Fall River fire started in resident’s room where smoking materials and oxygen concentrator were found, officials say
The state’s fire marshal said the fire was likely caused either by an electrical or “mechanical failure” involving the oxygen device, or by improper use of smoking materials.

House speaker starts summer recess early to avoid taking up vote over Jeffrey Epstein files. Follow live updates.
Representative Ted Lieu said “Trump is all over the Epstein files.” He called the Republican lawmakers’ move “a coverup of epic proportions.”

‘For the next 10 months, the gloves are off’: Colbert, Stewart, and Fallon sound off on CBS ‘Late Show’ cancellation
Late-night hosts used their monologues on Monday to weigh in on the news that CBS is canceling “The Late Show.”

GBH to lay off 13 employees from PBS history program ‘American Experience’ due to federal funding cuts
The layoffs at GBH are among the first immediate cuts in public media after Congress last week approved President Trump’s rescissions package that cuts $1.1 billion for public media.
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