Massachusetts could soon follow in the footsteps of Connecticut and Maine.

Rates will not rise if the schools gets a $39 million in funding from the state.

State troopers searched both sides of a road just off the street where he lives in North Attleborough.

But there are still big questions about how they will make a dent in the problem.

During a speech in Germany, Obama also defended surveillance programs, saying they've struck the right balance between security and privacy.

The candidates aggressively pursued their closing arguments last night.

The United Nations says more than 45 million people worldwide are refugees — the most since 1994 — and that nearly half are children.

Robert Mueller told the Senate the FBI used drones rarely and for surveillance proposes.

The developments cast doubt on a new plan for peace talks between insurgents and the U.S.

Jessica Meir, 35, will be part of the first class of astronaut candidates in four years.

More interview transcripts from the IRS investigation are released but there's still no evidence of a direct connection to the White House.

Sir Ken Robinson, who gave the most watched TED Talk ever, tells us how to find what really makes us tick, and get the most out of life and work.

Some of the most punishing ways in which Reinhart and Rogoff’s work has figured into economic policy has gone completely unnoticed.

Want to know how the justices decide who writes the big opinions? What about whether the justices hang out after work? Get your answers here.

NASA want the public's help in hunting for asteroids that could potentially smash into Earth.

MIT's Neil Gershenfeld pioneered the "fab labs" movement and calls digital fabrication the third digital revolution.

Gawande says Boston has the potential to be the Silicon Valley of health care innovation.

Today's surf music scene is a subculture obsessed with vintage gear and popular kitsch.

A perfectly American cocktail? Maybe not entirely. Turns out the drink has a muddled past.