1+ hour, 17+ min ago Personal care attendants in Massachusetts who assist people they live with will no longer be required to pay state or federal income tax, Governor Maura Healey announced Monday, a change that could save 18,000 caregivers about $5,000 a year each. The state…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago Q. I have been with my current boyfriend for almost four years. In the beginning of the relationship, he was saying we were going to get married. We aren't even engaged, even though he buys me expensive jewelry for Christmas. No…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago PORTLAND, Maine " Onstage, Zak and Lena Kendall sing in steady harmony about the flood that left their hometown under 8 feet of water. It's the sixth track on their new album, All the Light in Autumn, and, like much of their…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago The 700-megawatt Trimount project from Jupiter Power would be the largest such lithium-ion battery farm in New England, if it opened today. Massachusetts wants to build big battery farms to store energy A $1 billion-plus battery farm big enough to power…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago The scars of school shootings often endure for years, shaping mental health, educational trajectories, and economic futures. When school shooting headlines fade, the trauma doesn't The scars of school shootings often endure for years, shaping mental health, educational trajectories, and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago (Bloomberg) " American beef plants are under threat as the number of cattle destined for their facilities stays far below historical levels, reflecting the smallest herd in more than half a century. Cattle placed in US feedlots, where animals are fed…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago Law enforcement used an automatic license plate recognition system to locate the suspected Brown University shooter's rental car Thursday and tie him to the killing of an MIT professor in Brookline. But in recent months, Flock Safety, the technology's vendor,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago WASHINGTON'The Dec. 31 deadline to extend enhanced Obamacare health insurance tax credits has loomed over Congress for months, sparking this fall's record-long government shutdown and dominating legislative efforts in the final days of the year. Now, lawmakers are leaving town for…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago For Yuying Deng, a 74-year-old retiree, Boston's Chinatown neighborhood is her world. It's where she shops for food, socializes, and has medical appointments. "It's all in here," she said recently in Cantonese. "Everything is in Chinatown." But after decades of…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago The state Inspector General's office blasted a Steamship Authority website project as a "cascade of failures" and blamed the agency for wasting millions of dollars due to critical missteps. According to a report released Thursday, the Inspector General determined that…...