Jun 05 Massachusetts student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released By Leah Willingham, Associated Press Marcelo Gomes da Silva, 18, who came to the U.S. from Brazil at age 7, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday. Authorities have said the agents were looking for the Milford High School teenager's father. Continue reading
May 14 20 states sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal transportation and disaster-relief funds By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Democratic attorneys general say the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions. Continue reading
Apr 30 Why a woodpecker is breaking car mirrors in this small New England town By Holly Ramer, Rodrique Ngowi, Associated Press During the War of 1812, townsfolk in the tiny fishing village of Rockport, Massachusetts, hurled rocks at British soldiers using their stockings as slings. Now, they’re slinging trash bags and towels over the side mirrors of their cars to protect… Continue reading
Apr 19 250 years after the start of the Revolutionary War, a divided America battles over its legacy By Hillel Italie, Michael Casey, Associated Press Thousands of people came to Lexington, Massachusetts, just before dawn on Saturday to witness a reenactment of how the American Revolutionary War began 250 years ago, as the country looks back to its war of independence and asks where its… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 7:03 The impact of private equity's expansion into health care By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Steward Health Care was once the largest private hospital system in the country. When the private equity-backed network filed for bankruptcy last year, it devastated providers and patients. In Massachusetts, five of the eight Steward-owned hospitals were salvaged by the… Continue watching
Mar 22 Kitty Dukakis, former first lady of Massachusetts, dies at 88 By Associated Press Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Massachusetts governor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, who spoke openly about her struggles with depression and addiction, has died. Continue reading
Mar 13 Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to obstructing justice By Michael Casey, Associated Press The judge on Thursday approved the plea agreement, but has not yet addressed his sentence. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:34 Gun violence memorial filled with mementos of those lost By Jared Bowen, GBH Over 125 people are killed by guns every day in the United States. To address that epidemic through art, the Gun Violence Memorial Project shares intimate details of some of those lost. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports… Continue watching
Oct 21 Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states will decide By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts are set to decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers. Continue reading
Jul 27 WATCH: Harris pledges to defend reproductive rights at campaign event in Massachusetts By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris used her first fundraiser since becoming the Democrats' likely White House nominee to excoriate the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as determined to roll back Americans' freedoms. Continue reading