STATE HOUSE — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday to urge the Legislature to "swiftly act" on the governor's bill aimed at stemming the tide of opioid addiction that they say kills four people a day in Massachusetts.
The legislation filed by the Republican governor on Oct. 15 proposes to limit first-time opioid prescriptions to a 72-hour supply and to give doctors the authority to hospitalize addicts against their will for up to 72 hours if they present a risk to themselves or others. Both of those ideas have quickly encountered resistance.
HARRISVILLE, R.I. (AP) — The owners of a Rhode Island farmhouse depicted in the 2013 horror film "The Conjuring" are suing Warner Bros., saying it has created a real-life nightmare for them.
Norma Sutcliffe and her husband sued the filmmaker and others they say have made a "mockery" of their Harrisville home since the movie hit the big screen.
