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WASHINGTON — President Trump said his CIA chief “got along really well” with Kim Jong Un during a secret meeting in North Korea, holding up the highly unusual talks as a reason to confirm Mike Pompeo as secretary of state.

Malden police officers rescued an elderly couple from a raging three-alarm house fire on Ashland Street before multiple engines could ­respond to the flames.Police Chief Marc Gatcomb said two of his officers, Katelyn Murphy and Noelle Bowie-Pierce, first spotted the fire while they were on patrol.

The year 2018 has been rewarding for lottery winner Jason Williams of Methuen, who won his second million-dollar prize from a Massachusetts State Lottery instant ticket on Tuesday.Williams claimed his latest prize at lottery headquarters Tuesday. He hit on a “200X” $30 instant game he played at Howe Street Superette in Methuen, three months after his first million-dollar prize.Howe Street Superette is receiving a $10,000 bonus for its sale.Williams chose to receive the winnings in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000.

The former payroll director of the state police is being charged with alleged theft of department funds while on the job, following an investigation conducted by Massachusetts State Police.Denise Ezekiel will be arraigned Monday at Framingham District Court on a count of larceny over $250 in connection with allegedly misappropriating more than $23,000 in travel and reimbursement funds, said Middlesex District Attorney spokeswoman Meghan Kelly.

A Dudley Square market that showcases goods made by minority artists was vandalized days before its spring opening with the spray-painted message “White Lives Matter.”Owners of Black Market, which launched last summer, discovered the 4-foot letters scrawled on the side of their building Tuesday.“It just takes the wind out of you,” said co-owner Kai Grant, who founded the marketplace with her husband, Christopher. “That just seemed to be an attack.”

A Ghanian national in the country illegally who is charged with raping a woman in his Uber car before absconding to his native country was placed on an immigration detainer following his arrest, federal authorities said.Frederick Q. Amfo, 30, who lived in Quincy, was arraigned Friday for the alleged rape of Emily Murray during the early morning hours of April 8.Amfo was released from custody after posting $10,000 bail. Investigators suspect he was able to fly home to Ghana because of an error in how the court handled his passport.

Thirty-six percent of college students across 20 states went hungry last year, according to a new report that noted many universities are setting up food pantries and grappling for solutions.

Wynn Resorts plans to add three new directors to its board - all women - as it looks to move on from the Steve Wynn saga that has threatened to stain its reputation.

FITCHBURG, Mass. — Parents of a 6-year-old girl who died in Massachusetts are being held on $250,000 bail following a dangerousness hearing.Thirty-seven-year-old Shana Pedroso and 38-year-old Marvin Brito were both ordered held on $250,000 cash bail during a hearing in Fitchburg District Court Wednesday.Pedroso has pleaded not guilty to counts of assault and battery and reckless endangerment of a child. Brito also pleaded not guilty to counts of reckless endangerment and permitting substantial injury to a child.

BRAINTREE, Mass. _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:4-7-8-9(four, seven, eight, nine)