RI seeks public’s help to protect plovers, all shorebirds
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A piping plover nest has been discovered at Rhode Island’s busiest beach for the first time since monitoring of the threatenedRead More
Conn. health care workers protest lack of protective gear
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Health care workers rallied Saturday in New London to protest what they called a shortage of personal protective equipment and payRead More
Cities brace for increasing unrest, call in National Guard
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters set police cars ablaze, smashed businesses’ windows and skirmished with baton-wielding officers in streets from Atlanta to Los Angeles, as angerRead More
SpaceX rocket ship blasts off into orbit with 2 Americans
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company thundered away from Earth with two Americans on Saturday, ushering inRead More
Health officials announce 789 new coronavirus cases and 50 deaths, bringing death toll to 6,768
There are now 96,301 confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, up from 95,512 cases on Friday, health officials announced Saturday and 6,768 coronavirus-related deaths. 1,305 areRead More
Officials: 10 arrested after protests outside Boston police stations
10 people are facing disorderly conduct, assault and other charges after protesting a Minnesota man’s death in police custody at two Boston police stations Friday,Read More
Crews respond to dump truck rollover in Dedham
Crews responded after a dump truck rollover on Friday afternoon in Dedham. Emergency crews responding to the overturned dump truck on Legacy Boulevard found theRead More
Cuomo signs bill granting front-line worker death benefits
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Saturday granting death benefits to the families of police officers, public health workersRead More
Judge denies motion in suit over out-of-staters’ quarantine
A federal judge has denied a motion in a lawsuit by some Maine campground operators who believe a state quarantine order for out-of-state visitors isRead More
Trump: Secret Service was ready to unleash ‘vicious dogs’ on protesters
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that many Secret Service agents were “just waiting for action” and ready to unleash “the mostRead More