Nation Jul 20 Amid COVID-19 pandemic, health officials brace for insect-borne illnesses As the coronavirus pandemic subsides for now in the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region are warning about another potentially bad summer for EEE virus and other insect-borne illnesses.
Nation Apr 12 Millions of taxpaying immigrants won’t get stimulus checks The relief package that Congress approved to help Americans during the coronavirus pandemic has one major exclusion: millions of immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. but work here and pay taxes.
Politics Mar 30 Feds revoking reservation status for tribe’s 300 acres Cedric Cromwell, the tribe's chairman, says the move was "cruel" and "unnecessary" as the land dispute is still pending in D.C federal court.
Health Mar 25 Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges Pressure was mounting on the Trump administration Wednesday to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has tested positive for COVID-19 and advocates fear tight quarters and overall conditions could cause rapid spread of the virus.
Politics Feb 20 New visa restrictions set off ‘panic wave’ in immigrant communities A Dallas immigration lawyer from Nigeria says her phone has been ringing nonstop. The United African Organization has held legal clinics in Chicago to walk people through their options.
Health Nov 27 WATCH: Massachusetts becomes 1st state to ban flavored tobacco and vaping products The legislation immediately bans the sale of flavored vaping products and will outlaw sales of menthol cigarettes starting June 1, 2020.
Nation Aug 28 U.S. turns away Palestinian who was an incoming freshman at Harvard Ismail Ajjawi, who had been living in Lebanon, was refused entry into the U.S. after landing Friday at Logan International Airport in Boston, university and federal officials confirmed this week. The 17-year-old freshman said the denial had to do with…
Nation Aug 26 Administration ends protection for migrant medical care Critics denounced the decision as a cruel change that could force desperate migrants to accept lesser treatment in their poverty-stricken homelands.
Nation Jul 21 Heat, humidity grips East Coast as central US sees reprieve The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that a New Jersey drawbridge got stuck and suburban Boston police jokingly asked criminals to take it easy.
Education Mar 29 Parents headed to court in college admissions cheating scheme More than a dozen parents are slated to appear in Boston federal court on charges related to the nationwide college admissions.