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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, joined by a cohort of Massachusetts health leaders, declared Tuesday he will vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the next U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary, saying Americans need a leader who can tackle wide-ranging problems such as medical debt, access to care, the opioid epidemic and the ment...

Top Democrats suggested they’re open to Gov. Maura Healey’s legislative push to minimize upheaval for hundreds of commercial drivers, in the process lamenting a “bipartisan failure” that contributed to the need for action so late in the lawmaking term. With only five weeks remaining in the 2024-2025 term, the Transportation ...

From the busy roads of Dorchester to the quaint main street of Ayer, the closure of two health care centers remains a focal point. Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center each shuttered during Steward Healthcare’s bankruptcy, depriving those living nearby of an emergency room, primary care and pharmacy services. For Nashoba Valley nurse J...

A symbol of enduring gratitude, this year’s Christmas tree has arrived in the Boston Common, marking the 53rd annual donation of a tree from Nova Scotia. The tree, a 45-foot white spruce, was driven down from the rural community of Mattie Settlement in Antigonish County on Sunday and arrived in the Common on Tuesday morning. It will be lit......

A 16-year-old is facing a murder charge after a deadly June crash in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

Rookie quarterback Drake Maye isn’t losing sleep over his high turnover rate, and that’s ultimately a good thing for the Patriots.

A Massachusetts man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal dogfighting charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. John Murphy, 51, of Hanson, pleaded guilty to nine counts of possessing animals for use in an animal fighting venture in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. He had been indicted back in March — the first time f...

A sex offender convicted in a rash of home break-ins and two sexual assaults in the fall of 2016 in Boston’s South End was sentenced to decades in prison Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office. Ronald Brown, 60, was convicted on 21 charges, including aggravated rape, kidnapping, witness intimidation photogra...

Court documents released Tuesday revealed new details in the case of a man charged with threatening to shoot fellow moviegoers at a showing of “Wicked” in Massachusetts over the weekend. Ryan Muldoon, 34, of Lynn, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon, threats to commit a crime and disturbing the peace. He made an initial appe...

Trae Young’s absence in the Hawks’ upset win over the Celtics earlier this month apparently raised a red flag with the NBA.

Bertucci’s is launching a new concept called Bertucci’s Pronto, and it’s all about combining the chain’s classic Italian meals with the hustle and bustle of modern life. The new type of restaurant is set to open up in March right in the heart of Downtown Boston on Tremont Street — an area teeming with busy office workers in ...

Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead and a man was found suffering from a serious neck laceration in Chicopee, Massachusetts, early Tuesday morning. In the early morning hours Tuesday, 911 operators received a call reporting a disturbance in the 0-100 block of West Street in Chicopee, according to the Hampden District Attorney...

Authorities are investigating after a man died in an early-morning fire in a box truck in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. The State Fire Marshal’s Office and Claremont police and fire said in a joint press release that the man died in a fire in a box truck at 287 Washington St. in Claremont at 1:50 a.m. Tuesday. An autopsy…...

A Massachusetts man is facing a shoplifting charge after attempting to steal $1,770 in merchandise from a Lululemon store in Boston. Boston police said they responded to the Lululemon store at the Prudential Mall at 3:18 p.m. Monday for a report of a larceny in progress. Responding officers were provided with a description of the suspect fleeing th...