If you are a parent, teacher, or policymaker, the annual release of exam results brings a familiar sense of anxiety. For ...

On the eve of a showdown vote by the City Council's Committee on Public Safety, Brandon Johnson declared his opposition to Public Safety Chair Brian Hopkins’ latest attempt to give Chicago police ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025. In case ...

Alphabet’s stock has rallied over the past several months, and calling it technically overbought is an understatement. But is that actually a bad thing for those who already own the stock? There’s ...

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A spinal cord injury might be only the beginning of a person's health woes, according to a new study. People who've suffered spinal cord injuries are more likely to develop an array of chronic health ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history, Maine residents are voting on whether to make it easier for family members to petition a court to restrict a potentially ...

Gary Liversidge of Boston swims in the Charles River during Boston's "City Splash" event on July 18, 2017. (Elise Amendola/AP) As someone who has been helping monitor the Charles River’s water quality ...

Pope Leo XIV recites the Angelus after Mass for the canonization of seven new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez I don’t envy Pope Leo XIV as he ...

If you’re the parent of a small child — or children — or you know someone who is, you have either loudly complained, or heard your friends loudly complain, about the truly insane cost of child care.

Tom Mothersdale, Adam James and Sion Pritchard in Measure For Measure - "And if you can't do a power stance, do a power sit!" Duke Vincentio, no stranger to sins of the flesh himself, has breezily ...

City Councilor Ed Flynn is calling for the Council to oppose safe injection sites in Boston that he says would incentivize addicts to shoot up, rather than seek treatment, and worsen the open-air drug ...