11+ hour, 35+ min ago   (548+ words) A mix of veterans, their families, and elected officials gathered beneath the stained-glass windows of St. Brigid Church in South Boston on Sunday for the 45th rededication of the South Boston Vietnam Memorial. Moved indoors because of rainy weather, the ceremony…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (133+ words) U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner when the light aircraft lost power as it approached Wausau Downtown Airport. The pilot made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau. They both ended up…...

23+ hour, 34+ min ago   (339+ words) Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Elijah (who goes by Eli) is a sweet, resilient, and lovable 10-year-old boy who brings warmth and positivity wherever he goes. Eli has a bright…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (653+ words) More than three decades have passed since the body of 27-year-old Susan “Su” Taraskiewicz was found in the trunk of her car in Revere, after she worked an overnight shift as a baggage handler at Logan Airport. The homicide investigation…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (168+ words) Millions of people are now using AI chatbots every week to navigate health questions. While many say the technology has proved useful, it can generate hallucinations and make mistakes — some of which have had serious consequences. How you prompt a…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (165+ words) A 30-year-old Massachusetts man died Thursday after falling while climbing rock ledges along the Appalachian Trail in Kent, Conn., police said. Collin Salmon, of Great Barrington, was rock climbing in a section of trail known as St. John’s Ledges when…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1276+ words) Nearly 2,000 nurses at Boston Medical Center voted overwhelmingly to authorize a three-day strike over pay and staffing at New England’s largest safety-net hospital, their union said Friday. The strike authorization, which passed with nearly 90 percent support, sets up a potentially…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (891+ words) SPRINGFIELD — The scene was notable for what was not happening. At the time when students are normally let out at Springfield Central High School, there were scores of empty spots in the parking lot, no crowds of teenagers streaming out…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (501+ words) Federal immigration agents on Thursday took a person into custody outside a Newton courthouse and briefly detained a second individual outside City Hall, Mayor Marc C. Laredo said. “ICE agents detained, and took into custody, an individual outside of the Newton…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (185+ words) Investigators on Martha’s Vineyard are probing an alleged sexual assault that occurred at the island’s Massachusetts State Police barracks last month, officials said. Oak Bluff police responding to a report “involving a woman in distress” in late August eventually determined…...