Latest: A Massachusetts State Police official said the crash is believed to be a case of "operator error" in which the driver stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake.

In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Mayor Walsh said the decision will not be tolerated and Boston remains a “fully inclusive” city.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been labelled the “ultimate Star Wars fan film” amid international reception ahead of its release.

“If you are willing, when my little donut comes down the aisle, please drop this in her basket.“

We all know fathers who will do anything to keep their little girls happy.

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan will be joined by one-time US presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders strategist Tadd Devine on a heavy-hitting schedule for this year’s Kennedy Summer School.

A group of influential media from Germany, Spain and the US are in Ireland this week to experience two of our country's best tourism and gastronomy destinations - The Burren and West Waterford.

Based on the true story of how the Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight’ investigative team broke the story of institutionalised sexual abuse of children by the Catholic Church in the city of Boston, Spotlight (15A) is both timely in its subject matter and something of a throwback in its form and delivery. 

A team of reporters at the Boston Globe work on a story that will rock the world.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

From movies to music, food to fashion, our critics reveal their picks for the year ahead.

The ’Boston Globe’s’ probe into the cover-up of clerical child sex abuse in Massachusetts has made it to the big screen, writes Michael Clifford

Some of the strnger stories from around the world

Charges have been dropped against Aisling Brady McCarthy, the Irish nanny accused of murdering an infant in her care in the US, after the medical examiner’s office reversed its position and concluded the death was not a homicide caused by shaken baby syndrome.

We take a look at some of the quirkier stories from around the world.

The murder trial of Aisling Brady McCarthy — the Irish nanny accused of fatally assaulting a one-year-old girl in Boston — has been postponed in a dramatic development which saw a judge order a full review of medical evidence relating to the baby’s death.

USA: State police said a woman blames her coffee-drinking pet parrot for distracting her moments before she crashed her car into a guardrail in Pennsylvania.

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John Lordan was born in Bandon, Cork, in 1876. Historian and media student, Kevin O’Brien, reveals a compelling story of how, after migration to America, he made a name for himself as a long distance runner, winning the 1903 Boston Marathon and competing in the strangest Olympic race ever held at the 1904 St Louis games.

Embattled entertainer Bill Cosby has broken his silence over a series of rape and sex assault claims going back decades.

There is a recognition and growing acceptance within wider society that human sexuality is not one-dimensional, writes TP O’Mahony

A medical clinic outside of Boston was quarantined and a patient has been isolated outside the hospital with a possible case of ebola, the Boston Globe reported last night.

A Boston bar owner has appeared in court charged with failing to help a University College Cork student who suffered life-threatening head injuries in a suspected fall at his premises.

Benedict Cumberbatch has replaced Guy Pearce in the upcoming Whitey Bulger biopic.

A woman walking across a drawbridge was crushed to death in a freak accident after an operator raising it for a boat to pass heard her screams and lowered it - trapping her between the two plates.

My best guess regarding the only encounter I had with Seamus Heaney is that it happened in 1987 or so.

One of the many interesting little anecdotes that emerged out of the James ’Whitey’ Bulger conviction on Monday was the fact that his lawyers had fought successfully for the Boston gangster to keep possession of a 1986 Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup ring.

An Irish nanny charged with the murder of a one-year-old child wants the charges dismissed, claiming there were serious flaws in the process that led to her indictment.

Lawyers for the Irish nanny accused of murdering a baby girl in Boston are calling for the case to be dismissed.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will buy the Washington Post for $250m (€188m) in a surprise deal that ends the Graham family’s 80 years of ownership and hands one of America’s most influential publications to the businessman whose internet company transformed retailing.

The principal owner of Liverpool FC has entered into an agreement to buy the Boston Globe for $70m (€53m).

Rolling Stone Magazine has sparked outrage after releasing next month's cover featuring the suspect of the Boston marathon bombings.

A US woman has splashed out $560,000 on two parking spaces.