Boston police say a pizza delivery man has been killed during a robbery: Police say the driver was lured to a vacant home just before midnight Wednesday in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood.

A fiery red sun greeted early risers on the Cape and Islands this morning, portending the approach of rain: There's a fair bit of truth in that old expression, “Red sky at night, sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailor's take warning.”

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to appear before a panel investigating the financial crisis to give his take on the meltdown.

AMSTERDAM - Vincent van Gogh must have been horrified when he returned from the hospital to his studio in Arles early in 1889 to find one of his favorite paintings damaged by moisture.

A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the...

LOWELL — Police were called to a Lowell home on Wednesday by the baby boy's parents, who said the child was crying loudly and having what appeared to be a seizure.

LOS ANGELES — Frank McCourt had trouble recalling some details involving his purchase of a professional baseball team, but he was certain of one thing: he's the sole owner.

PROVINCETOWN — An exhibit and sale of John Lennon's artwork has been postponed because of concerns related to Hurricane Earl.

The Obama administration is overseeing the first direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years.

Because of an editing error, a story on Page A3 of yesterday's Times contained incorrect information about what Yarmouth special town meeting members will vote on Sept. 29.

PROVINCETOWN — Marine wildlife officials yesterday reminded boaters that they share the water with large sea turtles that can be hard to spot.

CENTERVILLE — A pair of 19-year-old men walking near Old Stage Road at 2:30 yesterday morning and wearing dark sweatshirts with the hoods pulled over their heads drew the suspicion of a Barnstable police officer.

EAST SANDWICH — The school committee will meet with Supt. Mary Ellen Johnson, her attorney and the district's counsel Tuesday to discuss her removal from the school department's top job.

SOUTH DENNIS — Emergency planners on Cape Cod expect to learn whether Hurricane Earl is the big one or a big dud during a teleconference with federal officials this afternoon.

The question was about whether either congressional candidate would support John Boehner as speaker should Republicans take enough seats in the mid-term election to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

HYANNIS — A 33-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday night after she allegedly stabbed a relative in the forehead at a Fresh Holes Road home, according to the Barnstable police.

HYANNIS — A local man is facing a fifth drunken driving charge after a private citizen followed him until the police could arrive, Barnstable police Sgt. Sean Sweeney said.

DENNISPORT — The sun was reaching its zenith, the red line on the thermometer approaching 88 and all along the beaches of Old Wharf Road excited cries could be heard of children splashing into the waters of Nantucket Sound.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A portion of Route 28 was closed for nearly seven hours early yesterday morning following a single-car crash that killed a 62-year-old Lexington man.