CASHIER

A nearly 100-year-old United States Army veteran, who was once a bank executive but now works as a part-time grocery store cashier in Massachusetts, was honored Friday for his selfless service in World War II.

Barbara Myers started work as an apprentice electrician in 1995, and over the years she learned to shoot back sexual banter on the job site as much as she had to take it from some of her coworkers. Those days, she says, are starting to change. “I have worked over the last several years, actually, to really be much more...

A man accused of breaking into his co-workers’ homes and stealing their underwear was in court in New Britain Tuesday.

A person was hospitalized after a shooting near the Wonderland MBTA station.

A New Jersey couple bought 247 pairs of shoes at a closing Payless store and donated them to women and children in need.

An employee at a Naperville gas station has been fired after video showing a confrontation between a cashier and group of Hispanic customers went viral on social media.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for help tracking down a suspect who has been threatening clerks and stealing money from Massachusetts gas stations and convenience stores. He’s hit businesses in the Hyde Park and Roslindale areas of Boston, as well as in Canton, Stoughton and Randolph.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for help tracking down a suspect who has been threatening clerks and stealing money from Massachusetts gas stations and convenience stores. He’s hit businesses in the Hyde Park and Roslindale areas of Boston, as well as in Canton, Stoughton and Randolph.

Investigators say a man is wanted for a series of crimes in several communities.

Police are looking for a robbery suspect who used a meat cleaver to make off with cash. “That’s just crazy! Who brings a meat cleaver to a convenient store to rob it? That’s just crazy,” one Seasons patron said.

Jonathan Grant, who was arrested Tuesday on an unrelated drug charge, is a suspect in three armed robberies in New Hampshire.

While thousands of Stop & Shop employees continue to strike in three New England states over what they call an unfair contract proposal, another famous politician will be throwing his support behind them. Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak Thursday at a rally in support of the unionized employees outside the South Bay Center store in Boston’s...

The boyfriend of a woman who police say was gunned down by her ex-husband inside a Delaware County Wawa says he had bought an engagement ring before her death.

The cashiers at Palapas Tacos in Anaheim say they take orders in English and Spanish. The signs showing menu items are bilingual. But apparently something got lost in translation when it comes to the restaurant’s daily specials.

A South Florida couple spent years ripping off Home Depot in a fraud scheme that bilked the hardware retailer out of more than $280,000, authorities said. Alfredo Pita-Hernandez, 34, and Stefany Hernandez, 22, were arrested Monday on organized fraud and grand theft charges in the fraudulent refund scheme that dates back to 2014, according to an arrest report.

A 911 call transcript indicates a four-day manhunt for an accused cop killer in Maine started with a clerk calling a dispatcher to report an armed robbery – of cigarettes and a bottle of water.

Getting a job at a store or fast-food restaurant — often a way into the economy for an unskilled worker — used to be as simple as walking up and down the mall and applying. Now, with store chains closing and laying off thousands of workers, that path is more complicated. The stores that remain financially healthy are actually raising...

A homeless Boston man who was wrongfully accused of trying to use counterfeit cash at Burger King and spent three months in jail is suing the fast food giant.

It’s Prime time at Whole Foods: Amazon is rolling out discounts for Prime members at the organic grocer. The benefits start Wednesday at stores in Florida and will expand nationwide this summer. Prime members will get an additional 10 percent off sale items and exclusive deals on certain groceries. This week in Florida, for example, Prime members can get $2...

Massachusetts lawmakers are considering bills that would prohibit school districts from denying hot lunches to students who don’t have the money to pay for them.