Louisa Moller

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Louisa Moller |Neal Riley

President Trump makes new threat to Harvard University after federal funding freeze President Trump issued a new threat to Harvard University on Tuesday after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in grant funding for the institution, suggesting that the Ivy League school "should lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity." The president's latest statement came after the Cambridge, Massachusetts institution announced Monday that it will reject a list of demands from the...

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Louisa Moller

A 28-year-old man from Yarmouth Port is undergoing a mental health evaluation at Bridgewater State Hospital after police say he walked into Woburn District Court wearing a gas mask and sprayed pepper spray. Police say Nicholas Akerberg had a previously scheduled hearing at court for a charge out of Stoneham on Monday. He allegedly deployed pepper spray directed at multiple court officers, a Stoneham police officer and an assistant district attorney.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Louisa Moller

Fall River leather company says tariffs could help and hurt his business A walk into Vanson Leathers in Fall River feels like a step back in time. Workers sit at stations on the fifth floor of an old mill. Sewing machines whir and hammers can be heard pressing details into jackets and race suits. Vanson has manufactured leather goods in Massachusetts for over 50 years and owner Mike van der Sleesen says the company sells their products around the world.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Louisa Moller

A Fall River police officer was arrested in Charlestown, last week, accused of attempting to pay a minor for sex. Investigators say Mitchell Walsh, 28, started a conversation with someone he believed to be 15 after an advertisement was placed on a website commonly used for sex trafficking. The minor was, in fact, an undercover police officer.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Louisa Moller

Some Massachusetts families are experiencing a reprieve from the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration while others are left in limbo. A federal judge in California is leaving in place deportation protections for people from Venezuela, but the uncertainty is taking a toll. "Venezuela was going through a very bad situation. There was no money. There was no food. There was no work," said Venezuelan immigrant Ana through a translator.