Pending data centers will now need to strike community benefits agreements with host communities that align with state standards before state permitting can get underway.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has named Jean-Sébastien Vallée its new director of choruses and conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The Canadian-American conductor says he's honored to join and eager to deepen ties between the orchestra, chorus, and community.

Loryn Brantz's new children's book "I Am A Spicy Nugget" is about handling little kids with big feelings.

William Shatner fought stage 4 melanoma alongside his 61-year-old daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch, who was undergoing treatment for stage 4 breast cancer.

At an Alabama truck stop, drivers and business owners talks about how high prices are changing what they spend and charge.

Two thieves broke into the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera early Tuesday morning. They stole four paintings, which police say were collectively worth more than $10 million.

"Carla Bakes" blends Carla Hall's southern heritage with her love of international cooking.

The Trump administration is trying to restrict mail-in voting , asking the Supreme Court to lift an injunction that is blocking the administration’s plan.

The Category 2 storm passed by the western part of Hawaii overnight with wind gusts in parts of Kauai up to 100 miles per hour.

Iranians buying more than 110 liters (roughly 29 gallons) of gasoline a month will now have to pay a higher fee for gas.

Research shows that overprotective parenting is linked to rising rates of anxiety and depression in children and teens.

The album reflects how Ashley Monroe's time as a musician has strengthened her love for country and tested her tolerance of the music industry.

A woman in Illinois is being charged with first-degree murder after allegedly murdering her 2-year-old son last week. Prosecutors say witnesses told investigators that Corie Walsh, 40, was deeply invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial.

Britain, France and Canada moved to block imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. This comes amid the expansion of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory and a wave of deadly violence against Palestinian civilians.

Just after midnight on Tuesday morning, Canada began imposing retaliatory tariffs on certain American products made in states with tight Senate races, such as Ohio and Texas. 

Under his tenure, UMass Boston climbed the U.S. rankings of public research universities, earning top-tier status from the Carnegie Foundation in 2025. And he helped oversee a long-overdue $293 million overhaul of a campus that first opened in 1974. 

Gonzalez has agreed to a four-year, $135 million contract with the New England Patriots that makes him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The news comes just before the team kicks off the NFL season on Wednesday.

Since his testimony in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, there has been a tsunami of social media commentary criticizing Patrick Clancy and questioning whether he had some involvement in the deaths of the children.

Authorities in Illinois have not alleged that Clancy’s trial played a role in the killing of Walsh’s son, and no evidence made public so far establishes a connection beyond her discussion of the case.

Starting this week, Fidelity Investments is requiring its 6,000-plus Boston-based employees to resume in-person work five days a week. Many will return to a brand-new headquarters in what used to be known as the Seaport World Trade Center. Here's a peek inside.

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection created a cascade of competitive races. Two of the eight Republicans hoping to replace the three-term Democrat are former U.S. senators she previously defeated: John E. Sununu and Scott Brown.

All Springfield Public Schools staff have been directed to stay off of district network systems until further information is known. Students with district-issued the laptops should do the same.

They survey of nearly 1,200 Massachusetts educators by UMass Amherst’s Center for Education Policy also found that teachers consider their biggest challenges in the classroom to be student disinterest and low motivation, unclear standards around student discipline or behavior, and insufficient time for planning.

On rainy or snowy days, some of the new machines at South Station are not in service: They’re covered in black, snug-fitting tarps.

"Better coordination may not prevent every tragedy, but in high-risk care it is essential," writes Lauren Hajjar. "A collection of services is not the same as a system of care, and a person in crisis should not be responsible for connecting the pieces."

It's not just phones anymore. More teachers and even entire U.S. school districts are cutting back the time students spend on laptops and other screens. How do students really learn -- and do screens help or hurt?

Morgan played 88 major league games as an infielder with five teams from 1959-64 and then spent 18 years in the Red Sox organization as a manager, coach and scout from 1974-91.

Since launching on Sept. 1, 2006, the game platform has grown to around 150 million daily users and become a multi-billion dollar business.

In Pennsylvania, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for re-election against Republican Stacy Garrity. They're both navigating public opinion around data centers.

There were no diplomatic breakthroughs in Kyiv over the weekend.