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Boston mayoral race endorsements continue to roll in, as David Ortiz backs Wu in reelection bid
It's the first time the Red Sox legend has ever endorsed in a political race, according to a spokesperson for Ortiz.
Massachusetts needs more EVs on the road to meet its climate goals. Its best tool is under attack.
House Republicans in Washington voted through a resolution that will slow the adoption of electric vehicles. That's just one ...
‘The Four Seasons’ doesn’t reinvent the form, but offers witty comfort viewing
Forty years ago, my family had the 1981 movie “ The Four Seasons ” on VHS. The film starred Alan Alda and Carol Burnett, ...
Walpole man threatened people with air pistol, shouted racial slurs at Patriot Place movie theater, officials say
Nathan Butler is scheduled to be arraigned in Wrentham District Court Thursday on five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and threats to commit a crime, records show.
US Senator Whitehouse under fire for missing vote to rebuke Trump’s tariff policy
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is facing heat after his absence on Capitol Hill Wednesday left the US ...
‘It’s really killing our industry’: For the Massachusetts marijuana market, the money tree has dried up
But that money went quickly as their aspirations ran into a hard reality. The couple lost $85,000 to a construction dispute, ...
R.I. mother guilty of manslaughter in death of 9-month-old son, jury finds
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island mother was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 death of her 9-month-old son, prosecutors ...
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
The judge is the first to rule that the Alien Enemies Act cannot be used against people who the Trump administration claims ...
City watchdog finds evidence of possible corruption, misuse of grant money by Three Squares Main Streets program
An investigation by independent watchdog the Boston Finance Commission found Three Square Main Streets altered bank ...
Over 2 million Ninja-branded pressure cookers are recalled after reports of serious burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling more than 2 million pressure cookers sold in the U.S. and Canada — after consumers ...
Boston Medical Center renames St. Elizabeth’s, Good Samaritan hospitals
Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton is now called Boston Medical Center-South, and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in ...
National security adviser Mike Waltz expected to leave Trump administration, according to reports. Follow live updates.
Waltz came under fire after he mistakenly included the editor of the Atlantic magazine in a Signal chat to discuss a military ...