Nation Feb 19 When Rhode Island shooter opened fire, bystanders jumped into action to end the carnage Pawtucket police say the group of “courageous citizens” who rushed to intervene in the attack “undoubtedly prevented further injury and increased the chances of survival for the injured.”…
Nation Feb 17 Deadly shooting at Rhode Island youth hockey game was 'targeted event,' authorities say Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said Tuesday the victims were the shooter's ex-wife and adult son. The shooter injured three others during the shooting Monday afternoon in Pawtucket.
Politics Feb 16 How George Washington rose to prominence and became the stuff of myth No, he didn't have wooden teeth.
Nation Jan 06 Shooter who killed MIT professor and Brown students planned attack for months, DOJ says Justice Department officials said Tuesday that during the search of the storage facility where the shooter's body was found, the FBI recovered an electronic device containing a series of short videos made after the shootings.
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…