

Sudbury terror suspect Tarek Mehanna will not be going home, a federal judge ruled this afternoon. Mehanna,...

Rationing is here

The latest news about guidelines for breast cancer screenings comes at a fascinating juncture in our political...

Report: NH student dies, had swine flu

CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire health officials said Wednesday a child in the Pelham area has died from...

UN says more children in school and fewer dying

UNITED NATIONS — Twenty years after the U.N. adopted a treaty guaranteeing children’s rights, fewer...

Death of an Iran prison doctor raises suspicion

BEIRUT — An Iranian doctor who went public with reports of tortured protesters he treated at Tehran’s...

FDA panel backs Pfizer’s enhanced vaccine for kids

BETHESDA, Md. — Federal health experts said today an updated version of Pfizer’s best-selling anti-infection...