A quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires, according to an economic analyst.In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economi...

The Light reviewed statewide court records for 23 of the local men arrested last week and found 19 had no criminal charges.

In New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained.

Joseph Kutzko was charged with assaulting the child in January 2025, not long before the child was removed from the family’s home. Mother Arlene Kutzko was charged with witness intimidation in connect...

A new book examines the labor of getting chronic illness diagnosed and treated—for those lucky enough to get care.

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra annual funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.

Was Jake Lang evaluating a teenage girl for a bikinis-and-burkas protest? Or was something more lecherous at play?

Our study also found that digital media sites didn’t make much of a difference.

The Trump administration claimed to have found 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls in four states. But the agency's communications with states since then indicate that data was preliminary.

Campaigning anywhere for any office at any level of government is personally burdensome.

Nine statewide ballot questions will face all Massachusetts voters this November, and a new poll finds that all but two are likely to pass.

There is no coordinated system to address the behavioral health of immigrants in Massachusetts. But the needs are great

Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston offer insights as Brookline strives to eliminate crashes resulting in deaths and serious injuries.

The founder and CEO of Our Rescue resigned in 2023 amid allegations that he had sexually abused and trafficked women himself.

America should welcome birth tourists because they generate taxpaying citizens without the US having to invest in them

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

LONDON: An Israeli court on Sunday temporarily blocked plans by the national security minister to install crocodile-filled moats around Ketziot Prison, following a legal challenge centered on the rept...

After saying in the midst of a debate last week she does not owe her constituents an apology, Alison Leary has changed her tune.

A Google user left a one-star review of the New Bedford Whaling Museum coining the phrase. Last fall, the museum began selling shirts and hoodies with the review on the back and a whale skeleton on the front. Now, the design is capturing national attention.

An internal "30 day review" of city transportation projects that Mayor Wu requested during her re-election campaign last year was supposed to improve the public's trust in the city's ability to manage...

Arizona’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rolls have plummeted, offering a possible preview of national trends as states try to avoid new federal penalties.

Residents and public officials alike have been concerned about pedestrian and cyclist safety on the stretch of Tremont Street in Mission Hill near Parker Street for years.