In a relief to concerned public health officials, the World Cup matches that brought millions of visitors to Massachusetts did not inundate hospital emergency departments. But there was a "noticeable" ...

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Nearly 150 Massachusetts residents have been sickened by a parasite tied to contaminated produce amid an outbreak affecting 15 states, largely in the Midwest. A Department of Public Health dashboard ...

After rejecting her initial choice, the Governor's Council voted 6-2 on Wednesday to confirm Gov. Maura Healey's controversial nomination of Kaitlyn O'Leary to the Parole Board. Opponents to O'Leary's ...

Boston police are searching for a suspect after the fatal stabbing of a man at South Station on Wednesday, according to the department. MBTA Transit Police responded to a call about a person stabbed ...

George Robert Twelves Hewes was a local shoemaker who was participated in a lot of events leading up to the American ...

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“It’s so… academic,” sighs Gillian Anderson’s reclusive actress Billy Presley in writer-director Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” The honey-drawled, former scream queen is ...

Democratic voters in Connecticut gave a longtime congressman the boot. Challenger Luke Bronin thumped incumbent John Larson by 20 points in the state's 1st Congressional District primary this week.

I had just closed the door to my one-bedroom apartment when an old friend from college texted me the link to an article that illustrated life in cohousing, a housing model where people have private ...

Police began searching for the teen after an adult woman and a teen boy were found dead in a home on Martha Lane in Acton.

Medical experts and women who’ve experienced the disorder say the trial shows the need for more research and education about this little-discussed but severe psychological illness.