"My life was wasted and spent foolishly," the so-called Irish Godfather said from prison.

Arthur Medici was attacked on Saturday afternoon while boogie boarding at Cape Cod beach.

Last week, a US woman was gravely hurt in a freak subway accident.

Kiwi Michael Kapteyn, 22, is hoping to work on new technologies that can help the world.

Lighthouses and lobster shacks, Rockport is at the meeting of Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.

In 2012 a baker in Colorado refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.

About 400 birds were seized in a raid, most of them will be killed.

The phone call a police chief wished he never heard.

Our sixty-second guide to walking Boston Freedom Trail, along Massachusetts' redbrick line

Shandelle Battersby walks in the footsteps of the USA's Founding Fathers.

A judge has ruled that the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez will be vacated.

A witness said the crash sounded almost like a bomb going off.

Aaron Hernandez may have murdered Odin Lloyd to keep his own bisexuality a secret.

An arrest has been made in the horrific murder of Vanessa Marcotte.

More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.

US politician and neurosurgeon Ben Carson reckons one zap can help your brain with total recall.

A man in Manhattan took hiding money under the mattress to the extreme

A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.

Hillary Clinton has secured an unlikely but powerful wingwoman. And she's just gone to town on Republican rival Donald Trump.

Pamela Wade finds there's more to this Massachusetts city than its spooky history.

A small Massachusetts town has become the angry flashpoint for the latest showdown in America's war on smoking as health officials try to introduce a blanket ban on the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products.

Explore the best of coastal Massachusetts.

Cape Cod defies stereotypes as an enclave for the rich by offering spectacular cycle and hiking trails for adventurous families, writes Jenni Quilter.

Head to the capital of Massachusetts for a dose of history and some great events.

As America's oldest highway marks its centenary, Chris Moss rounds up the options for a US fly-drive.

As Halloween approaches, Heather Tyler finds some scary treats for travellers in the US.

Chris Leadbeater experiences the extremes of Nantucket island, the glitzy Massachusetts getaway popular with holidaying New Yorkers.

"You're meant to do three things while at Harvard," expat and ivy-league graduate Lara Markstein tells me. "One is to pee on John Harvard's foot."

Along with the undeniable appeal of seeing Harvard, the oldest American university, Boston also offers architectural design fit for the modern eye.