Watch: Elise Stefanik testifies at UN ambassador confirmation hearing
Rep. Elise Stefanik faced questions at her confirmation hearing Tuesday to become the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations about her lack of foreign policy experience, her strong support for Israel...
View ArticleBeneath a veneer of calm, Trump’s inauguration holds warning signs for US...
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who...
View ArticlePalestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’
By ABDEL KAREEM HANA and TIA GOLDENBERG RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting...
View ArticleIsrael’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures, adding to pressure on...
By MELANIE LIDMAN and AREF TUFAHA JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects GOP-backed Montana case based on controversial election...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to...
View ArticleXi touts ties with Russia in Putin call after Trump inauguration
Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia during a video call with Vladimir Putin as he urged deeper cooperation a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president. Xi said he’s...
View ArticleFormer Proud Boys leader and Oath Keepers founder released after Trump offers...
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The former leader of the Proud Boys and the founder of the Oath Keepers have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for...
View ArticleJunk food turns public villain as power shifts in Washington
By Stephanie Armour, David Hilzenrath, KFF Health News The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks. For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast...
View ArticleGov. Healey files $2.5B borrowing bill to improve public higher education...
Gov. Maura Healey filed a $2.5 billion borrowing bill Tuesday that would dump cash into Massachusetts' public higher education system to update aging infrastructure that the first-term Democrat argued...
View ArticleBook Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter,...
By ANITA SNOW Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book...
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More than 200 potential jurors summoned for trial of prosecutor in Ahmaud...
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — More than 200 potential jurors were summoned Tuesday to a Georgia courthouse to face questions about whether they can serve impartially in the...
View ArticleTrump’s first full day back in White House includes firings and an...
By MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, making an infrastructure announcement and...
View ArticleGarth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band,...
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational...
View ArticleBruins place Mark Kastelic on IR, recall Max Jones and Patrick Brown
The Bruins placed Mark Kastelic on injured reserved and called up two veterans from Providence prior to their trip to New Jersey for their game against the Devils on Wednesday. The B’s brought up...
View ArticleMurder charge upheld for the only suspect to face prosecution in 1996 Tupac...
By RIO YAMAT LAS VEGAS (AP) — The only suspect ever to be charged in the 1990s killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas has lost a bid to have his murder case dismissed. Clark County District...
View ArticleTrump moves to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter on...
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his administration will move to revoke the security clearances of the more than four dozen former intelligence officials who signed a 2020...
View Article22 states sue to stop Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship
By MIKE CATALINI Attorneys general from 22 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump's move to end a century-old immigration practice known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that...
View ArticleHere’s what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn’t do
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. But it...
View ArticleWhat’s next for EVs under President Trump?
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to eliminate what he incorrectly labels “the electric vehicle mandate”...
View ArticleTrudeau says Canada will respond to US tariffs as Ontario’s premier says...
By ROB GILLIES, Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs...
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Trump administration appoints new US Attorney for Massachusetts
The President Trump administration has appointed a new U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts. Acting U.S. Attorney General James McHenry appointed Leah Belaire Foley to the post on Monday, the U.S....
View ArticleMusk’s straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of...
By BERNARD CONDON, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn’t totally clear and some...
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Josh Kraft plans to run against Michelle Wu for Boston mayor, sources confirm
Josh Kraft, son of the billionaire New England Patriots owner and head of the family’s philanthropic arm, is planning to announce a run for mayor of Boston, according to two sources close to Kraft. The...
View ArticleBird flu likely killed dozens of Canada geese, swans, other birds in...
The circulating bird flu likely caused the death of more than 60 Canada geese, swans, and other birds in Plymouth, according to state environmental and health officials. The recent suspected outbreak...
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At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on...
By TIFFANY STANLEY and GARY FIELDS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to...
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Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump’s favor...
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For Marco Rubio, the easy part is over. He was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state with unanimous support, Democrats...
View ArticleHowie Carr: No pardon for Biden's reign of error!
Here are some words and phrases I never want to hear again, at least not from Democrats: “No man is above the law.” “Norms.” “Decency.” And I never want to hear any lectures about anything from anybody...
View ArticleTrump’s executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain – including...
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President Trump wants to make showerheads and toilets flow greatly again, but...
By ALEXA ST. JOHN and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump once expressed concern with how low showerhead flow affected his “perfect” hair. Now back in the White...
View ArticleTicker: Trump spending $500B on AI; Stocks rise after inauguration
President Donald Trump on Tuesday is announcing investments worth up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. The...
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