The next fight over the Mass. driver's license law

From the latest progress on the South Coast rail project, to expanded rebates for buying an electric car in Massachusetts, here's what you need to know today.

I’m the victim of a hate crime. Why didn’t the legal system do more?

One night in February 2020, two white women brutally attacked me and my teenage daughter for speaking Spanish, writes Sara Vasquez.

NY state health commissioner resigning to return to Harvard

New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Man charged with threatening doctor over transgender care

Federal prosecutors have charged a Texas man with threatening a Boston physician who cares for transgender children.

Former Natick official to serve 15 days in jail for her part in the Jan. 6 attack

Need a pick me up? Here are 3 stories to make you smile this week

From a raucous TikTok dance video to holiday shopping with the Boston Bruins to Ted Lasso's words of inspiration to the U.S. men's national team heading into the World Cup,...

Boston lights official Christmas tree, Nova Scotia's annual 'thank you' gift

Each year, the Canadian province gives Boston a tree as a "thank you" for the city's help back in 1917. After an explosion devastated the city of Halifax, the city...

The world marathon record holder plans to run Boston in 2023

From Prince William's announcement of a "living seawall," to why President Biden is paying a visit to Massachusetts, here's what you need to know today.

To boost Georgia's Warnock, Biden heads to Boston

Days before polls close on Tuesday, Biden still has no plans to visit Georgia. Instead he’ll aim to help Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection campaign from afar with appearances Friday at...

See photos from the royals' visit to Boston

British royals Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Boston this week, marking their first trip to the U.S. in nearly a decade. Here are photos from their...

Mass. voters say House committee votes should be public. But leaders have yet to change the rules

A majority of voters in 20 House districts across Massachusetts voted ‘yes’ on a non-binding ballot question that instructs House representatives to make legislative committee votes public.

More than 20% of women won't get diagnostic breast imaging if deductible is involved, Boston study shows

Nearly 1,000 women who were coming in for breast imaging appointments were surveyed at Boston Medical Center.

Here are the two Mass. House races headed to recounts

From the annual lighting of the Boston Common Christmas tree, to a municipal proposal to let dogs go unleashed in city parks, here's what you need to know today.

DEP official cites 'societal context' in East Springfield biomass plant ruling

Opponents of a long-planned biomass facility in East Springfield that would have burned wood to generate energy are applauding a new ruling upholding the state's decision to revoke permits for...