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Pot cafe rules near completion, could be in force by October
Almost nine years after the state moved to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, rules for how Amsterdam-style pot ...
Josh Kraft blasts Boston Mayor Wu again on ‘out of control’ White Stadium taxpayer spending
Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft continued to harp on Mayor Michelle Wu’s failure to release an updated estimate for the ...
Beacon Hill Democrats pack surtax spending bill with millions for hyper-local projects
Massachusetts lawmakers sent a nearly $1.4 billion spending bill to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk Wednesday that is packed with ...
Massachusetts, it could feel like 100 degrees: ‘Potentially dangerous’ and chance for severe storms
Hazy, hot and humid conditions are on the way for Thursday — when it will possibly feel like a sweltering 100 degrees. A true ...
Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July
The specific 988 subprogram for LGBTQ+ youth cost $33 million in fiscal year 2024, according to SAMHSA, and as of June 2025, more than $33 million has been spent on the services. The Trump ...
What to know about the impacts of the Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender care for youth
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth in a ruling that’s likely ...
US starts evacuating some diplomats from its embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy ...
US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Wednesday it is restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for ...
New CDC advisers will skip some expected topics and explore a target of antivaccine activists
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers meet next week, but their agenda suggests they’ll skip ...
‘Nobody knows:’ Trump won’t say whether he will move forward with US strikes on Iran
“I say good luck,” Trump said. Khamenei earlier Wednesday warned that any United States strikes targeting the Islamic ...
Ketanji Brown Jackson reports $2 million in income last year for her memoir, ‘Lovely One’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson received more than $2 million last year for her best-selling ...
Karen Read found not guilty on murder, manslaughter, guilty on OUI
A jury cleared Karen Read of all but the least serious offense — drunk driving — following a lengthy trial for the murder of ...