Boston City Council supports protections for illegal immigrants facing deportation
The Boston City Council is throwing its support behind legislation pending on Beacon Hill that would increase protections for ...
Boston Mayor Wu, other mayors may face criminal prosecution for sanctuary policies, House Republicans say
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu may be facing criminal prosecution for the city’s sanctuary policies after the prospect of federal ...
Boston sanctuary city supporters, opponents verbally clash outside City Hall
Immigration enforcement supporters clashed with sanctuary city advocates outside City Hall on Wednesday as a congressional ...
Massachusetts inmate who was granted clemency from Biden charged with smuggling K2-laced paper into federal prison
Massachusetts inmate who was granted clemency from Biden charged with smuggling K2-laced paper into federal prison ...
Scientists raise concerns as the US stops sharing air quality data from embassies worldwide
The WHO’s air quality database will also be affected by the closing of U.S. program. Many poor countries don’t track air ...
DC notebook: Boston Mayor Wu faces down Congressional committee with her baby in tow
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu entered a high-stakes Republican-led Congressional hearing while holding her baby daughter, who ...
As many top Democrats stay silent on Cuomo mayoral run, an accuser feels betrayed
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, said last week that he would not endorse a candidate until after the ...
Appeals court allows removal of head of watchdog agency as legal battle rages over Trump firing
WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court has removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight ...
Trump reaches 36.6 million television viewers for first address to Congress in second term
Trump’s first speech to Congress as president, in 2017, was seen by 47.7 million people. Television viewing in general has decreased since then. Nielsen measured viewing on 15 different television ...
How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras
With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...
House Speaker Johnson’s top aide is arrested on charge of driving under the influence, police say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of driving under ...
Karen Read murder case defense argues for dismissal at both federal and state courts
The Karen Read defense team mounted two efforts on Wednesday to have at least two charges — if not the whole case — tossed with less than one month to go before the Mansfield woman is scheduled to ...