A small group of Rockport residents tried to get divers restricted from a public beach. That failed, so now they’re claiming they owned the beach all along. Continue reading →
The Delta variant is scary for parents of children under 12, who are not eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. We asked doctors to answer a few of their concerns about Delta, back-to-school, and vaccines. Continue reading →
Barros was not invited to join other Boston mayoral candidates on the popular local political program "On The Record," in what his supporters say is becoming an unfair pattern in the lead-up to the Sept. 14 preliminary election. Continue reading →
Federal workplace safety regulators are seeking to fine a Wayland contractor and his related companies $1.3 million for “willful, repeat and serious” workplace safety violations after the February deaths of two employees who were doing sewer repair work in downtown Boston. Continue reading →
The Biden administration moved on multiple fronts on Wednesday to fight back against the surging delta variant, strongly recommending booster shots for most vaccinated American adults and using federal leverage to force nursing homes to vaccinate their staffs. Continue reading →
Georgia’s State Election Board inched forward Wednesday in a process set in motion by Republican lawmakers using a controversial provision of the state’s sweeping new election law that could ultimately lead to a takeover of elections in the state’s most populous county. Continue reading →
As the highly transmissible Delta variant drives a national surge in COVID-19 cases and the federal government recommends boosters, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker indicated Wednesday that a vaccine mandate may be coming for the state’s 42,000 executive branch employees. Continue reading →
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld a Texas law banning the most common form of second-trimester abortion, ruling that a lower court had erred in finding that the law imposed “an undue burden on a large fraction of women.” Continue reading →
Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti’s deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from remote areas in search of medical care. Aid was slowly trickling in to help the thousands who were left homeless. Continue reading →
Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected of supporting Tigray forces in Ethiopia’s growing war, one detainee says, while witnesses and a human rights watchdog describe fresh disappearances in recent weeks. Continue reading →
For China’s leaders, the chaotic scenes unfolding in Afghanistan have served as stinging vindication of their hostility to US might. “The last dusk of empire,” China’s official news agency said. The Chinese foreign ministry called it a lesson in “reckless military adventures.” Continue reading →
Congress may soon get access to Donald Trump’s tax returns. It should use them to pass reforms that would clean up the federal government and protect Americans against corruption. Continue reading →
When the Taliban held power before, from 1996 to 2001, women and girls were barred from school and most jobs. During that period, the Taliban punished transgressions with floggings, amputations, and executions. Continue reading →
Federal workplace safety regulators are seeking to fine a Wayland contractor and his related companies $1.3 million for “willful, repeat and serious” workplace safety violations after the February deaths of two employees who were doing sewer repair work in downtown Boston. Continue reading →
Stephen "The Rifelman" Flemmi had appealed to the Florida Commission on Offender Review for parole. In its rejection the commission cited his violent criminal history, and said the 87-year-old may reapply in seven years. Continue reading →
Even hardened throw-away-the-key types might be shocked by video from the afternoon of Jan. 22, 2020, at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center. Continue reading →
The Boston Light Swim — the Granddaddy of American Open Water Swims — is about trying to survive "the cold water, rough conditions, and whatever critters might be there." Continue reading →
The Buccaneers quarterback has plenty of reasons to smile but is still a perfectionist and is pushing his teammates in practice to get better and better. Continue reading →
The former president and board chair of Purdue Pharma told a court Wednesday that he, his family, and the company are not responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States. Continue reading →
The gap between counties with the lowest and highest asset income per capita rose sixfold between 1990 and 2019, as income skyrocketed in centers of finance, technology, mining, and recreation. Continue reading →
Garth Brooks, whose concert was supposed to mark the return of live music to Gillette Stadium, canceled his Oct. 9 show in Foxborough on Wednesday, along with performances in four other cities. Continue reading →
Helpful tips plus 125 recipes incorporating THC, CBD, or hemp, from chefs, organic farmers, and others, make up this new volume by Brooke Medeiros. Continue reading →
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