Clik here to view.
Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent...
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it's sold by its China-based parent company,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘I am unhappy': Convicted fraudster and ex-Massachusetts state Sen. Dean Tran...
The chief judge of the federal court in Boston dressed down a former Massachusetts state senator and his attorney when the defendant once again made a move that delayed his sentencing on fraud charges....
View ArticleTreasury levels sanctions tied to a massive hack of telecom companies and...
By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions in connection with a massive Chinese hack of American telecommunications companies and a breach...
View ArticleMassachusetts, get ready for ‘plowable snowfall' as nor'easter could dump 3-6...
The bread, milk and eggs could be flying off the shelves at Market Basket this weekend. Local meteorologists are predicting “plowable snowfall” from Sunday night into Monday morning, as a nor'easter is...
View ArticleTrump’s swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense...
By ZEKE MILLER, Associated Press White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of...
View ArticleOhio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted is expected to succeed JD Vance in the U.S. Senate,...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to select his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, on Friday to succeed Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S....
View ArticleBorder app that became ‘a salvation’ for migrants to legally enter the US may...
By ELLIOT SPAGAT TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A nurse who fled Cuba as part of the Caribbean nation’s largest exodus in more than six decades needed a place to stay in Mexico as she waited to legally enter...
View ArticleThe Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump’s first law...
By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is heading toward a final vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes and give...
View ArticleTrump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
By DAVID A. LIEB JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts for individuals and businesses. In some states, governors and lawmakers are...
View ArticleApple pulls error-prone AI-generated news summaries in its beta iPhone software
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is suspending an error-prone feature that used artificial intelligence to deliver bogus news alerts to some iPhone owners. The decision was disclosed Thursday as part of...
View ArticleHow to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content
By HALELUYA HADERO, AP Business Writer TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news. Without...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn’t go as planned
By CHRIS MEGERIAN WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump’s return to the White House only days away, Kamala Harris ‘ staff packed into her ceremonial office to watch her sign the desk, a tradition...
View ArticleWhy are interest rates rising when the Fed has been cutting them?
By STAN CHOE, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — What’s shaking Wall Street seems so backwards. Swings in the bond market recently sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury above 4.80% and its highest level...
View ArticleBitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible early action on crypto by Trump
By ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he’s sworn...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Democrats mulling over Healey’s shelter reforms that could block...
Top Beacon Hill Democrats offered few indications on whether they would support a package of reforms proposed by Gov. Maura Healey that would largely prevent arriving migrants from entering the...
View ArticleCNN found guilty in Florida trial of libeling Navy veteran in Afghan story
By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press A Florida jury on Friday found CNN guilty of libeling a U.S. Navy veteran in a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans following the Taliban takeover...
View ArticleBanning cellphones in schools gains popularity in red and blue states
By ANDREW DeMILLO LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fires scorched campuses across Los Angeles. Many schools are seeking places...
By KRYSTA FAURIA, JOCELYN GECKER and CLAIRE RUSH, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela...
View ArticleWhat lies ahead for South Korea’s impeached president as investigators seek...
By KIM TONG-HYUNG SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Law enforcement authorities on Friday requested a court warrant to formally arrest South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, who was in his third day...
View ArticleHere’s the schedule of events surrounding Trump’s second inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pageantry and parties surrounding President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration kick off this weekend with fireworks and a rally before Monday’s inaugural ceremony, parade and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
He is credited with one of history’s most indelible photos. A new documentary...
By DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press It is one of the 20th century’s most memorable images: a naked girl, screaming, running from a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War. More than a half-century later, a...
View ArticleQ&A: ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood on Donald Trump’s inauguration...
Forty years ago, Lee Greenwood released “God Bless the U.S.A.,” a patriotic anthem that has become a standard at political gatherings. He’s performed the song for a number of presidents, including...
View ArticleIRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel says he’ll step down on Trump’s Inauguration Day
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said in a letter to IRS workers on Friday that he intends to step down from his position on President-elect Donald...
View Article‘American Carnage’: Looking back at Trump’s first inaugural address before...
By BILL BARROW, Associated Press Eight years ago, Donald Trump delivered an inaugural address that overshadowed the typical optimism and promises of unity with a dark portrait of national life. His...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A rebranded Women’s March returns before Trump’s inauguration as progressives...
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO, Associated Press When Elisabeth Bramble and her sister stepped off the Washington Metro to join the massive crowds during the 2017 Women’s March, she counted it as one of the...
View ArticleBruins notebook: Bona fide big game on tap in Ottawa
Considering the Bruins’ tenuous position in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket and the number of long-time DNQs finally making their postseason push, it is hard to see any game in the near future...
View ArticleHow TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security...
By DAVID HAMILTON, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least...
By MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, Associated Press Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LA’s Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could...
By BETH HARRIS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region’s landscape and...
View ArticleBH Bulletin: CNN loses $5M defamation verdict; Ohio Senate maneuverings; fire...
A Florida jury ruled that CNN defamed a Navy veteran with a report on his business awarding him $5 million, the Hill reported. It was over a 2021 story about people paid to rescue endangered Afghans...
View Article