Nation Oct 30 Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison.
World Oct 21 As UN conference nears, countries have made little progress toward biodiversity goals As of this week, around 46 percent of countries have submitted targets and less than 15 precent submitted plans for reaching them.
Politics Oct 10 Ethel Kennedy, social activist and Kennedy matriarch, dies at 96 The wife of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes and the family’s legacy for decades thereafter, died on Thursday, her family said.
Nation Oct 09 Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, hospitalized after stroke Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has been hospitalized with a stroke. Her family announced on X Tuesday night that it happened Thursday in her sleep and that she's resting comfortably at a Boston-area hospital.
World May 10 Over 40 arrests made as police clear pro-Palestinian protests camps at Penn, MIT Tensions have ratcheted up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the United States and in Europe. Some colleges cracked down immediately, while others have tolerated the demonstrations.
Nation Apr 28 Anti-war protesters dig in on campuses across the U.S. as universities, police take action Students protesting the Israel-Hamas war woke up in tents at college campuses nationwide Sunday morning planning more protests demanding that schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies accused of enabling the conflict.
Politics Mar 22 Massachusetts debates how best to keep families housed amid migrant crisis The Massachusetts Senate has approved limits on how long homeless families can stay in emergency state shelters as part of an $850 million plan to fund the system that has been at the center of the migrant crisis.
Politics Mar 21 Massachusetts Senate passes bill aimed at outlawing “revenge porn” The bill, which was approved unanimously Thursday and now goes to conference committee to hash out differences with the House, means only South Carolina has not banned "revenge porn."…
Nation Mar 08 Experts say Maine mass shooter’s brain injury doesn’t explain his violence Boston University researchers who analyzed a sample of Robert Card’s brain tissue say they found evidence of traumatic brain injury, including degeneration in the nerve fibers allowing communication between different brain areas.
Nation Feb 28 $1 billion donation eliminates tuition at New York medical school, changing students’ lives School officials said the donation should last for perpetuity, since interest earned means the lump sum will continue to grow. All students will qualify for the free tuition.