Nation Dec 08 Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
Nation Nov 07 Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments After a Boston appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting…
Nation Nov 07 Appeals court upholds order requiring Trump admin to provide full SNAP benefits for November A federal appeals court is leaving an order in place that requires President Donald Trump’s administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November amid a U.S. government shutdown.
Politics Nov 06 Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP food aid in November The ruling gave the Trump administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, though it’s unlikely the 42 million Americans will see the money on the debit cards they use for groceries that quickly.
Nation Nov 04 2 Massachusetts men arrested after explosion at Harvard Medical School, FBI says The blast occurred early Saturday on the fourth floor of Harvard Medical School. No one was injured. The building houses labs and offices associated with the medical school’s neurobiology department.
Politics Oct 30 Judge questions the Trump administration’s plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that if the government can't afford to cover the cost, there's a process to follow rather than simply…
Nation Oct 08 Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, dies at 89 The former Joan Bennett, one of the last remaining members of a family generation that included President John F. Kennedy, was a model and classically-trained pianist when she married Ted Kennedy in 1958.
Nation Sep 30 Federal judge rules Trump unconstitutionally targeted Gaza war protesters for deportation A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration ’s efforts to deport noncitizens for protesting the war in Gaza was unconstitutional.
Politics Sep 22 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will now run unopposed in her reelection bid Michelle Wu, Boston's first Asian and female leader, will run unopposed for mayor after a challenger didn’t garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city's election department announced Monday.
Nation Sep 21 Suspect arrested and charged in deadly New Hampshire country club shooting One person was killed and two others were wounded by gunfire Saturday before the suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Witnesses at the scene said the shootings took place in a restaurant adjacent to a wedding that was taking…