#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Brian McPhillips, who served in the 2nd Tank Battalion and was killed in Iraq in April 2003. Growing up in Pembroke, Massachusetts, Brian McPhillips…

Sebastian Stan Might Have His Chance to Finally Play Luke Skywalker

“The Mandalorian” surprised fans by bringing back Luke Skywalker in its second season finale. The young Jedi showed up in a moment that was both exciting and heartbreaking — he…

How to watch Louisville vs. Wisconsin basketball via live online stream

Louisville Courier-Journal-USA TODAY Sports We go over how you can watch Saturday’s game between the Cardinals and the Badgers. The No. 23 Louisville Cardinals head north to an empty Kohl…

As FDA authorizes a second Covid-19 vaccine, US reports highest number of daily cases

A second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be shipped out across the country — a “remarkable scientific achievement,” according to one expert, that brings the country one step closer to the…

Sophomore steps up to fill inside void for UMaine women’s basketball team

Without injured seniors Fanny Wadling and Maeve Carroll, the University of Maine women’s basketball team opened the season without an established inside presence. Wadling, the America East rebounding leader during…

5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester – Dec. 18, 2020

In today’s daily 5 Things You Need to Know feature, ThisWeekinWorcester.com explores five important items and stories that Worcester and Central Massachusetts residents should keep a close eye on. These…

Massachusetts Among Dozens Of States Suing Google Claiming It’s A Monopoly

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a wave of antitrust actions surges against Google and Facebook, states in two lawsuits are stretching beyond the cases made by federal competition enforcers to level…

A Day of Deaths 25 Percent Higher Than Spring’s Worst

Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. Updated at 8:50 p.m. ET on December 17, 2020. This week,…

Hack against US is ‘grave’ threat, cybersecurity agency says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are expressing increased alarm about a long-undetected intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian…

First Major Snowstorm Brings People To The Slopes In Mass.

PRINCETON (CBS) – A nor’easter brings a foot of snow to much of the state. Many people are working from home, and several indoor activities have been deemed unsafe due…

Minnesota, dozens of other states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google

By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MICHAEL LIEDTKE DENVER (AP) — Dozens of more states are joining an escalating effort to prove Google has been methodically abusing its power as the internet’s…

Boston sets new snowfall record for the date as winter storm buries Bay State

Boston on Thursday shattered its previous snowfall record for the date after a powerful winter storm blanketed much of the Bay State with more than a foot of snow. RELATED:…

By the numbers: Troubling trends for ASU basketball through 7 games

Arizona State came into the 2020-21 men’s basketball season with bluster for the right reasons. The Sun Devils had two returning players who could put up 20 points per game…

Snowfall Total Map: Some Parts of New England Have Already Seen a Foot

Some areas of New England had already received a foot of snow as of Thursday morning. According to the National Weather Service, as of 8 a.m., Grafton, Massachusetts, already had…

Suspenseful journey of a colossal iceberg captivates scientists

Meet the most suspenseful berg on Earth. Enormous iceberg A-68a, which at some 1,500 square miles is currently larger than Rhode Island, has captured the attention of Antarctic and earth…