The declining testing numbers means an increased chance that emerging outbreaks will go undetected, infected people will spread the virus, and the key metrics policy-makers rely on will be skewed, experts and officials said.

Politics has always been part performance art. But since public meetings have shifted online, many hearings have been relocated from council chambers to bedroom chambers, where local officials find a new level of exposure and pressure.

Major General William J. Walker got word that Pentagon officials had authorized his request for troops at 5:08 p.m. — more than three hours after he received a desperate plea for help from the then-chief of the Capitol Police,

Many health policy experts and consumer advocates have pressed to throw the doors to HealthCare.gov wide open as the pandemic costs people their jobs and health benefits.

The report, which was released Wednesday, shed light on a number of rumors that had dogged Representative Ronny Jackson beginning in 2018, after he was nominated to lead the Veterans Affairs Department.

The Boy Scouts listed nearly 60 pieces of art by Rockwell whose sale would help raise money for a settlement fund of at least $300 million for sexual abuse victims.

Seventy percent of Mass. residents age 75 or older have received the first dose of vaccine. But while older people are the most vulnerable to severe illness, younger people are the ones most likely to spread the virus. And now those younger people, most still unvaccinated, have more places to gather.

Governor Charlie Baker said that the decision to offer hundreds of shots at the State Police headquarters was not the “right way.”

Myanmar security forces dramatically escalated their crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, killing at least 34 protesters Wednesday in several cities, according to accounts on social media and local news reports compiled by a data analyst.

In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter divisions.

A US contractor died Wednesday when at least 10 rockets slammed into an air base housing US and other coalition troops in western Iraq, the Pentagon said.

The International Criminal Court announced Wednesday that it was opening an investigation into allegations of war crimes by Israel and Palestinian militant groups in territories occupied by Israel in 1967.

Keeping the heat on Mohammed bin Salman will help all Saudi journalists, especially those in prison.

Paying people to stay home isn’t ‘unaffordable.’ In fact, supported quarantine is both affordable and a good investment of public resources.

Auctions of government-owned airwaves produce a lot of revenue. A chunk of it should go toward closing digital equity gaps.

As a Black woman who grew up in the predominantly white city of Newton, I witnessed how Black and brown students bused in through Metco were perceived and subsequently treated.

We need to create a system that encourages these institutions of higher education to become more of a partner in helping to rein in the rising costs.

Once again, we are left to ponder the mish-mash of standards and consequences regarding sexual misconduct.

Governor Charlie Baker made about 400,000 teachers, school staffers, and child care workers eligible to book COVID-19 shots at Massachusetts vaccination sites on March 11. But with vaccines in short supply, the move will thrust educators into a furious competition for coveted appointments.

Other factors that could complicate reopening schools include incomplete ventilation upgrades, union negotiations over safety measures, and potential increases in infection rates.

A lawsuit filed by three Massachusetts State Police veteran supervisors alleges recent improprieties around the agency’s promotional exam and promotions process, laying blame on Colonel Christopher Mason. The accusations could further damage trust in the state’s largest law enforcement agency.

One worker was killed and a second was critically injured in Cambridge Wednesday when a section of concrete stairwell inside a city-owned parking garage collapsed during renovation work.

The lawsuit, filed Friday by the Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence, alleges that the school system’s temporary admissions standards for the selective high schools violates students’ constitutional rights and will “artificially favor Latino and African American students to the detriment of Asian and White students.”

Jeffrey Rosario Turco’s social media posts reveal him as an anti-choice, transphobic, border-wall-loving Trumper, but he wants you to believe he’s a true Democrat.

Tuesday night’s results in a primary race in Revere and Winthrop told what feels like a familiar, disappointing tale for the liberal wing of the state’s dominant party.

The bronze memorial to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry was hoisted back into place on Boston Common on Wednesday morning.

Today is Thursday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2021. There are 302 days left in the year.

This winter, MBTA officials said they expected the vaccination clinic to open in mid-February. But it is still not being used, said James Evers, president of the Boston Carmen’s Union, the MBTA’s largest labor group.

Where is he from, what else has he done, and has he lived up to his high school hype?

US Representative Bill Keating said he is waiting on a response from the defense contractor about its decision to move “hundreds of jobs out of Massachusetts.”

Michael Heffernan, the state administration and finance secretary, said the Baker administration supports a “fix” that would extend the state-tax exemption to pass-through entities.

After a lull, more investors are putting money into innovative companies focused on sustainable energy.

Democratic leaders pressed to find the 50 votes they will need to push through President Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus measure in the face of unified Republican opposition.

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But because the session was closed to the public, it’s not known what may come of it.

That complaint is an “opportunistic attempt by General Electric to exploit a specific issue with a now-canceled gas turbine project,” Siemens Energy said in a court filing.

A couple targeted senior citizens in Massachusetts and across the country by sending deceptive pop-up ads to seniors' computers warning them of viruses or other problems, and then charging them for repairs that were unnecessary, according to the lawsuit filed in 2019.

A new coalition calling for them to remain independent includes the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts trade group.

The total was nearly double 2019′s investments, according to a trade group report.

The chemical maker says it will open a 51,000-square-foot building later in 2021.

Benedict J. Fernandez, a professed “photo-anthropologist” who captured the persona of Martin Luther King Jr. and the fervor of the King era’s protest movements before mentoring a generation of professional photographers, died Jan. 31 at his home in Oxford, New York. He was 84.

Heading into his third year with the Patriots, the receiver is keeping sharp by catching passes from a contraption called the Seeker.

Just as he once remade his swing earlier in his career, Martinez went to the cages and the video to rebuild things.

Jakub Vrana scored the only goal of the shootout.

The 29-year-old Coyle has five goals and three assists in 19 games this season.

Having a season of team sports wiped out isn't the worst thing about this pandemic, but it is no small loss to a young athlete.

The 32-year-old Japanese righthander drew plenty of onlookers while throwing 23 pitches in his first spring training work.

The Sox scored eight runs in the fourth inning en route to a blowout win, highlighted by two Bobby Dalbec home runs.

Brown won’t use his knee as an excuse, but he also made it known that his body needs rest. So it's imperative he doesn't go too hard on the court this weekend.

The former NFL tight end, and 37-year-old son of NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow, could only be described in two words by a San Diego County Superior Court judge: 'And that is a sexual predator.'

Following a wait of 15 months after the fall season was postponed because of COVID-19, the Merrimack Valley Conference rivals finally got to square off in a live scrimmage.

Nothing is good. These books about "niksen" – the art of doing nothing – help you get there.

The band's "Here Comes the Shock" is set to Hilken Mancini's homemade video of moves like the "Iggy punch" and "whack jacks."

Cambridge author Joanna Rakoff talks about seeing "My Salinger Year" adapted for the big screen.

The five-part miniseries, currently on HBO Max, brings back some of the rage and sorrow of the AIDS crisis — as does the novel by Rebecca Makkai.

Advice from Amy Dickinson.