Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox was asked Thursday for the first time about references to him and his department during testimony in the Karen Read trial.

A Maine woman who went missing after going paddleboarding on July 2 was murdered, police said. Sunshine Stewart, 48, was reported missing after going paddleboarding on Crawford Pond in Union, which is about 25 miles east of Augusta, on July 2, Maine State Police said. Officials found her dead the following day.

Senior officer insists a visit from the US President would not come at the expense of communities, despite warnings from the Scottish Police Federation.