The Latest Breaking News from Massachusetts

Spicy food challenges have a long history. Have they become too extreme?

A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popularity — and risks — of similar dares marketed by brands and spread widely online

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

LOOK: Best photos from Eagles 25-20 win over Patriots in Week 1

We're looking at the top photos from the Philadelphia #Eagles 25-20 win over the New England Patriots in Week 1

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 11, 2023

Chipping away at the 'epidemic of loneliness,' one new friendship at a time

A growing body of research shows loneliness has profound implications for physical and mental health. Some organizations in Massachusetts are trying to help people connect to lessen those affects.

WEKU · Sep 11, 2023

Company pulls spicy One Chip Challenge from store shelves as Massachusetts investigates teen's death

Authorities are raising the alarm about a social media challenge in which people eat extremely spicy chips and attempt to avoid eating or drinking anything for as long as possible

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Governor activates Massachusetts National Guard to help with migrant crisis

Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is activating members of the Massachusetts National Guard to assist at shelters and hotels as the state struggles with a flood of migrants

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

US cardinal, 93, not fit to stand trial over sexual abuse charges, judge rules

Massachusetts judge finds Theodore McCarrick, charged with molesting boy, 16, in 1974, not competent to stand trial due to dementia

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2023

‘Lady of the Dunes’ killer identified after nearly 50 years

Guy Rockwell Muldavin, who died in 2002, married Ruth Marie Terry just a few a months before her mutilated body was found on a Cape Cod beach in 1974

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2023

UFC 292 fighter pay: Zhang Weili, Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling top disclosed list – in that order

Check out the disclosed UFC 292 pay for Zhang Weili, Sean O'Malley, and Aljamain Sterling, per the Massachusetts athletic commission.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 30, 2023

Latest search for missing mother Ana Walshe fails as new DNA evidence expected

Ana Walshe’s body has not been found, but prosecutors are trying to prove that her husband, Brian Walshe, murdered and dismembered the mother-of-three

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Bargaining in Blue: Arbitrator reinstates Massachusetts police officers denied religious exemption for COVID-19 vaccine

Bargaining in Blue, a monthly newsletter from Ballotpedia, provides news and information on police collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), including the latest news, policy debates, and insights from Ballotpedia’s analysis of police CBAs in all 50 states and the top 100 cities by population. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 24, 2023