John Waller

3 days ago | boston.com | Greg Jaffe |John Waller

WASHINGTON — In the years before they flew their 37-hour mission to strike Iran’s nuclear site at Fordo, the U.S. Air Force pilots spent at least 24 hours straight in a B-2 bomber flight simulator that is a replica of their cockpit. In the days or weeks leading up to the mission, they most likely ran simulated runs on a target made to look like the heavily fortified site buried deep in a mountain.

3 days ago | boston.com | John Waller

The house fire at 3 Main St. was reported shortly before 10 a.m. by a passerby, according to local authorities. Photos shared by police show flames raging from the home’s roof and through its front door. Authorities said the fire went to three alarms because of the heavy fire, but also due to the heat wave. Two firefighters were taken to a hospital for heat exhaustion; no other injuries were reported.

3 days ago | boston.com | Johnny Diaz |John Waller

A Wisconsin couple have been charged with plotting to stalk and poison two women whom the man had previously dated, using cyanide, homemade poisons and other substances, authorities said. The couple, Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, both of Madison, Wisconsin, were charged with attempted murder, stalking, aggravated battery and recklessly endangering safety, the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the Police Department in Middleton, Wisconsin, said in a statement Friday.

3 days ago | boston.com | Michael Schmidt |Alan Blinder |John Waller

Harvard University, battered by a devastating conflict with the Trump administration that has jeopardized its elite standing, is facing a problem as it weighs a possible truce with President Donald Trump: how to strike a deal without compromising its values or appearing to have capitulated. The conundrum has bedeviled law firms, tech and media companies and even one of the school’s Ivy League peers.

4 days ago | boston.com | John Waller

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Monday night that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base. The announcement was made on state television as martial music played. A caption on the screen called it “a mighty and successful response by the armed forces of Iran to America’s aggression.”The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.