Districts that are fully staffed attribute it to years of recruiting and attracting drivers in a competitive market by raising pay and providing better benefits. Continue reading →
Politics
Facing system strained by migrant influx, Healey activates National Guard to help at shelter hotels
Governor Maura Healey is aiming to help buttress the state’s overloaded emergency shelter system. Continue reading →
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden had dropped similar charges against David S. Finnerty on the eve of his state trial last October. Continue reading →
Justice Clarence Thomas, in his annual financial disclosure form released Thursday, responded in detail to reports that he had failed to disclose luxury trips, flights on a private jet and a real estate transaction with a Texas billionaire. Continue reading →
The Biden administration coupled its call to action with a new request that Congress address funding for a series of cash-starved programs. Continue reading →
A former leader was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison, just shy of the longest punishment imposed on a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Continue reading →
The 14th Amendment bars from office anyone who once took an oath to uphold the Constitution but then “engaged” in “insurrection or rebellion” against it. Continue reading →
A fire in a house that was being used as a T-shirt printing shop in the Philippines killed at least 15 people Thursday, including its workers, the business owner, and his family members, officials said. Continue reading →
Rare protests in Syria calling for the ouster of the authoritarian government have gathered momentum over the past two weeks, in scenes reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprising that began more than 12 years ago and morphed into a multisided war. Continue reading →
A blaze on Thursday tore through a building in Johannesburg where squatters lived in dangerous conditions, city officials said, killing at least 74 people and injuring dozens of others in one of the deadliest residential fires in South Africa’s history. Continue reading →
The 26-year-old former aide to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has made a convincing case for why he should replace the incumbent, Ricardo Arroyo. Continue reading →
Governor Maura Healey has now sought pardons for 11 people since taking office in January. Her first seven, announced in June, were all approved by the Governor’s Council last month. Continue reading →
More than 20 inches of rain fell in Boston over the past three months, the second-highest total on record, the National Weather Service said Thursday. Only 1955, when two hurricanes hit the region a week apart in August, saw more rainfall. Continue reading →
Several Asian carmakers are using the WiTricity system to let drivers recharge their electric vehicles by parking them above a charging pad at night. Continue reading →
Ray Hildebrand's recording with a friend, Jill Jackson, of a love song he wrote in college, “Hey Paula,” became a No. 1 hit in 1963 and brought them instant fame as Paul and Paula. Continue reading →
“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” is set to arrive in AMC theaters on Friday, Oct. 13. But act fast: Tickets are already on sale — and fans may have to wait in a queue for these tickets, too. Continue reading →
Mimi Roman, now 89, was a Jewish girl from Brooklyn when she became one of the most unlikely country music attractions of the 1950s. This weekend in Beverly, she returns to the stage for the first time in 40 years. Continue reading →
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