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August 20, 2020 at 9:26 am

Report urges action on flooding, erosion from climate change

BOSTON (AP) — Increased tidal flooding, beach erosion and aging sea barriers are among the climate change concerns threatening a famous coastal destination in Massachusetts,...

August 13, 2020 at 2:46 pm

Fauci: Schools should be outdoors as much as possible

School districts developing their plans for reopening for the new academic year should find ways to offer as many outdoor activities as possible, from classes...

FILE – In this June 26, 2018, file photo, then-Suffolk County District Attorney Democratic candidate Rachael Rollins speaks during a forum in Boston. On Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, District Attorney Rollins criticized The Massachusetts Bail Fund for paying for the release of a convicted rapist, who has since been charged with a new rape. A statement from the bail fund said Wednesday that it bails out people based on financial need “regardless of charge or court history” because it believes pretrial detention is “harmful and racist.” (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) BX502 BX502

August 12, 2020 at 3:16 pm

Bail fund answers criticism over freeing convicted rapist

The bail fund posted $15,000 for the release of Shawn McClinton, a convicted sex offender facing rape charges. Prosecutors say McClinton raped a woman just...

August 8, 2020 at 6:02 am

Doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts

BOSTON (AP) — An emergency room doctor in Boston is assembling thousands of voter registration kits for distribution at hospitals and doctor's offices. Later this...

Shoppers walk past signs requiring face masks at the Jimmy John’s restaurant in downtown St. Joseph, Mich., Thursday, July 30, 2020. Area businesses are requiring visitors to wear face masks when entering stores due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) MIBEN102 MIBEN102

August 4, 2020 at 9:43 am

‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million virus cases VIEW

The nation has recorded more than 155,000 dead in a little more than six months and is fast approaching an almost off-the-charts 5 million COVID-19...

July 31, 2020 at 6:07 am

Hard-hit Massachusetts worries COVID-19 respite is fleeting VIEW

A house party attended by restaurant workers in a picturesque beach town in Massachusetts has led to more than a dozen new coronavirus infections. On...

Business

July 20, 2020 at 5:20 am

First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne ills VIEW

Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and painful headache when her parents found her unresponsive in her bed one morning last fall....

July 1, 2020 at 9:01 pm

Black-owned businesses see sales surge amid racism reckoning VIEW

BOSTON (AP) — When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip...

Business

June 18, 2020 at 4:54 am

Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFK VIEW

Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in...

Nation & World

June 4, 2020 at 1:40 pm

Citizenship concerns remain as immigration agency reopens VIEW

LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — For Albert Baraka, the ceremony outside the federal immigration office in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was brief, but life changing. The 20-year-old, who...