A 7-year-old boy who police say was savagely beaten to the point he became brain dead, was pulled from life support and died Saturday.

A 4-year-old boy was knocked unconscious when he hit his head falling into a Kingston pool Saturday.

A new era is about to begin for the city of Springfield.

The elderly driver facing charges for the death of a 4-year-old Stoughton girl was also behind the wheel in a crash that killed her own husband, The Boston Herald reported Friday.

A male teen and a young boy have been killed in a fire in Springfield.

North Attleboro has ordered the owner of a German shepherd to remove the dog from the city or surrender it to an animal shelter after the city received dozens of complaints from neighbors, the Sun Chronicle reported Friday.

With summer here, Massachusetts health officials have begun urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and help prevent West Nile Virus and eastern equine encephalitis.

Stoughton police officials say a lightening strike is to blame for a fire at a condominium on Erin Road Saturday afternoon.

A New Bedford man was convicted of second degree murder in the death of a 10-month-old boy, whom prosecutors said may have been rammed into a closet door.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation opened its deep water swimming pools on Saturday, and lifeguards will be on duty seven days a week.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy to determine the cause of the King of Pop's death, the civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.The family told Jesse Jackson about its wishes while he spent

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Results Saturday from the Hy-Vee Elite Cup triathlonWomen1. Emma Moffatt, Australia, 1 hour, 59 minutes, 46 seconds2. Emma Snowsill, Australia, 2:01:193. Lauren Groves, Canada, 2:01:314. Magali di Marco Messmer, Switzerland, 2:01:485. Liz Blatchford, Britain,

PITTSFORD, New York (AP) - Scores Saturday at the Wegmans LPGA, a $2 million US LPGA Tour event at 6,328-yard, par-72 Locust Hill Country Club: Third Round Jiyai Shin 65-68-67_200 Morgan Pressel 68-66-70_204 Stacy Lewis 68-67-70_205 Lindsey Wright 71-68-67_206 Sandra

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - President Manuel Zelaya enlisted government employees and his supporters Saturday to set up polling stations for a rogue referendum that opponents depicted as a power grab by the leftist leader.Zelaya cast himself as the survivor of

NEW YORK (AP) - The Harlem theater that helped launch Michael Jackson's career plans a star-studded musical memorial on the same stage where he and his brothers once did 31 shows in one week, for $1,000."They couldn't pay their hotel

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Thousands of Venezuelans held separate protests Saturday to support and condemn an opposition-aligned TV station that President Hugo Chavez's government has threatened with closure.Opposition protesters marched to Venezuela's journalists' college, chanting "Journalism is freedom!" Some waved

PARIS (AP) - If you're planning an expedition to equatorial Africa or a yachting holiday in the south of France, Paris' spring-summer 2010 menswear catwalks had just the look for you Saturday.Two Paris-based luxury labels, Kenzo and Hermes, drew inspiration

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Elvis had one. So did Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe. They are the doctors who cater to celebrities, dispensing powerful painkillers and sedatives to some of Hollywood's best-known entertainers.Now, as police investigate Michael Jackson's sudden

BERLIN (AP) - Undefeated Arthur Abraham successfully defended his IBF middleweight boxing title with a technical knockout of fellow German Mahir Oral in the 10th round on Saturday.Abraham improved his record to 30-0 with his 10th consecutive defense, though none

The Political Council made this decision on June 25, Parubii said.