CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Wild Money" game were:

BOSTON (AP) — Just like a real-life movie, the story of Buddy the Elf meeting his biological father has come to life, just in time for the holidays.

BOSTON (AP) — Better late than never. Five months into the new fiscal year, Massachusetts has a state budget.

BOSTON (AP) — The top education official in Massachusetts is urging public school districts in the state's three largest cities to bring high-needs students back to the classroom for in-person learning.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Camps for Grownups, a business that markets adult camps like Jazz Camp and Ballroom Dancing Camp, has been indicted for violating the New Hampshire Consumer Protection Act, Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald said Friday.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A fugitive who shot a Massachusetts state trooper in the hand during a traffic stop two weeks ago was killed early Friday during a gunfight with U.S. marshals in New York City that left two of the officers wounded.

MASHPEE, Mass. (AP) — A body found in Florida last week has been confirmed as that of a missing Massachusetts teenager who authorities suspect was kidnapped by a 37-year-old man who was shot and killed by law enforcement, officials said Friday.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One person was killed and another was injured in a double shooting in Providence early Friday, police said.

BOSTON (AP) — The advisory board for Boston's public transportation authority is questioning whether the transit system needs to make the major cuts to service that they say they do.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's coronavirus numbers continue to head in the wrong direction, according to data released Friday.

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — These Rhode Island lotteries were drawn Friday:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — These Massachusetts lotteries were drawn Friday:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:

LENOX, Mass. (AP) — Shakespeare & Company has received permission to demolish two dilapidated structures on its campus to clear the way for a new outdoor stage.

ATLANTA (AP) — A consulting firm will invest $18 million to expand its operations in downtown Atlanta, hiring 331 additional employees.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man whose conviction in the killing a fellow patient in a hospital psychiatric ward was overturned by the state's highest court will remain in custody while he awaits his new trial.

NEW YORK (AP) — Officials: Suspect in shooting of Massachusetts trooper is killed in shootout with US marshals in New York.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:

NEW YORK (AP) — Alison Lurie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose satirical and cerebral tales of love and academia included the marital saga “The War Between the Tates” and the comedy of Americans abroad “Foreign Affairs,” died Thursday at age 94.

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Wild Money" game were:

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were:

A 220-bed field hospital at a sports and convention center in Worcester is scheduled to open Sunday, and the state is already working on establishing a second to care for an expected torrent of coronavirus patients, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut police arrested two men and seized an estimated $15 million in marijuana after discovering a storage facility was being used illegally as a hub for pot distribution in the Northeast, authorities said Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (SWBI) on Thursday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $52.2 million.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a computer protection services scam that cheated victims out of nearly $1 million by misleading them into believing that malware had been detected on their computers, federal prosecutors said.

BOSTON (AP) — A medical researcher accused of trying to smuggle vials of cancer research material out of the U.S. to his native China by hiding it in a sock inside his luggage pleaded guilty to a related charge Thursday, federal prosecutors in Boston said.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nearly 30,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Rhode Island before the end of month, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday.

WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A fire at a closed hospital that once housed developmentally disabled children and that is currently the site of a charity holiday lights show was deliberately set, officials said Thursday.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro was elected chair of the House Appropriations Committee by fellow Democrats on Thursday, a position colleagues say will make her the most powerful Connecticut politician in Washington in generations.

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Rhode Island Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — These Rhode Island lotteries were drawn Thursday:

ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard said Thursday it's calling off a search for three fishermen off the Maine coast because the mayday call appears to have been a hoax.

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Midday" game were:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — These Massachusetts lotteries were drawn Thursday:

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Waddell & Reed Financial, a Kansas investment and wealth management company, will be sold to an Australian firm for $1.7 billion.

NEW YORK (AP) — There's theater on Broadway. You just have to adjust your sights.

NEW YORK (AP) — There's theater on Broadway. You just have to adjust your sights.

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — The Champlin Foundation is awarding $18 million in grants to Rhode Island nonprofits, including a theater, community organizations and mental health providers.

UXBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Two people have died in a head-on crash involving a car and a dump truck in Uxbridge, police said.

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Megabucks Doubler" game were:

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:

BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "Numbers Evening" game were: