Workers protest racial inequality on day of national strike
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of workers rallied Monday outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan and in cities across the U.S. to protest systemicRead More
Mass. labor union groups gather at State House to protest systemic racism, economic inequality
BOSTON (AP) — Labor union groups rallied Monday in front of the Massachusetts State House as part of a national day action meant to protest systemic racismRead More
COVID-19 vaccine developed by Cambridge-based biotech poised for final testing
The first COVID-19 vaccine tested in the U.S. revved up people’s immune systems just the way scientists had hoped, researchers reported Tuesday — as theRead More
Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition calling for new building at facility
The Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition plans to gather at the State House Tuesday to call for a new building at the facility. The protest isRead More
Mass. Senate approves policing reform after overnight session
The Senate overcame a difficult rollout and several false starts to pass a far-reaching reform of policing in Massachusetts on Tuesday that would ban chokeholds,Read More
‘A troubled soul’: Boston pastor shocked after Virgin Mary statue set on fire
Members of a Dorchester church are shocked and saddened after their Virgin Mary statue was burned Saturday night. Officers responding to a call for aRead More
Kelly Preston, actor and wife of John Travolta, dies at 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Preston, who played dramatic and comic foil to actors ranging from Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire” to Arnold Schwarzenegger inRead More
Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has beenRead More
Trump commutes longtime friend Roger Stone’s sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set toRead More
‘Very upsetting’: ICE deportation policy upends students’ plans
Chess champion Tamer Karatekin, originally from Istanbul, has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from MIT and was planning on pursuing a master’s in theRead More