Though vaccination has thus far staved off a rise in hospitalizations and deaths, epidemiologists warn that the current uptick in cases could still balloon into a surge. Continue reading →
The state’s vaccine rollout has birthed an army of “vaccine angels” — people so upset by what they are witnessing that they’re up at all hours of the night booking appointments for strangers. Continue reading →
With climate change expected to increase the frequency of droughts, state officials are preparing sweeping new restrictions to prevent future water shortages, in what would be among the most significant changes to water management in Massachusetts in decades. Continue reading →
The Middlesex DA wants the Supreme Judicial Court to investigate and potentially invalidate a decade’s worth of drug tests conducted by a scandal-plagued state laboratory, a sweeping move that could result in the dismissal of tens of thousands of criminal charges and convictions. Continue reading →
Democrats seized on new voting restrictions in Georgia to focus attention on the fight to overhaul federal election laws, setting up a slow-building standoff that carries echoes of the civil rights battles of a half-century ago. Continue reading →
A group of House Democrats on Friday introduced legislation to prohibit the Postal Service from lengthening mail-delivery windows and require it to adhere to present service expectations. They named the bill the Delivering Envelopes Judiciously On-time Year-round Act, or DEJOY Act. Continue reading →
Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company that was at the center of a baseless pro-Trump conspiracy about rigged voting machines, filed a lawsuit Friday that accused Fox News of advancing lies that devastated its reputation and business. Continue reading →
North Korea on Friday confirmed it had tested a new guided missile, as President Biden warned of consequences if Pyongyang escalates tensions amid stalled nuclear negotiations. Continue reading →
President Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration. Continue reading →
The UN’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality called for a sharp increase of women in global decision-making in a hotly debated final document adopted Friday night that saw continuing pushback against women’s rights and a refusal to address issues of gender identity. Continue reading →
Police fatally shot a 36-year-old Eric M. Leach Friday morning after he had allegedly robbed a Rockland convenience store with a firearm and then stole a Rockland police cruiser. Leach has ties to Brockton and Winthrop, officials said. Continue reading →
Martin Nowak will continue to teach but won’t be allowed to lead any new research projects or take on new advisees for two years, and Harvard’s Program for Evolutionary Dynamics will be shut down “as soon as it is feasible." Continue reading →
Federal and state officials announced Friday that the Hynes Convention Center in Boston will soon begin receiving 6,000 additional federal doses daily, adding to the 1,000 daily doses the state has been supplying to the site. Continue reading →
Ainge, who used $17 million of the record $28.5 million trade exception, said the low cost and the plan to hopefully keep Fournier in Boston for years to come motivated him to make the trade. Continue reading →
“Players are very much aware” of new legislation in Georgia that places restrictions on voting, MLBPA executive director Tony Clark told the Globe. Continue reading →
The MCCA said the New England Regional Volleyball Association tournament on May 21 through May 23 will translate to an estimated 8,500 hotel room nights in the city. Continue reading →
The chairman of construction giant Suffolk on Friday filed suit in Suffolk County Superior Court against law firm Goulston & Storrs, claiming one of the firm’s senior partners committed “legal malpractice." Continue reading →
In his bid to demythologize the West, the author of "Lonesome Dove'' and "Terms of Endearment" created complex and engaging characters. Continue reading →
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