Nation Jun 23 Experts say the Titan sub’s unconventional design may have destined it for disaster The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for its own disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator’s refusal to submit to safety checks that are standard…
Nation Feb 28 Heavy snow slams Northeast, California Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast and California residents digging out, or in some cases simply stranded, after yet another storm.
Nation Feb 04 Mount Washington hit with record wind chill amid Northeast deep freeze The Mount Washington Observatory at the peak of the Northeast’s highest mountain, famous for its extreme weather conditions, also recorded an actual temperature of minus 47 (minus 44 C), tying an observatory record set in 1934 and a wind gust…
Nation Feb 04 Polar vortex envelops Northeast with dangerously cold temperatures Arctic air descended into the Northeast on Saturday morning, bringing dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills that dropped to minus 45 to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 43 to minus 45 C) in many areas.
Nation Dec 31 New Year’s Day hiking tradition reaches parks in all 50 states A simple plan to get more people enjoying the outdoors on New Year’s Day has become a nationwide movement after a hike at a Massachusetts park more than three decades ago.
Economy Jul 28 1st Trader Joe’s union approved in Massachusetts Employees at a Trader Joe's supermarket in Massachusetts on Thursday became the latest workers at a major company to approve a labor union. The store in Hadley is the first Trader Joe's with an employees union.
Arts Mar 02 ‘New generation’ of racially diverse creators to write and illustrate Dr. Seuss-inspired books Sketches by Dr. Seuss that have never been published will see the light of day in a series of books being written and illustrated by a diverse group of up-and-coming authors and artists.
Nation Jan 29 Winter storm lashes East Coast with deep snow, high winds Parts of 10 states and some major population centers — including Philadelphia, New York and Boston — were pummeled by the storm. By late morning, more than a foot (30 centimeters) of snow had fallen on parts of New Jersey’s…
Nation Jan 07 Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off A winter storm that had already blanketed parts of the South in snow moved into the Northeast, snarling air travel, and crushing morning commutes.
Nation Jun 03 Celebrity attorney F. Lee Bailey dead at 87 In a career that spanned decades, Bailey defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler.