• Mass. mom guilty of murder in girl's fatal OD

    BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.

     
  • Click for Full Story Kerrigan family disputes autopsy report on father

    BOSTON (AP) — The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son.

     
  • Zipcar pulls recalled Prius hybrids from fleet

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Car sharing service Zipcar Inc. says it has pulled from its fleet the 2010 Toyota Prius hybrids affected by Tuesday's recall.

     
  • Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss

    BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.

     
  • Nuance Communications narrows 1Q loss

    BURLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Speech-recognition software maker Nuance Communications Inc. said Monday it narrowed its loss in the fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company's two largest divisions, health care and dictation, and mobile and enterprise, increased.

     
  • Souter to speak at Harvard's commencement

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.

     
  • Charles River reports profit, but revenue slides

    WILMINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Medical research equipment and services company Charles River Laboratories International Inc. reported a fourth-quarter on lower charges Monday, but revenue fell on weak demand from pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

     
  • On tapes, Mass. teen denies high school stabbing

    WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — In a recorded jailhouse conversation, a teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a suburban high school told a friend he was being "persecuted" because he stayed behind to help the victim.

     
  • TechTarget finishes accounting probe, CFO resigns

    NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — TechTarget Inc. on Monday said it finished an internal audit and reduced its third-quarter income by $967,000 to adjust for improper accounting. The company also said its chief financial officer resigned.

     
  • Brooks Automation 1Q loss narrows but misses views

    CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) — Brooks Automation Inc., which supplies semiconductor manufacturers, said Friday its fiscal 2010 first-quarter loss narrowed on a boost in product sales. But the results were below Wall Street's expectations and the company's stock took a hit.

     
  • Click for Full Story Super Sunday is not about football at 'Faith Bowl'

    BOSTON (AP) — It's tied by its name and air date to Super Bowl Sunday, but the Catholic "Faith Bowl" being broadcast nationwide has no link to football, unless you count talk about the saints.

     
  • Click for Full Story Timberlake to get pudding pot from Harvard

    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Multifaceted entertainer Justin Timberlake is coming to Harvard University to be honored as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

     
  • Police: Man stuffed 75 bottles of lotion in pants

    SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.

     
  • Boston skycap suit goes national after ruling

    BOSTON (AP) — Skycaps across the country who claim they lost tips after American Airlines imposed $2 curbside baggage fees can now join a Boston lawsuit.

     
  • Boston skycap suit goes national after ruling

    BOSTON (AP) — Skycaps across the country who claim they lost tips after American Airlines imposed $2 curbside baggage fees can now join a Boston lawsuit.