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A newlywed Massachusetts couple spent their wedding night in separate jail cells after police said the bride tried to run over an old flame of the groom.

A bipartisan jobs bill cleared a GOP filibuster today with critical momentum provided by the Senate's newest Republican, Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

The newly elected Republican from Massachusetts is formally put in the Senate to replace Edward M. Kennedy.

The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been charged with assaulting their 70-year-old father, who was found dead over the weekend in the family’s Massachusetts home.

Dissatisfaction with direction of the U.S., opposition to health-care reform drove the upset election of Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown.

Republican Scott Brown won a bitter Senate race in Massachusetts on Tuesday, dealing a sharp blow to President Barack Obama's legislative agenda and casting doubt on the fate of his sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Turnout will be key for Tuesday's special election to fill the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's seat. Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Martha Coakley crisscross the state for support.

In the final moments of a U.S.

President Obama went to Massachusetts to support the candidacy of Martha Coakley, on whose election the Democrats’ health care agenda now hinges.

A 27-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with conspiring with others to carry out terror attacks against shoppers in U.S. malls and against U.S. military in Iraq.

Massachusetts could have a new U.S. senator by the end of the week.