ORLEANS, Mass. (AP) — Over 3,000 miles from the trenches and battlefields of the Western Front, where many hundreds of thousands had already died, residents of Orleans, Massachusetts, were enjoying a typical summer morning on July 21, 1918, waiting for the fog to lift off the shore.Then …

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former elected county official in Cleveland who pleaded guilty to bribery in a federal investigation of public corruption and was sentenced in 2010 to 22 years in prison is seeking a reduction in his sentence.Cleveland.com reports former Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County …

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren raised more than $2.9 million during the past three months, just under the $3.1 million she pulled in during the first quarter of the year.Warren's campaign said Tuesday she ended June with about $15.6 million on hand. The vast majority …

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — An employee with a Harvard University-affiliated research center has issued an apology after she was captured on video asking a neighbor and the woman's biracial daughter if they lived in affordable apartments.Theresa Lund, executive director of the Harvard …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):10:28 p.m.Bryce Harper has won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, providing another memory to Nationals fans in what could be his final season in Washington.Harper gave an uppercut fist pump after matching Kyle …

WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Bryce Harper gets to the plate at the All-Star Game, Max Scherzer could already be done.Harper is batting sixth in his fifth All-Star start, the lowest he has been in the National League lineup since the No. 9 spot in 2013. Scherzer getting the start against …

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts police officer who was shot about 10 times with his own service weapon was described by community members on Monday as a loving and compassionate family man who had long aspired to be a police officer.Weymouth Officer Michael Chesna and an innocent bystander, …

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts sheriff's office captain has been convicted of helping a fishing magnate known as "The Codfather" smuggle profits of an illegal fishing scheme to Portugal.The U.S. attorney's office says Jamie Melo was convicted Monday of conspiracy to commit offenses against …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is ready to let the world in on her comeback.The reigning Olympic champion gymnast will return to competition for the first time since winning four gold medals in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro when she competes in the U.S. Classic in Columbus, Ohio, on …

BOSTON (AP) — Democratic leaders in the Massachusetts House and Senate said Monday that they're hopeful a budget deal is near.House and Senate negotiators have been holding closed-door talks on the $41 billion spending plan that was supposed to be in place by July 1.No deal has been reached …

BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on the shooting death of a Massachusetts police officer (all times local):7:45 p.m.Hundreds of people have gathered at a vigil in Massachusetts for a slain police officer and an innocent bystander who was killed in her own home.Weymouth Police Chief Richard Grimes …

WASHINGTON (AP) — David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, Bryce Harper and most every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive alignments is just part of the game.Tune in Tuesday night and there's no telling …

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from her own political party.When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New …

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts authorities say Berkshire County hotel and its owner will pay more than $62,000 for making improper dedications from employees' paychecks.Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey's office said Monday that five employees will get restitution for illegal payroll …

MALDEN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who police say caused a fatal head-on crash has been charged.Police confirmed Monday 32-year-old Renan DaSilva, of Saugus, had been charged with multiple offenses including motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence. DaSilva is expected …

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Two men and a juvenile male have been arrested in western Massachusetts in connection to the seizure of unlawful firearms.MassLive.com reports the three were arrested following a report of shots fired in Springfield on Saturday night.Twenty-seven-year-old Calvin …

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts State Police vessel has rescued a stranded boat on Boston Harbor.Authorities say the boat was found run aground in over two feet of water on the back side of George's Island on Monday morning.A private marine towing vessel could not get close enough to help the …

BOSTON (AP) — A Brazilian woman who was separated from her 9-year-old son for more than a month after they arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border said she was treated like an "animal" in immigration detention, and described having her son taken from her as having her heart ripped out of her …

SALEM, Mass. (AP) — "I need information on my daughter."The message was written in Spanish, and Roopika Risam, an assistant professor at Salem State University, found it on Google, on an informational page for a shelter where immigrant children are being housed in the United States.That …

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Memories became a reality on Monday as local officials and visitors at Union Station celebrated the unveiling in the main concourse of two restored historic wooden benches on indefinite loan from Grand Central Terminal in New York City.U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, …