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Car Rams Into Police Station Lobby
Car Rams Into
Police Station Lobby
Jan 19, 2026 5:58 PM CST

Car Rams Into Police Station Lobby

Nobody but the driver was injured, police in Massachusetts say

(Newser) - A car smashed into a police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Monday, and police believe it wasn't an accident. The 2022 BMW SUV went through the lobby into the station's dispatch center, but the driver was the only person injured, CBS Boston reports. Police say the driver, who...

He Tried to Steal a Car, Checked the Trunk, Called Cops
He Tried to Steal a Car,
Checked the Trunk, Called Cops
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Jan 18, 2026 6:15 AM CST

He Tried to Steal a Car, Checked the Trunk, Called Cops

Alleged drug-trafficking scheme uncovered on Cape Cod after wannabe thief finds cocaine

(Newser) - A would-be car thief on Cape Cod ended up handing police a major drug case instead, authorities say. Barnstable police say the chain of events started on Jan. 6, when a man called to report he'd found a package of drugs on the side of the road, per the...

$400K Worth of Lobsters Never Made It to Costco

FBI probes apparent cargo theft after truck vanished on its way from East Coast to other states

(Newser) - The latest supply-chain headache comes with claws: A semi hauling an estimated $400,000 in live lobsters to Costco never made it to the freezer aisle. Authorities say the truck, loaded in Taunton, Massachusetts, and headed for warehouses in Illinois and Minnesota, vanished en route in what looks less like...

Brian Walshe Sentenced to Life in Prison, and Then Some

Lawyer blasts 'excessive' sentence for convicted wife killer

(Newser) - A Boston-area man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the murder of his wife, who disappeared nearly three years ago and whose body has never been found, per the AP . Brian Walshe was convicted Monday of first-degree murder in the killing of Ana Walshe. The sentence carries no...

MIT Nuclear Science Professor Fatally Shot at Home
MIT Professor
Fatally Shot at Home
Dec 16, 2025 2:44 PM CST

MIT Professor Fatally Shot at Home

Nuclear science, engineering professor Nuno Loureiro led one of MIT's largest labs

(Newser) - A leading MIT physicist who studied how to harness fusion energy was fatally shot at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Monday night, authorities say. Police responding to reports of gunfire around 8:30pm found 47-year-old Nuno Loureiro with multiple gunshot wounds inside an apartment on Gibbs Street, according to...

Brian Walshe Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Massachusetts man claimed he dismembered her in a panic after she died suddenly

(Newser) - Jurors in Massachusetts needed just six hours to decide that Brian Walshe killed his wife, even though her body has never been found. A Norfolk County jury on Monday convicted Walshe of first-degree murder in the death of 39-year-old Ana Walshe, who vanished on New Year's Day 2023. The...

Boston's 'Fashion Whisperer' in Trouble Over $400K Scam

Saks stylist allegedly turned unclaimed luxury purchases into personal gift-card refunds

(Newser) - A Boston stylist who billed himself as the city's "Fashion Whisperer" is now at the center of a six-figure fraud case involving Saks Fifth Avenue. Prosecutors say longtime Saks employee Suhail Kwatra quietly siphoned more than $400,000 from the luxury retailer by manipulating returns, gift cards, and...

ICE Detainee With Ties to Leavitt Is Freed on Bond

Bruna Ferreira has a child with Karoline Leavitt's brother

(Newser) - One of the more high-profile detainees at an immigration detention center has been released on a $1,500 bond as she fights to stay in the country. As the Washington Post reports, the woman is 33-year-old Bruna Ferreira, and her arrest last month in Massachusetts made headlines because she is...

Visiting Professor at Harvard Leaves US After Accusation

Homeland Security says firing pellet gun near synagogue was antisemitic act, though police disagree

(Newser) - A Brazilian professor teaching at Harvard Law School agreed to leave the US after he was charged with shooting a pellet gun outside a synagogue and accused of antisemitism—an allegation disputed by local law enforcement. Carlos Portugal Gouvea was arrested Wednesday in Brookline, Massachusetts, the Department of Homeland Security...

Murder Suspect Attempts to Explain His Search History

After wife allegedly disappeared, Brian Walshe searched 'best way to dispose of a body'

(Newser) - A lawyer for a man accused of killing his wife says internet searches for "how to saw a body" and "can identification be made on partial human remains" do not show his client is guilty. Instead, Brian Walshe simply panicked after finding his wife dead in bed in...

One of These Things Doesn't Belong in Rush-Hour Traffic

Police rescue dog who was running through Boston's Ted Williams Tunnel

(Newser) - A dog trotting through a busy Boston tunnel during rush hour narrowly missed being hit by traffic before state police rescued the wrong-way rover. Surveillance video from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation showed the black-and-white pup heading toward oncoming vehicles in the Ted Williams Tunnel on Thursday morning, per the...

The States With the Highest 'Top 5%' Income

Connecticut is No. 1 on GOBankingRates list, with average household income of $637,673 for top 5%

(Newser) - How much does it take to count oneself among the top 5%? It differs per state, but in Connecticut, the top contender in GOBankingRates' ranking , the average household income for this elite demographic exceeds $637,000, while the median household income across the entire state just cracks $93,000. In...

They 'Barely Escaped' Boat Fire, Only to Be Stranded 30 Hours

Family rescued from small island off Cape Cod after suffering from burns and exposure

(Newser) - A family whose boat caught fire near Cape Cod had to swim for their lives, ending up marooned on a remote island for more than 30 hours before their rescue Wednesday. Patrick and Cynthia Sullivan and their son, Tyler, set out from Falmouth's Eel Pond on Friday aboard a...

An American Takes Top Prize at Chopin Contest

Eric Lu outplays 180 rivals at piano's most prestigious competition

(Newser) - Eric Lu, a 27-year-old pianist from Massachusetts, clinched the top prize at the International Chopin Piano Competition in the Polish capital of Warsaw, a contest widely regarded as the piano world's Olympics. The event, held every five years, drew 181 participants this cycle—more than 100 from East Asia...

Cops Say Flier Was 'Verbally Abusive.' Others Disagree

Apparent squabble over empty seat on JetBlue flight to Vegas triggers midflight return to Boston

(Newser) - A JetBlue flight from Boston to Las Vegas made an unexpected return to Logan International Airport on Monday night after a passenger was deemed unruly, according to Massachusetts State Police. Flight 777 turned back over Western New York due to what the MSP described as a "noncompliant" and "...

Boston Eatery's Mob Mugshots Aren't Going Over Well

Locals say pics of Whitey Bulger, Stephen Flemmi at Savin Bar & Kitchen cross a line

(Newser) - A Boston restaurant's decision to display mugshots of notorious mobsters Whitey Bulger and Stephen Flemmi has stirred up a storm in the city's Dorchester neighborhood. The photos, installed at Savin Bar & Kitchen as part of a recent renovation featured on Gordon Ramsay's reality show Secret Service,...

Morrissey Scraps Two US Shows After Death Threats

Shows at Foxwoods, Boston music venue have been scrubbed in 'an abundance of caution'

(Newser) - Morrissey has canceled two US concerts over what his team describes as a "credible threat" to his life. The former Smiths front man, 66, was scheduled to perform at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut and MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, but both shows were called off...

Health Officials Send Up a Red Flag on West Nile Virus

Cases are 40% higher than normal, with health officials warning to protect oneself against skeeters

(Newser) - West Nile virus infections are intense so far this year, with case counts running 40% higher than normal, health officials say. More than 770 cases, including about 490 severe cases, were reported as of early September, according to CDC data posted this week. About 550 cases—350 of them severe—...

Why Some Cranberry Farmers Are Giving Up Their Bogs

In Massachusetts, a push to give some a second life as wetlands

(Newser) - About this time of the year, Jarrod Rhodes should be checking on the vines of cranberries that have grown on his bog for decades in southeastern Massachusetts. Instead, he is watching a backhoe tear up the cranberry bog, exposing the dark peat underneath that will eventually become a meandering stream...

Supreme Court Gives Trump Partial Win on DEI Health Cuts

Justices split on process for challenging federal research grant reductions

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Thursday gave partial approval to the Trump administration's cuts to National Institutes of Health grants as part of efforts against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. In a 5-4 decision, the justices allowed certain funding cuts to proceed but left in place a ruling that...

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