National news - Western Mass News - WGGB/WSHM
Member Center:
New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom. More>>
The Los Angeles Times says veteran journalist Norman Pearlstine has been named its new executive editor. More>>
Lawyers, family ask for release of detained Ecuadorean pizza delivery worker. More>>
Gerrymandering has led to court fights in a number of states. More>>
A 48-year-old man already serving life in prison for killing a jogger has been sentenced to another mandatory life term for the kidnapping and slaying of a 25-year-old western Michigan gas station clerk. More>>
Hundreds of unaccompanied child immigrants arrested at the U.S. border are being held in metal cages at a family detention facility in McAllen, Texas. More>>
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy that has separated children from their parents at the southern U.S. border "is a moral and humanitarian crisis.". More>>
Voters in a number of states will be deciding this year whether to change the redistricting process for congressional and state legislative seats, to make the process less partisan. More>>
Widespread flooding in parts of northern Wisconsin blamed for at least one death. More>>
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. More>>
A state appeals court has reinstated the California law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives. More>>
The National Institutes of Health is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, citing ethical problems. More>>
Experts say Trump's threatened auto tariffs would raise prices, cut sales and would bring industry layoffs. More>>
Former Mexico President Vicente Fox, who calls himself a soldier in the global campaign to legalize marijuana, is joining the board of directors of cannabis publication High Times to advance his agenda. More>>
California officials, having concluded coffee drinking is not a risky pastime, are proposing a regulation that will essentially tell consumers of America's favorite beverage they can drink up without fear. More>>
A sheriff says at least five people are dead and several others hurt as an SUV carrying more than a dozen people crashed while fleeing from Border Patrol agents in South Texas. More>>
A private jet once owned by Elvis Presley that has sat on a runway in New Mexico for nearly four decades is back on the auction block. More>>
Disney and Pixar's "Incredibles 2" has broken the record for the best animated opening of all time and the biggest for a PG-rated film. More>>
WHAT'S HAPPENING: Separation of migrant children from parents fuels backlash against Trump immigration policies. More>>
Attorneys are preparing to make their final pitches to jurors in the case of a former New England Mafia boss charged in the 1993 killing of a nightclub owner. More>>
Thirty years after his historic testimony saying global warming is here and a problem, scientist James Hansen wishes he was wrong about climate change. More>>
A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has destroyed more than 600 homes since it began spraying lava out of a vent on a residential street last month. More>>
Some private investigators and genealogy experts want to use the same DNA-tracking system that identified the suspected Golden State Killer to solve decades-old murder and missing-person cases. More>>
NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, is retiring; has spent more time off the planet than any other American. More>>
A California judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Twitter of violating the free speech rights of a leading figure in the white nationalist movement by permanently banning his social media account. More>>
Police say a gunman injured a teen and shot a man in a pair of carjacking attempts Sunday, before being killed by a bystander outside a Washington state Walmart store. More>>
The Supreme Court has ruled for the Trump administration in a case about prison terms that was argued by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. More>>
A funeral will be held for fashion designer Kate Spade this week in Kansas City, where she was born. More>>
A raccoon that scaled more than 20 stories of a high-rise office building in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, has made it to the roof. More>>
Fear of people is driving many animals around the globe to shift from day to night to avoid people. More>>
A man accused of landing a chartered helicopter at a North Carolina technology company plans to plead guilty to impersonating an Army general. More>>
Experts say Trump's threatened auto tariffs would raise prices, cut sales and would bring industry layoffs. More>>
Elizabeth Brackett, a longtime Chicago journalist and world-champion triathlete, has died at age 76 four days after an apparent bicycle accident. More>>
Investigators have determined a fire likely was intentionally set at an Indiana bar, one day after the brother of NBA star Zach Randolph was fatally shot there. More>>
Authorities say a 24-hour arts and music festival in New Jersey was on the verge of being shut down because of numerous fights when gunfire erupted. More>>
Erosion of immigrant protections began when Trump took office and continued for months. More>>
Bill Ford looks past the tons of paint, plaster and steel needed to remake Detroit's blighted Michigan Central train station and sees more than just an iconic building in desperate need of a makeover. More>>
The remains of a soldier who left Chicago to fight in the Korean War have come home to be buried in the nation's most sacred cemetery. More>>
AMC Networks says that Chris Hardwick's talk show is on hold and he has withdrawn as moderator of AMC and BBC America's Comic-Con panels. More>>
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are in San Antonio to celebrate the city's tricentennial and its roots as a Spanish colonial village. More>>
Hundreds of children are waiting away from their parents inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage. More>>
A seven-time "Jeopardy!" winner who taught history at a small Michigan college faces up to five years in prison for sneaking into the email accounts of other professors, administrators and students. More>>
Thunderstorms crawled across northern Minnesota and northern Wisconsin after flooding washed out roads and highways, and a heat wave sent temperatures into the high 90s elsewhere in the Midwest. More>>
Police say at least one person has been killed and several others injured when shooting broke out at an all-night cultural event in Trenton, New Jersey. More>>
Police say at least one person has been killed and 20 injured when shooting broke out at an all-night cultural festival in Trenton, New Jersey. More>>
New directive from attorney general takes aim at immigrants fleeing Central American gang violence. More>>
Two cooling towers - both well over the length of a football field - came tumbling down in seconds Saturday in Florida as part of an effort to dismantle a power plant. More>>
A second sheriff's deputy has died after being shot while an inmate was being transported to a Kansas City courthouse. More>>
A Republican congressman from Texas who has toured a tent-like shelter for hundreds of minors who entered the country illegally says the facility is a byproduct of a flawed immigration strategy. More>>
The family of one of the 17 people killed in the massacre at a Florida high school is suing to obtain mental health records of shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. More>>
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says gun rights are safe on his watch amid pushback to some of his safety proposals after a high school shooting that left 10 people dead. More>>
Police believe road rage led a 23-year-old man to shoot four people outside a suburban Denver dental office, killing a boy. More>>
Authorities say a brother of Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was shot and killed outside of an Indiana bar. More>>
Michigan State University Board of Trustee Brian Mosallam is asking interim school president John Engler to resign immediately. More>>
Authorities say two Kansas deputies who were fatally shot while transporting an inmate between jail and a courthouse both had children. More>>
Trump distances himself from attorney Michael Cohen as government addresses raided materials. More>>
New York's attorney general isn't done taking on Trump family charities after suing the president over allegations he treated his nonprofit like a personal piggy bank. More>>
Survey shows fewer US teens smoking, doing drugs and drinking milk. More>>
NASA's rover Opportunity has fallen silent as a gigantic dust storm envelops Mars and blots out the sun. More>>
Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet above the ground. More>>
California health officials are proposing a regulation change that would declare coffee doesn't present a significant cancer risk. More>>
Kansas City police have shot and killed two men who were fighting in a downtown square, less than an hour after city officers fatally shot a woman reportedly seen brandishing a sword. More>>
A new book about Flint's water crisis comes from the pediatrician first to reveal the extent of lead contamination on the struggling city's children. More>>
Authorities say one sheriff's deputy is dead and another is critically wounded after they were overcome by an inmate while driving a transport vehicle near the courthouse in Kansas City, Kansas. More>>
Corrections in a top medical journal and an investigation of research misconduct allegations at a major university give a glimpse into how scientists set the record straight when mistakes are made. More>>
A set of retaliatory tariffs released by China includes a plan to tax American lobster exports, potentially jeopardizing one of the biggest markets for the premium seafood. More>>
An Asian-American group suing Harvard University says it has evidence of discrimination in the school's admissions process. More>>
Walmart heirs deny any involvement in the Georgia governor's race after a leading candidate was secretly recorded saying that he backed favorable school choice laws in the state in order to get campaign money from the Walton family's non-profit foundation. More>>
The family of a Chinese college student came to Arizona to tearfully plead for harsh punishment against the woman who shot the 19-year-old to death after a minor car crash. More>>
The Navy has accepted delivery of a destroyer named for a naval aviator who crash-landed his plane to try to save a downed pilot in the Korean War. More>>
AP Explains: Poor People's Campaign 1968 vs. 2018. More>>
A Scottish man seeking to cross the Atlantic alone in a rowboat has abandoned his 3,400 miles quest after being rescued some 500 miles off Massachusetts. More>>
Neil Diamond may have retired from touring due to Parkinson's disease, but the singer didn't let that stop him from giving a cheery and memorable performance at the 2018 Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony. More>>
AT&T and Time Warner say they have a clear path to complete their newly approved merger, now that the Justice Department has signaled it won't ask for a temporary block during a potential appeal of the judge's ruling. The deal could be closed soon. More>>
Yelp is shutting down accounts used by a Boston teacher to post rave restaurant reviews written by her third-grade students. More>>
The cast and crew of "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" say it's an unfortunate coincidence that their summer blockbuster centers on a massively destructive erupting volcano. More>>
Donald Trump's personal attorney wants a federal judge to stop the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels from speaking to reporters. More>>
Puerto Rico's hurricane death count revives debate about how to count disaster-related deaths. More>>
A federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits by local governments is considering a request to make public information showing where prescription opioid painkillers have been shipped throughout the country. More>>
A proposal in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana could encourage more banks to do business with cannabis companies, but it appears to fall short of a comprehensive fix. More>>
San Francisco's incoming mayor knows the yawning gap between rich and poor firsthand, having been raised by her grandmother in the drug- and violence-riddled projects. More>>
Body camera videos show a Mesa, Arizona, police officer punching an unarmed suspect multiple times and another officer later mocking the man as he was lying in a pool of blood on a hospital floor. More>>
The mother of four children killed during a standoff between a Florida felon and police says she feels "heartbroken" and "completely alone.". More>>
The American Medical Association has adopted sweeping measures aimed at reducing gun violence, a problem it considers a public health crisis. More>>
A company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been selected to build a high-speed underground transportation system that will whisk passengers from downtown Chicago to O'Hare International Airport in minutes. More>>
Now that a federal judge has approved AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, other companies are likely to rush to consolidate. More>>
One boy died and his brother and mom were in critical condition Thursday following a shooting in a suburban Denver parking lot. More>>
America's Freedom Festival at Provo will once again exclude an LGBT resource center for youths from its July 4 parade. More>>
The threat of hot, windy weather and thunderstorms is posing more problems for firefighters battling a Colorado blaze that has forced residents of more than 1,000 homes to evacuate. More>>
Bill Cosby has ousted the high-powered defense team whose aggressive tactics failed to sway jurors from convicting the 80-year-old comedian of sexual assault in April. More>>
An Associated Press investigation finds that a leading sustainable seafood distributor who promised wild-caught, domestic fish traceable back to a dock has been duping chefs across the U.S. More>>
D.J. Fontana's wife says the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87. More>>
Like a fellow New Jersey governor did 40 years earlier, Gov. Phil Murphy is set to kick off a new era of gambling in the state. More>>
New York's highest court has turned down President Donald Trump's latest bid to delay a defamation suit filed by a former "Apprentice" contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing; he denies her allegations. More>>
A tax on large companies like Amazon that was meant to fight a growing homelessness crisis got rolled back during a raucous Seattle City Council meeting. More>>
Federal authorities say they will open a temporary shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children in far west Texas as existing facilities reach capacity. More>>
Supporters of immigrant scheduled for kidney transplant protest decision to deport him. More>>
A months-long effort to digitize the authenticated genealogies of Mayflower passengers has been completed, making it easier for people to determine if they are descended from a Pilgrim. More>>
Chicago has chosen a company founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build an express service from downtown to O'Hare International Airport reaching speeds up to 150 mph. More>>
Massachusetts is suing the maker of OxyContin over the deadly opioid crisis and has become the first state to also target the company's executives. More>>
Californians will face a choice this November of whether to divide the nation's most populous state into three, an effort that would radically shake up the West Coast. More>>
Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time low last year. More>>
Police have released video from cameras worn by officers trying to find a gunman opening fire from a Las Vegas Strip hotel and help victims wounded during the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. More>>
Two online gamers will be making their first appearances in federal court for their alleged roles in hoax calls that led a police officer to fatally shoot an unarmed man in Kansas. More>>
Much like Hollywood and politics, sexual harassment plagues science, too, and new report urges a culture change in universities that train next generation of scientists. More>>
Gov. Phil Murphy has placed New Jersey's first legal sports bets after state won US Supreme Court decision last month. More>>
Firefighters near Minneapolis rescue a 180-pound Saint Bernard from the second-story roof of an overhang outside his home. More>>
Former state Sen. Mark Leno conceded a hard-fought San Francisco mayor's race on Wednesday a week after the June 5 election. More>>
The Ohio Parole Board is set to hear from a juror who recommended that a convicted killer be sentenced to death, but now believes he should be spared. More>>
George Washington's personal Revolutionary War headquarters flag is going on display at Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution, just in time for Flag Day. More>>
The federal government is considering another attempt to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. More>>
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. is laying off about 3,600 white-collar workers as it trims costs in an effort to become profitable. More>>
Authorities say a fast-moving brush fire destroyed eight homes in the Utah tourist town of Moab and more than 3,000 people in Colorado and Wyoming fled multiple wildfires scorching the drought-stricken U.S. West. More>>
The University of Chicago is becoming the first major U.S. research university to stop requiring American undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. More>>
FIFA is preparing to choose between Morocco and a joint North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup. More>>
A Connecticut restaurant manager charged with fatally shooting a cook during an argument about a negative Yelp review says the killing wasn't intentional. More>>
Nevada brothel owner Dennis Hof said the "establishment got crushed" when he knocked off the incumbent Republican in a state legislative primary. More>>
A strong storm has pounded parts of Pennsylvania, damaging buildings, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines. More>>
An off-duty FBI agent who investigators say accidentally fired a weapon that fell while he was dancing at a Denver club and wounded another patron in the leg is allowed to travel while out on bond. More>>
Flu killed more children in the past year that during any regular flu season in recent history, officials say. More>>
Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 60 people in five Midwestern states. More>>
Republican lawmakers say the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice a year ago has only strengthened their commitment to protecting gun rights. More>>
New Jersey is set to become the latest state to enact measures to tighten its already strict gun laws. More>>
An initiative that seeks to split California into three states is projected to qualify for the state's November ballot. More>>
A Democratic political group has launched a legal campaign to create majority-minority congressional districts in three Southern states, claiming the current maps discriminate against black voters. More>>
Wisconsin Democrats have flipped a GOP stronghold to capture a state legislative district that voted overwhelmingly for President Donald Trump in 2016. More>>
An AP investigation finds that a seafood company promising wild-caught domestic fish traceable to a dock was selling a fishy tale. Company CEO denied misleading customers but said he was making some changes to clarify communication. More>>
One Las Vegas police officer's body camera captured him helping terrified concertgoers duck rapid gunfire and then carrying a wounded woman to safety following the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. More>>
President Trump won't be on the ballot in November but he is shaping up to be at the center of two important campaigns in Nevada as Democrats hope to reclaim the governor's mansion and Republicans work to keep a U.S. Senate seat. More>>
Former state Sen. Mark Leno conceded the race for San Francisco mayor, saying on Wednesday that he informed chief rival London Breed in a phone call. More>>
The owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada has ousted a Republican state lawmaker running for re-election. More>>
A U.S. official has criticized a Colorado health officer for questioning the safety of a former nuclear weapons plant that was converted into a wildlife refuge. More>>
High school whose teams have long been the Redskins will keep that mascot after a committee decided against recommending any change. More>>
California transportation officials are targeting the end of July for reopening a stretch of iconic Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a massive landslide. More>>
APNewsBreak: Federal officials have decided not to prosecute the killing of a protected gray whale by Native hunters in Alaska. More>>
President Donald Trump says he's inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana. More>>
Vice President Mike Pence gives campaign-style to the closing session of the Southern Baptist Convention ' annual meeting, winning several standing ovations even as his appearance drew criticism from some evangelicals. More>>
An official says the rescue effort has become a recovery effort for a worker trapped underground by a gas explosion in Pennsylvania. More>>
An Air Force officer with top security clearance who deserted 35 years ago and was arrested in California last week worked for years as a consultant for the University of California system. More>>
The ESPYS are breaking tradition with the Best Coach Award, awarding it posthumously this year to three Parkland coaches who died shielding their students from gunfire. More>>
Prosecutors pursuing sexual assault charges against the estranged husband of former Senate President Stan Rosenberg are seeking records on other potential victims who spoke to attorneys hired by the Massachusetts Senate. More>>
A police officer is in a coma and has a long road to recovery after being shot by a Florida felon who eventually killed four children during s standoff. More>>
The U.S. government has awarded a team of two universities and a research firm with offices around the world a $2.5 billion-a-year contract to manage Los Alamos National Laboratory. More>>
An Alabama mayor is backing down from an attempt to ban the media and out-of-towners from council meetings. More>>
Your ability to watch and use your favorite apps and services could start to change _ though not right away _ following Monday's formal repeal of Obama-era internet protections. More>>
The state of Vermont and people who bought certain Volkswagen diesel models that were rigged to cheat on emissions tests will be getting a total of $6.5 million from the automaker. More>>
South Carolina's highest court has upheld an 18-year prison sentence for burglary for a man convicted in part because he left his cellphone at the crime scene and a detective guessed his passcode as 1-2-3-4. More>>
An Arizona man convicted of helping to plot a 2015 attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas is seeking a new trial. More>>
California researchers are linking a voter-backed reduction in criminal penalties for drug and property crimes to a jump in car burglaries, shoplifting and other theft. More>>
Maine Republicans and Democrats wrestled Tuesday with new ballots that let them rank some candidates for the first time. More>>
Nevada voters have delivered easy primary election wins to Republican Sen. Dean Heller and his Democratic opponent Jacky Rosen. More>>
The ex-wife of the man blamed in the killings of six people in Phoenix area says she's grateful to be alive. More>>
The FBI is ending its investigation into a group of Massachusetts police officers for allegedly using excessive force against a prisoner. More>>
The head of the U.S. Border Patrol in Tucson says the wounded agent shot this week while patrolling a remote area alone near Arizona's border with Mexico was attacked by an unknown number of assailants, one of whom fired at him at close range. More>>
Extreme fire danger is shutting down a sprawling forest that includes some of Colorado's most stunning mountains, a rare tactic also being used in neighboring states as the U.S. Southwest struggles with severe drought. More>>
A report says staff complacency and supervision problems led to the stabbing attack on an Ohio prison guard. More>>
An Ohio man who ran from a traffic stop and then found himself clinging by his hands to a window ledge has been literally caught by police. More>>
A stranded raccoon is generating a lot of social media interest as it scales an office building in downtown St. Paul. More>>
A Michigan couple have 14 boys and no regrets regardless of what online opinion-givers have to say. More>>
A 911 call reveals people pleading for help as they try desperately to save Olympic skier Bode Miller's 19-month-old daughter from drowning in a backyard swimming pool. More>>
Voters in Maine have plenty of candidates to choose from to replace term-limited firebrand Republican Gov. Paul LePage. More>>
Authorities say an Air Force officer with top security clearance who disappeared in New Mexico 35 years ago has been found in California after using a false name for decades. More>>
Nevada's Dean Heller is considered the vulnerable Republican senator seeking re-election this year, but he has an easy primary battle Tuesday thanks to President Donald Trump. More>>
Tea party favorite Sharron Angle is trying Tuesday to unseat the incumbent Republican in the GOP's strongest congressional district in Nevada, where two other Democrat-held open seats will be up for grabs in November. More>>
The Supreme Court's decision upholding Ohio's method of removing people from voter rolls appears unlikely to have a ripple effect. More>>
For the second straight year, throngs of Oakland fans will get to celebrate the Golden State Warriors with a parade for a team some are calling a basketball dynasty. More>>
President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un conclude an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.". More>>
Seattle leaders say they plan to repeal a tax on large companies such as Amazon and Starbucks as they face mounting pressure from businesses. More>>
President Donald Trump has thanked the prime minister of Singapore for hosting Tuesday's historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump told Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that it was a "real honor" to be with him. More>>
One of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers has died in southern Utah at age 94. More>>
The U.S. Border Patrol says one of its agents has been wounded in a shooting in southern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. More>>
The Southern Baptist Convention opens its annual national meeting Tuesday in an anxious mood as the denomination's all-male leadership grapples with the fallout of multiple sexual misconduct cases. More>>
An off-duty FBI agent who investigators say accidentally fired a gun that fell while he was dancing at a Denver bar, wounding another patron in the leg, has been charged with second-degree assault. More>>
Prosecutors say a man and woman were caught on store surveillance video buying tools that police believe they later used to dismember a Nebraska woman. More>>
A Kansas City businessman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his conviction in a $220 million predatory payday lending operation. More>>
 | 
|
