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Dick's Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion
Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a ...
Harvard researcher charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos into United States
The suspect had been vacationing in France, where she stopped at a lab specializing in splicing superfine sections of frog ...
Police: Mom bought ammo, tactical gear for son, who was planning ‘mass targeted violence’ at Texas school
A mom was accused of buying ammunition, tactical gear and magazines for her middle school son’s planned mass shooting at a ...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship
If you were born in America, citizenship is your birthright. You promised to end birthright citizenship on day one. Is that ...
Harvard thought it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta. It turned out to be extremely rare
The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law, and it has formed the basis of ...
Endurance athlete to swim around Martha’s Vineyard to change public perception of sharks
Lewis Pugh has followed an unspoken rule during his career as one of the world’s most daring endurance swimmers: Don’t talk ...
Celtics 'stepped up' when it counted, fans say as Celtics take Game 5
Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks ...
Broken taillight, couple's fights discussed during testimony in Karen Read case
Maureen Hartnett, a state crime lab analyst, testified that she found a hair and pieces of glass on Read's SUV.
How much caffeine is too much? Doctors say to beware of symptoms due to overcaffeination
In the 24-hour Channel 5 newsroom, it turns out that a lot of people drink a lot of caffeine. “I start the morning with a pre ...
Supreme Court examines case on power of the presidency, birthright citizenship
In a last-minute add to this year's term, the Supreme Court will examine President Donald Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship and a broader issue over the power of the courts.
Widespread power outage leaves thousands in Boston in the dark
A widespread power outage is affecting Boston on Wednesday afternoon. An Eversource map shows outages from the Columbia Point ...
High 5: Local teen's business plan scores high in international competition
Keith Joseph, 17, put together a 20-page business proposal plus a 15-minute oral presentation detailing plans to bring a ...