John Waller

5 days ago | boston.com | John Waller

A New Hampshire woman and boy died early Friday morning from gunshot wounds in what authorities are investigating as a “possible murder and suicide.”Pembroke police responded to a single-family home at about 1 a.m. after a 911 call. There, they found the caller and located “an adult female and a minor child” who were both suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, according to a release from the state Attorney General’s Office.

6 days ago | boston.com | John Waller

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the Catholic Church. On Thursday, he ascended to become Pope Leo XIV — the first American pontiff. Prevost, 69, had to overcome the taboo against a U.S. pope, given the geopolitical power already wielded by the United States in the secular sphere.

6 days ago | boston.com | John Waller

It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Brendan J. Donovan of Reading, Massachusetts, aged 24, who tragically lost his life in an accident on May 4, 2025. Brendan is cherished son to Brian F. and Gail M. (Crosby) Donovan, devoted brother to Kate M. Donovan, inseparable twin brother to Sean E. Donovan, adored grandson to Richard J. Crosby, Sr., and deeply loved nephew, cousin, and friend to his family and circle.

1 week ago | boston.com | John Waller

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four former housekeepers of Smokey Robinson allege in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the Motown music luminary repeatedly sexually assaulted and raped them while they worked for him. The suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court seeks at least $50 million in damages over the alleged assaults, which the women say took place between 2007 and 2024, and labor violations including a hostile work environment, illegally long hours and lack of pay.

1 week ago | boston.com | John Waller

A skydiver was taken by a medical helicopter to a trauma center with critical injuries after an incident in southern Maine on Thursday afternoon. First responders were called to Skydive New England in Lebanon just after 2 p.m. for “a male skydiver that had fallen at a high rate of speed from heights of more than 50 feet,” according to Lebanon Fire & EMS.