BOSTON — Law enforcement officials, parents and members of the Anti-Defamation League are pushing for new laws that respond aggressively to bullying at schools.
BOSTON — Low-income residents covered by Medicaid in Massachusetts could soon be required to pay more to see a doctor, pay more for prescriptions and face drastic cuts in dental care offered by the state’s MassHealth program.
BOSTON — Stephen Pagliuca said the country should restore the military draft so everyone sacrifices for national security in a broadcast debate between the four Democratic Senate candidates.
NEW YORK — A new book claims Red Sox hall of famer Ted Williams’ severed head was mistreated by employees at an Arizona cryonics facility.
BOSTON — Boston city officials are meeting with Secretary of State William Galvin on Tuesday to discuss their compliance with an order to turn over thousands of e-mails deleted by a top aide to Mayor Thomas Menino.
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays got in just 12 minutes of baseball before their game was postponed because of rain on Friday night.
BOSTON, MA — Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card will not seek the Senate seat that was held by Ted Kennedy. Card released a statement Friday night that said after careful consideration, a run for the Senate was, “not in the best interest of my family.” Card quickly threw his support to state Senator Scott Brown of Wrentham
WASHINGTON — Video, audio, and the prepared text of President Obama’s back-to-school address scheduled for Tuesday, as released in advance by the White House.
CHATHAM, Mass. — The sightings of several great white sharks have prompted a swimming ban for the rest of the holiday weekend at all oceanside beaches in Chatham.
BOSTON — Jordan Shay, 22, an Army solider from Newburyport, Mass., was killed Tuesday in Iraq.
BOSTON — A person purporting to represent the Rep. Stephen Lynch picked up nomination papers on Friday for the special election scheduled to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
BOSTON — Mourners dressed in black and in dark suits, taking cover under umbrellas, are entering the church where Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be remembered this morning.
CHILMARK, Mass. — Video and text of President Obama’s remarks Wednesday in Chilmark after the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
BOSTON — “No words can ever do justice to this irrepressible, larger than life presence who was simply the best — the best Senator, the best advocate you could ever hope for, the best colleague, and the best person to stand by your side in the toughest of times,”
BOSTON — “An important chapter in our history has come to an end. Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States Senator of our time,” said President Obama in a statement.
BOSTON — People across the nation and world are remembering the 77-year-old senator, who passed away at home in Hyannisport after a more than year-long battle with brain cancer.
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — This is the transcript of remarks President Obama made on Marthya’s Vineyard Tuesday, re-appointing Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.
BOSTON — Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the Prudential Center.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will bring to an end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday, giving car shoppers a few more days to take advantage of big government incentives.
BOSTON — As Hurricane Bill continues to move in the Atlantic, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency has held a series of conference calls with the National Weather Service and local communities on Cape Cod and the islands.
