Beneath 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...
View ArticleMore 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...
View ArticleTrump 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....
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