The state public housing portfolio has gone so underfunded for so long that many of the buildings are in a state of chronic disrepair. Its residents — some of the state's poorest — pay the price. Continue reading →
The findings of two federal agencies conducting ethics investigations of US Attorney Rachael Rollins were released Wednesday, giving the public some insight into why she decided to resign after 16 months in office. Continue reading →
Some bond over a simple love of her music. Others use her lyrics as a prompt for tough conversations. Is Taylor Swift making it easier to be the mother of a teen girl? Continue reading →
Governor Maura Healey’s pledge marks a major escalation in the state’s willingness to devote its own funding to the estimated $4 billion plan to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges, the 88-year-old arching structures that traverse the Cape Cod Canal. Continue reading →
Globe business reporter Diti Kohli spent a twelve-hour shift with one local cabbie to find out the state of the taxi industry and efforts to keep it alive. Watch →
The court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the court acts on requests for emergency relief. There were no noted dissents. Continue reading →
At issue is whether to uphold a preliminary ruling from a federal judge in Texas, who declared in April that the Food and Drug Administration’s 23-year-old approval of the pill, mifepristone, was invalid. Continue reading →
California, Arizona, and Nevada have coalesced around a plan to voluntarily conserve a major portion of their river water in exchange for more than $1 billion in federal funds. Continue reading →
The World Meteorological Organization virtually guarantees that one of the next five years will be the warmest on record, announcing Wednesday that a developing El Niño pattern will overlap with worsening human-caused climate change to push Earth's temperatures into uncharted territory. Continue reading →
Widespread flooding in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna killed at least eight people and forced another 5,000 to abandon their homes, officials said Wednesday as rescue efforts continued to assist those stuck on the upper stories of buildings. Continue reading →
Ukraine and Russia agreed Wednesday to a two-month extension of a wartime deal that allows Ukraine to ship its grain across the Black Sea, a rare example of cooperation between the two countries. Continue reading →
After the resignation of US Attorney Rachael Rollins following two explosive reports, the office needs a leader who is above ethical reproach and has no political connections. Continue reading →
She had to resign. Two separate reports released on Wednesday — one by the Justice Department Inspector General and another by the US Office of Special Counsel — make that clear. Continue reading →
An editorial criticizing the Worcester School Committee for canceling field trips to the living history museum generated debate among readers. Continue reading →
Two ethics investigations reports were released by the US Office of Inspector General and the US Office of Special Counsel. Here is a timeline of the findings in those reports. Continue reading →
The effort came more than a week after a federal judge barred Boston from using the map it approved last fall for new City Council districts, saying a legal challenge to redistricting could be successful in proving race played too heavy a hand in the process. Continue reading →
It used to take Tasha Duzant about an hour to get to work. Nowadays, it’s closer to an hour and a half, a frustrating delay commuters across the troubled MBTA system know all too well. Continue reading →
Riley is best remembered in these parts as the stylish coach whose Lakers knocked heads with the Celtics in the NBA Finals three times in the 1980s. Continue reading →
Tomorrow.io successfully launched its first weather radar satellite last month, marking a new achievement for the commercial space industry, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Continue reading →
The plan is to incorporate AI-related classes into all major subject areas, such as nursing or science and mathematics, to teach students how to integrate the new technology into other fields. Continue reading →
Gordon Gano and bandmates reminisce about their album "Violent Femmes," and a 10-episode podcast serves up the sad story of the King of Pop. Continue reading →
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