Crime & Safety

Man Shoots Girlfriend in Head, Kills Self in Police Standoff|$2 Million Earmarked for Lead Testing in Schools: PM Digest

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Suspected Gunman Shoots Girlfriend in Head, Kills Self in Police Standoff

The man’s girlfriend was critically injured and their 4-year-old son was inside the apartment but was not injured.

$2M Earmarked to Test School Waters for Lead Statewide

Program will launch to test lead levels in public schools across Massachusetts, after water in four Boston Public Schools tested positive.

Should These Trump Skits Have Been Banned from an Elementary School Talent Show?

The boys' parents say their sons were asked to amend the skits, which also satirized Marco Rubio, after performing them for the school.

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