Good evening. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Massachusetts.

Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP Boston bureau at 617-357-8100 or 800-882-1407.

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TOP STORIES:

IMMIGRATION-COLLEGE VISITS

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is warning international students that federal immigration officials may visit their work sites to verify that their employment is directly related to their studies. By Collin Binkley. SENT: 580 words.

JEFFREY EPSTEIN-MIT

MIT is releasing an investigative report into its ties with Jeffrey Epstein, and what the school is doing in response. By Education Writer Collin Binkley. SENT: 600 words, photos.

IRAN-FACEBOOK POST

A Massachusetts college employee who was suspended for posting a controversial Facebook post about Iran bombing the U.S. has been fired, the school said. SENT: 300 words.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL TUITION

Lawyers for Maine families that want the state to pay their religious school tuition said Friday they'll appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if an appellate court rules in favor of the state. A panel of appeals court justices in Boston is deciding whether the state of Maine should pay for the three families to send their children to religious schools because they live in districts that lack high schools. SENT: 350 words.

BLACK WIDOW KILLER

One of Nevada’s most notorious convicted murderers was released from prison Friday, more than 25 years after her millionaire husband’s burned body was found outside Las Vegas. Margaret Rudin's release came 20 years after a tip generated by a “most wanted” TV show led to her arrest in Massachusetts where she was living with a retired firefighter she had met in Mexico. SENT: 820 words. Originally moved as Realtor's Death-Vegas

IN BRIEF:

— PRISON GUARD ATTACK: Three guards were injured and a maximum security Massachusetts prison was placed in lockdown Friday after a group of inmates attacked a guard, state prisons officials said. SENT: 150 words.

— FOSTER FATHER-RAPE: A Massachusetts foster father appeared in court Friday to face charges that he raped his 11- and 12-year-old foster daughters. SENT: 200 words.

— CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS: The Congressional Black Caucus is making its first visit to Massachusetts to host events focused on economic and school issues. SENT: 180 words.

— FLIGHT DIVERTED: A flight from Las Vegas to Paris made an unscheduled landing in Boston after passengers described hearing a loud noise that the airline later said was a mechanical issue. SENT: 100 words.

— FAKE RIDE SERVICE DRIVER: A man posed as a driver for a ride-hailing company, kidnapped a woman looking for a ride home after leaving a Boston nightclub, then drove her to Rhode Island and raped her, prosecutors say. SENT: 180 words.

— MEASLES-BOSTON: Boston public health officials say a Northeastern University student diagnosed with measles may have exposed others to the disease around campus, at nearby businesses and at Logan International Airport. SENT: 160 words.

— FENTANYL TRAFFICKING: A Massachusetts man was convicted in New Hampshire of participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. attorney's office said. SENT: 100 words.

— HOMELESS MAN KILLED: Four teenagers have been arrested in connection with the beating death of a homeless man in a Providence park this summer, according to police. SENT: 140 words.

— CLUB STABBING: Six of the eight people charged in connection with the beating and stabbing death of a man killed after he left a Providence nightclub have been sentenced. SENT: 180 words.

— POLICE PENSION FRAUD: The son of a former Rhode Island police officer has been charged with continuing to collect his father's pension longer after his father and mother died. SENT: 180 words.

SPORTS

BROWNS-COACHING SEARCH

Josh McDaniels is back home. Maybe not just to visit. The Patriots offensive coordinator, whose first shot as an NFL coach didn't go well, interviewed Friday with the Cleveland Browns, the team he grew up watching as a kid in Canton, Ohio. SENT: 540 words.

RED SOX-ARBITRATION

Outfielder Mookie Betts agreed Friday to a $27 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. also agreed to an $11 million deal, ensuring Boston will avoid salary arbitration with two of its biggest stars. SENT: 250 words, photos.

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