Advocates praised the simpleness of the student loan cancellation form in the week after Biden announced the application was live. Still, some have concerns that not everyone eligible will receive relief. Continue reading →
Vot-ER is founded on the belief that helping patients gain a voice in their communities and in the larger political process will help them improve the many factors — air quality, housing opportunities, access to healthy food — that play an outsized role in their health. Continue reading →
Cynthia Butler, who moved to Orange from Los Angeles to renovate the historic Revival Wheeler Mansion, is turning the once-dilapidated home into a spooky landmark. And yes, she said, spirits do in fact wander its halls. Continue reading →
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack issued a subpoena Friday to Donald Trump, paving the way for a potentially historic court fight over whether Congress can compel testimony from a former president. Continue reading →
The federal budget deficit fell to $1.4 trillion for the 2022 fiscal year from $2.8 trillion a year ago, a reduction driven primarily by the winding down of pandemic emergency spending and a surge in tax receipts, according to the Treasury Department. Continue reading →
The sentence, coming a year after Bannon was held in contempt by the House, is two months short of what federal prosecutors had requested this week. Continue reading →
“In today’s epidemic of political violence, I’m concerned about the safety of the employees we represent,” said Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, the government’s second largest labor organization, which represents IRS employees. Continue reading →
Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally annexed southern Kherson region, targeting resupply routes across a major river while inching closer Friday to a full assault on one of the first urban areas Russia captured after invading the country. Continue reading →
A presidential palace official announced that Meloni and her Cabinet would be sworn in on Saturday. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots, was the top vote-getter in Italy’s national election last month. Continue reading →
Set aside a small number of crisis beds. This would at least provide comfortable, temporary housing. Yes, this would be a more costly investment than having children sleep in an office building. Continue reading →
In three Cape Cod communities — Orleans, Eastham, and Brewster — anywhere from 38 to 39 percent of voters had asked for ballots as of Thursday. In Acton, 40 percent of the town’s voters had sought one, the highest share of any town or city. Continue reading →
Woburn police have determined former Officer John Donnelly, who resigned Monday amid an internal probe into his involvement in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., did “indeed attend, help plan and provide security” at the event. Continue reading →
Manager Aaron Boone hopes that "a little bit more offensively" and a strong start from Gerrit Cole will get his team back in the series against the Astros. Continue reading →
"We will represent our country, we will represent our flag," said Olena Buriak, a two-time Olympian. "We will remind people that we still need their help." Continue reading →
Employers are expanding despite rising interest rates and recession fears. But the number available workers has slipped in the past year. Continue reading →
The grant will help cover the $107 million cost of a full-scale plant in the southeastern US, a region where companies like General Motors, Ford, and LG are spending billions to erect battery manufacturing facilities for electric cars. Continue reading →
Most of the money is being spent to flood the airwaves with ads to persuade voters about Question 1 in advance of next month’s statewide vote. Continue reading →
A pure-voiced folk singer who sang plaintive laments for the fading Old West, Mary McCaslin reimagined pop and rock classics as mountain ballads and was an innovator of open tunings on the guitar. Continue reading →
As a college freshman, Lenny Lipton, wrote the lyrics to the classic folk tune “Puff the Magic Dragon,” and then used the song’s bountiful royalties to fund years of pioneering research in 3D filmmaking. Continue reading →
A Tony nominee in 1991 for her work on the long-running Broadway musical “The Secret Garden,” Lucy Simon also performed with her sister, pop superstar Carly Simon, as the "Simon Sisters." Continue reading →
“We’re moving into a century where we’re learning to manipulate cells,” the author says. “We’re learning to transplant cells back into the body, and it’s giving us a new level of control in medicine that we didn’t have before.” Continue reading →
Before bringing the massive symphony on tour to Japan next month, the orchestra delivered a harrowing performance on Thursday night in Symphony Hall. Continue reading →
The pop superstar's new album is sleek and knowing while possessing a vulnerability that allows for admitting wee-hours insecurities and reflecting on past nights’ mistakes. Continue reading →
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