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QUINCY, Mass. — Two people were arrested after Quincy police said a local man fell victim to the “grandparent scam.”. The 82-year-old resident called police on July 20 to report he had fallen victim to the scam. He told police he was contacted by someone claiming to be from a police department in Connecticut.

TOKYO — (AP) — The action on Day 13 of the Tokyo Games will feature track and field, with medals in the men's 400-meter final, the men's and women's 4x100 relays and the women's 400 meters. The women’s beach volleyball final will be live during NBC's primetime coverage, while the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Helio Castroneves exhausted himself sprinting down Indianapolis Motor Speedway in celebration and then tacked on another -- a fourth at Indy! -- fence climb that left the Brazilian wanting more. An Indy record tied, Castroneves was ready to party. But Castroneves didn’t quite spike the...

American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco vehemently denied that his league has ever “plotted” with ESPN to undermine another conference by poaching its schools. Aresco addressed conference realignment Wednesday during the AAC’s virtual football media day, saying the league is not actively looking to add schools. “Our conference has never...

Vaccines and a return to normal care levels helped push CVS Health past Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations, but the resurging COVID-19 pandemic is clouding the health care giant’s 2022 expectations. Chief Financial Officer Shawn Guertin told analysts on Wednesday that the company always aims for double-digit growth in adjusted earnings...

TOKYO — (AP) — Perhaps the world's next sprint star wasn't so hard to find after all. He's Andre De Grasse, the Canadian who ran his first sprint as a teen in baggy basketball shorts and borrowed spikes, and now has an Olympic gold medal in the 200 meters. De...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Effective immediately, all customers are “strongly” encouraged to wear masks while shopping inside Wegmans Food Markets stores, regardless of vaccination status, the company announced late Tuesday. According to a news release posted to the Rochester, New York-based grocery chain’s website and social media accounts, the measure reflects...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — Growth in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, increased to a record pace in July even as businesses continued to face supply-chain challenges and problems in finding enough available workers. The Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday that its monthly survey of service industries...

BRUSSELS — (AP) — Belgium's customs officers arrested 40 people Wednesday and seized tens of millions of counterfeit cigarettes in raids targeting illegal production sites across the country. Belgium's finance ministry described the operation as the biggest in the history of the customs service. The ministry could not provide an...

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker announced Wednesday that his administration will implement a vaccine mandate for long-term care staff to strengthen infection control and to protect vulnerable residents. In a statement, Baker said getting vaccinated is the most effective way to prevent infection and illnesses from the virus, and that...

CANTERBURY, N.H. — (AP) — For almost three decades, 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods of New Hampshire along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. He has grown his own food, cut his own firewood, and tended to his cat and chickens. But...

WASHINGTON — (AP) — A tuna fishing boat based in the Pacific island nation of Fiji that has been accused of essentially enslaving its crew was blocked Wednesday from importing seafood in the United States, part of an increasing effort to keep goods produced with forced labor from entering the country.

BOSTON — Spirit Airlines is still struggling to recover after hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed. By Tuesday evening, Spirit had canceled more than 400 flights, or nearly 60 percent of its schedule, according to the FlightAware tracking service. Nearly 100 other flights were late. The blame appeared to...

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is celebrating a milestone — her 40th birthday. Despite an apparent falling-out with the royal family since Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry, stopped being working royals and a subsequent tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan was given well-wishes by her in-laws via social media.

MARMARIS, Turkey — (AP) — Environmental groups and opposition lawmakers in Turkey are worried that fire-damaged forests could lose their protected status, a claim the government strongly rejected as wildfires burned for an eighth day in the country's Mediterranean region. Environmental groups have pleaded on social media for Turkey to...

As a temporary program associate at Borealis Philanthropy, Adam Fishbein helps track payments the organization makes through its pooled funds. He uses transcription software to identify keywords and themes that are repeated in Zoom calls and other communications with grantees so Borealis can try to respond to their needs. The...

GENEVA — (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization called Wednesday for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Wednesday it will raise its minimum hourly wage to $15 by July 2022 and reduce educational requirements for some positions as the available labor pool continues contracting. Some employees could see the pay bumps as soon as this month, and CVS Chief Executive Officer...

REDMOND, Wash. — (AP) — Microsoft has reversed course and will now require employees to be fully vaccinated to enter the company’s U.S. offices and other worksites, starting next month. The Redmond-based tech giant told employees Tuesday it will "require proof of vaccination for all employees, vendors, and any guests...

BERLIN — (AP) — A German-Swiss group that campaigns for human rights in Belarus called Wednesday for Western companies to stop buying airtime for advertising on the authoritarian country’s state broadcasters. Libereco said major consumer goods companies such as Procter & Gamble, Nestle and Mars were among the top advertisers...