Ayanna Pressley Throws Down Gauntlet To Betsy DeVos Over Slavery-Abortion Comparison
“As a Black woman & the Chair of the abortion access task force, I invite you to come by the Hill and say this to my face,” Pressley tweeted Thursday.…
Ayanna Pressley Receives Outpouring Of Praise After Sharing First Bald Selfie
Just days after Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) revealed that she has alopecia, the lawmaker is already embracing her new look. Pressley opened up about her condition for the first time…
Police: Psychic said girl was possessed, scammed mom of $70K
Police say a Massachusetts woman claiming to be a psychic stole more than $70,000 from a client by telling the woman her 10-year-old daughter was possessed by a demon and…
Woman, 2 kids die after found on sidewalk near Boston garage
A woman and two children have died after being found unconscious on a sidewalk near a Boston parking garage December 25, 2019, 11:22 PM 2 min read BOSTON — A…
Coldest air of season to move into Northeast, new storm to hit West Coast
The storm system that has been moving across the country has finally moved out. December 18, 2019, 1:03 PM 4 min read Finally, the storm system that has been moving…
Northeast digs out from monster storm: Over 2 feet of snow buries towns in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont
The Northeast is digging out from a monster nor’easter that dumped over two feet of snow onto towns in New York, Massachusetts and Vermont. Interested in Weather? Add Weather as…
Massachusetts adopts tough ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts on Wednesday adopted the country’s toughest ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, in response to a rise in youth…
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick weighs potential late 2020 presidential bid: Sources
Deval Patrick, the politician who made history as Massachusetts’ first black governor, is eyeing a potential late bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two Democratic Party sources. Interested…
Two charities to pay $6 million to resolve U.S. pharma kickback probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two charities will pay $6 million to resolve claims they operated as pass-throughs for seven pharmaceutical companies to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients using their high-priced medications,…
4 more parents to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
Four more parents are pleading guilty in the college admissions bribery scandal, and a Texas man accused of helping to orchestrate the scheme has also agreed to a plea deal.…