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Massachusetts DOC refuses to reveal inmates who got $6 million settlement, the state’s largest last year: ‘Deeply disappointing’

Massachusetts Department of Correction refuses to reveal the names of inmates who got $6 million settlement payouts, the state's largest last year: 'Deeply disappointing'

Inmates assaulted correction officers at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in early 2020. (Massachusetts Department of Correction image)

Hurricane Melissa as it nears Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with record-breaking 185 mph winds on Oct. 28, 2025. (Courtesy Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and NOAA)

State offers tips for flooding, hurricane threats

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency offers comprehensive resources on its website for all types of...

U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan speaks in favor of the Ratepayer Protection Act and the Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act during a House Energy and Commerce Committee markup hearing. (Courtesy U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan)

Lori Trahan pushes for action on FRONTIER Act after Anthropic discloses breaches by its AI

After multiple artificial intelligence firms announced breaches by their AI models in recent weeks, U.S....

Markey, Moulton expected to highlight Trump in second 2026 debate

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Driver faces charges in fatal Route 2 crash

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Big Brothers Big Sisters visit New England Botanic Garden

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The Freedom Dance 4-H Club of Tyngsboro performs at the 2025 Middlesex County 4-H Fair. (Courtesy Mass. 4-H Foundation)

Local 4-H clubs awarded BOOST grants from the Massachusetts 4-H Foundation

Massachusetts State House. (Photo By Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

Beacon Hill Roll Call: House and Senate approve abortion bill and ‘Protect Act’

The Flats on High Street is a seven-story, downtown luxury apartment community. Nashua’s apartment vacancy rate sits at below 1%, and now a new state law makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants, allowing them to do so at the end of their lease period without needing another reason. (Photo by Joan T. Stylianos)

Written in Granite: New Hampshire passes no-fault eviction law

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Written in Granite: New Hampshire passes no-fault eviction law
Written in Granite: New Hampshire passes no-fault eviction law
Driver faces charges in fatal Route 2 crash
Driver faces charges in fatal Route 2 crash
State offers tips for flooding, hurricane threats
State offers tips for flooding, hurricane threats
Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out but robust case remains
Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out but robust case remains
Drone footage captures bald eagle nest high above Dracut neighborhood
Drone footage captures bald eagle nest high above Dracut neighborhood
Photos: A first look at the Obama Presidential Center
Photos: A first look at the Obama Presidential Center
Leominster, Fitchburg donations help woman’s MS fundraising
Leominster, Fitchburg donations help woman’s MS fundraising
Total lunar eclipse as seen in West Boylston
Total lunar eclipse as seen in West Boylston
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ take top honors at Golden Globes
‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ take top honors at Golden Globes
Editorial: REAL ID finally taking effect at U.S. airports
Editorial: REAL ID finally taking effect at U.S. airports

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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, second from left, listens as his attorney Norman Eisen, right, speaks after he pleaded not guilty to allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Lawyers in Reflecting Pool case say Justice Department knew case was flawed

Lawyers for Hearn on Tuesday urged a judge to permanently dismiss the case.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino and executive Arsene Wenger at the Women's Euro 2025.

Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafström distance themselves from Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan

Wenger said it was “absolutely necessary” to drop the proposal.

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See it: World Cup closing ceremonies, final match and halftime show in photos

The stars were out in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the World Cup final.
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North Middlesex grads toss their caps in celebration