Ex-Mass. lawmaker sentenced for scamming pandemic unemployment funds
Local News Dean Tran, 48, of Fitchburg, was convicted in September on 20 counts of wire fraud and three counts […]
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VHSL will continue to allow Virginia trans athletes to compete
Despite President Trump’s Executive Order this week barring transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports, the Virginia High School League
City Council bans councilors from requiring that staff sign NDAs
Local News After Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson was arrested, a ban on using non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment
Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on `sanctuary’ cities
By SOPHIA TAREEN CHICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that ‘sanctuary’ laws in the nation’s
Feds investigating BU staff member’s post about Musk’s DOGE
Local News “We take those threats seriously,” U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Leah Foley said about the post. Steven Senne A
Progressive Willie Burnley Jr. announces bid for Somerville mayor
Politics Willie Burnley Jr. is challenging incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, a two-term mayor who was first elected in 2021. Councilor
Canada, Mexico reach last-minute deal with Trump to avert trade war
WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump today delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions
Trump to pause tariffs on Mexico, still in place for Canada and China
By JOSH BOAK and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum
New poll warns of Colorado Democrats’ slipping popularity with voters
A majority of Colorado voters have a negative view of both the Democratic and Republican parties, according to a recent
FBI agents involved in Trump investigations to be fired: sources
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration officials are moving to fire FBI