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Boston Public Schools wasted $857k in taxpayer dollars skirting contracting rules, inspector general finds

Boston Public Schools wasted $857k in taxpayer dollars skirting contracting rules, inspector general finds

The scathing report found that school employees repeatedly hired vendors without valid contracts or the required competitive bidding, then devised a workaround to pay them later.

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Is AI helping human creativity, or harming it?

Is AI helping human creativity, or harming it?

Music. Books. Film. Artificial intelligence is changing how we express ourselves. Is AI a tool for creativity -- or a barrier?

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Police, community members attend funeral for Worcester officer killed in apparent murder-suicide

Police, community members attend funeral for Worcester officer killed in apparent murder-suicide

Kurt Solomon was a 31-year veteran of the department. Officers lined the street leading to Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Worcester as his American-flag wrapped casket arrived for the Catholic Church services.

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Clancy murder trial testimony wraps; closing arguments scheduled for Thursday

Clancy murder trial testimony wraps; closing arguments scheduled for Thursday

Closing arguments are scheduled Thursday in the case that has drawn international attention to mental health care, especially for new mothers. The case will then go to 12 members of the jury to decide.

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D.C. attorney general on $17-billion settlement with Meta

Meta agreed to change Instagram and Facebook to make the apps safer for minors and is calling on other social media companies to do the same.

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Mass. GOP primary turns litigious over caucus recording

Mass. GOP primary turns litigious over caucus recording

Former MassGOP chair Jennifer Nassour Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, alleging he and his staff unlawfully recorded her during a caucus.

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Maine selects company to build large wind farm, plus a transmission line, to send power south

Maine selects company to build large wind farm, plus a transmission line, to send power south

Maine takes a critical step in its plans to build a large wind farm and transmission line in Aroostock County.

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Boston federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely

Boston federal judge removes major legal obstacle to Trump mail voting order, with more challenges likely

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston agreed to remove her previous injunction prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out Trump’s order for November’s elections following a Supreme Court ruling. Trump’s executive order remains barred from taking effect under a separate injunction.

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New data finds at least 1 in 4 NFL players will develop CTE brain disease

Football season officially kicks off in a couple weeks, but some alarming new data out this week has put a damper on any tailgating preparations.

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Drag performer remembers Dolly Parton

Drag performer remembers Dolly Parton

Jason CoZmo has impersonated Dolly Parton for two decades.

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Colorado sues landlord of ICE facility

Last year, the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement. And now, a city in Colorado is pushing back.

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Elephants in Boston? Un-herd of! But visitors can't get enough of them

Elephants in Boston? Un-herd of! But visitors can't get enough of them

The impressively realistic statues were created by Indigenous artists from India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve using the invasive lantana camara plant.

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At least 2 reported measles deaths remind public how dangerous the disease is

The first measles deaths in the U.S. this year are a reminder of how dangerous the disease can be.

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Meta settlement brings Mass. up to $516 million, new limits for teens

Meta settlement brings Mass. up to $516 million, new limits for teens

If the settlement is approved by the court, Massachusetts could get up to $516 million from Meta, including a guaranteed $366 million over the next decade.

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The outcome of Meta's $17-billion settlement

In addition to paying $17 billion, the company will also put new guardrails on its platforms.

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Marking 110 years of the National Park Service

Marking 110 years of the National Park Service

The expiration of a critical fund is causing National Park infrastructure to show its age.

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Liane Moriarty pens 'Big Little Lies' sequel 'Big Little Truths'

Liane Moriarty pens 'Big Little Lies' sequel 'Big Little Truths'

Liane Moriarty's 2014 novel "Big Little Lies" was not only a best-seller, but it also spawned an Emmy-winning HBO series.

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An increase in droughts could lead to more infectious diseases

A new study published in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution shows how a drier world can spread more parasites and deadly infections.

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Why hasn't the U.S. banned corporal punishment in schools?

There is a broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children.

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Bill Gates releases essay with concerns about AI

Artificial intelligence, Gates says, “will either be the greatest equalizer ever invented, or the worst source of injustice.”