Ken Burns and Jeanne Shaheen will each receive the same Legacy Award this fall
The New England Council announced documentarian Ken Burns and retiring Senator Jeanne Shaheen will each…
Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii law requiring permission to carry guns in stores and hotels
The high court’s 6-3 decision means people can carry guns onto privately owned property like…
Rubio hails US-Gulf Arab unity despite the region’s persistent concerns about Iran agreement
Rubio used a three-day, three-nation trip to try to convince the members of the Gulf…
‘More people will die’: Read Justice Sotomayor’s blistering dissent in Supreme Court’s decision on asylum seekers
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 conservative majority handed the Trump administration yet another win in the…
R.I. Governor Dan McKee vetoes bill requiring energy reports for big buildings
Climate Action RI called the veto “deeply disappointing” and urged the General Assembly to override…
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center is closing, governor says
Officials announced a temporary closure of the facility earlier in June, saying hurricane season made…
Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says
The agency reported the June 9 incident to US Park Police, said Frank Lands, deputy…
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to revoke immigration protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians in US
The ruling will affect thousands of Haitians in Massachusetts who had been anxiously awaiting the…
Federal judge in Boston halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list
The judge sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that argued that the…