BOSTON (AP) - A bill that would let individuals adopt a younger brother, sister, uncle or aunt has been approved by the Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Goodbye ‘Godsend’: Expiration of Child Tax Credits Hits Home
January 15, 2022
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For the first time in six months, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit. The … [Read more...]
Federal Testing Website Launches Next Week, 4 Tests Per Home
January 14, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on … [Read more...]
Gov. Baker Files $5B Bond Bill to Pay for Critical Services
January 14, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker filed a nearly $5 billion bond bill Friday that he said will help cover the costs of critical services. The proposal … [Read more...]
RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Will Remain in Prison
January 14, 2022
SACRAMENTO, CA (AP) - California’s governor has rejected releasing Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan from prison more than a half-century after … [Read more...]
Human, Drug Trafficking Are Priorities for State US Attorney
January 14, 2022
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts’ new U.S. Attorney says pursuing human, gun and drug trafficking cases will be among her priorities as she … [Read more...]
COVID-19 Pill Rollout Stymied by Shortages Amid Omicron Wave
January 14, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for US Businesses
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated … [Read more...]
Biden to Double Free COVID Tests, Add N95s, to Fight Omicron
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says the government plans to double to 1 billion the rapid, at-home COVID-19 tests to be distributed free to … [Read more...]
Boston Makes Final Push to Clear Out Homeless Encampment
January 13, 2022
BOSTON (AP) - Workers have started removing the last tents from a homeless encampment at a Boston intersection known as Mass and Cass. Bulldozers … [Read more...]
