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Barney Frank, a longtime Mass. congressman and trailblazer for gay rights, dies at 86
Barney Frank has died. The longtime Democratic congressman from Massachusetts was a leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights. He also helped to craft the most significant changes...
GOP-endorsed lieutenant governor candidate didn't collect enough signatures for the ballot
Anne Brensley said her campaign relied partly on an outside firm to collect the required 10,000 signatures to get on the ballot, but that they failed to do so. She...
Photos: Boston celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Southie parade
The parade drew crowds from across Massachusetts and beyond, with marching bands, floats, veterans’ groups and local organizations making their way through the neighborhood.
1 recovered and 1 missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Provincetown
The person who was recovered was “transported to higher medical care,” Coast Guard spokesperson Keira Shantry said. They did not provide a name nor updates about the two people on...
Haitian man who had been living in Mass. dies in ICE custody after untreated toothache
U.S. Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren as well as U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent a letter on Thursday to the Trump administration demanding "a full investigation" into the man's...
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U.S. pair, including Mass. native Dropkin, gets silver in mixed doubles curling
Dropkin and Thiesse became the first U.S. team to medal in Olympic mixed doubles, and Thiesse is the first American woman to medal in Olympic curling.
Police release new footage of person of interest in Brown shooting
During a Monday afternoon news conference, authorities released three new videos of the man they believe carried out the attack that killed two and injured nine. Although his face wasn't...
Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had...
Weekend explosion at Harvard Medical School appears to have been intentional, authorities say
The explosion occurred just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning Goldenson Building on Longwood Avenue, according to Harvard University police. No one was injured in explosion.
1.1 million Mass. residents at risk of losing food benefits next week due to the government shutdown
Gov. Maura Healey and other local Democrats called on President Trump to release billions of dollars to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. About 1 in 8...