The Chinese-born Anastasia Lin is a practicer of Falun Gong, a religion outlawed in China.
December 15, 2016
Britain OKs creating babies from trio’s DNA
The procedure is intended to fix problems linked to a cause of muscular dystrophy and other conditions.
Winslow shakes off cold spurt to sink Waterville
Ciara LeClair hits big 3-pointer late to lift Black Raiders.
Legal marijuana makes its Massachusetts debut
It will still be at least a year before stores will open to sell weed to consumers legally.
Repealing Obamacare would mean huge tax cut for wealthy, study finds
Households making more than $3.7 million a year would get nearly $200,000 in tax breaks, on average.
Newly discovered rare succulent named after Jimi Hendrix
The stalky plant is dubbed Dudleya hendrixi, or ‘Hendrix’s liveforever.’
Facebook takes steps to curb fake news
The social network will make it easier for users to report fake news, and then will pass it to third-party fact-checking organizations.
Two dozen weird-weather cases attributed to man-made climate change
They include high heat, unusual winter sunshine in the United Kingdom, Alaskan wildfires and ‘sunny day’ flooding in Miami.
Patriots sign WR Michael Floyd
Former Cardinals wideout was released after he was arrested on DUI charges.
Colorful NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager dies at 65
Sager, who first announced in April 2014 that he had leukemia, worked basketball games for TNT for nearly 25 years.