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…
Politics Sep 03 Judge reverses Trump administration’s cuts of billions in research funding to Harvard A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday ordered the reversal of the Trump administration’s cuts to more than $2.6 billion in funding research grants for Harvard University.
Nation Aug 12 Officials are investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2, injured 10 The Allegheny County Police Department says five people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition Monday night, and five others had been treated and released.
Nation Aug 11 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped after explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh has left dozens injured or trapped under the rubble, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue them.
Science Aug 07 Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say “It's like we have been creating a state-of-the-art telescope to explore the universe, and now we don’t have money to launch it.”…
Politics Aug 05 Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation, federal judge rules Massachusetts and the other states that brought the lawsuit argued FEMA lacked the authority to end the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program and redirect more than $4 billion of its funding.