A new study unravels the mysteries of self-fermentation as research identifies the bacteria responsible for a rare disorder that causes people to be drunk without drinking alcohol
The award-winning author of ‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ returns with a new novel, ‘The Emperor of Gladness’
A report shows that military lawyers issue deportation orders in 78% of the cases they judge, compared to 63% for immigration judges
Too Black for Latinos and too Latino for African Americans, Boston’s Afro-Latino community is beginning to see the fruits of decades of activism against historical invisibility
Church leaders ordered the parish to remove the display, arguing that it violates ecclesiastical norms
The party celebrated the triumph of its progressive and moderate candidates exactly one year after the defeat against Trump that plunged it into an existential crisis
A coalition of eight cities has filed another lawsuit to block the suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), scheduled for November 1
JFK’s only grandson has become an internet sensation thanks to viral videos in which he criticizes and mocks Trumpism. ‘My grandfather would be on every network today, although he probably wouldn’t know how to use a cell phone’
The author, a visiting scholar from Spain researching the erosion of liberal democracies, argues that during Trump’s second term every gesture in defense of internationality has become an act of resistance
Todd Lyons, the head of immigration enforcement, boasts about an operation in Boston that took nearly 1,500 people into custody in May
The magistrate who ordered the precautionary suspension of the ban on foreign students had already ruled in favor of the university in 2019 in a case on positive discrimination in the admissions system
The president’s threat to withdraw funding from the country’s leading educational institutions is already jeopardizing their research work
The court is holding a hearing to decide whether the rulings of judges who blocked the presidential order have national scope or not
Washington, California and New York are some of the places offering higher pay to workers
While the food item is scarce on supermarket shelves, investors have seen gains of up to 120% in a year. Across the country, 15% of the laying hen population has already been culled to contain the contagion
The renowned researcher, known for his revolutionary combination of university studies in psychology and engineering, pioneered a school of design that forever marked the 20th century
On November 5, voters in 41 territories will decide on 147 ballot measures that address some of the most important issues for many citizens
The colorful town of Hyannis remains the domain of the only dynasty ever to exist in the United States. Now politics pits the most visible members of the clan against each other: JFK’s grandson, a Democrat, and independent presidential candidate Robert Jr., his great-uncle
Rick Slayman was sent home from Massachusetts General Hospital after a procedure that marks a milestone in the emerging field of xenotransplantation
Delahunt was an early Obama backer, becoming the first member of the Massachusetts congressional delegation to endorse the Illinois senator’s presidential bid
The storm should be completely out of the region by Sunday morning
The Senate passed a bill that would limit maximum stays to nine months with the possibility of 90 more days for veterans, pregnant women and people who are employed or enrolled in a job training program
The patient, Richard ‘Rick’ Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is recovering well from the surgery last Saturday and is expected to be discharged soon, doctors said
The Biden administration has approved six commercial-scale offshore wind energy projects, and auctioned lease areas for offshore wind for the first time off the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts
The administration estimated the pardons announced could end up benefitting hundreds of thousands of people
In Minnesota, the ‘uncommitted’ vote was 19%. In Massachusetts, Colorado and North Carolina, tens of thousands of people opted for this choice