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Flash flood warning issued for Boston, Quincy, Brockton and other communities
The warning is in effect until 9 a.m. for Boston and several communities south of the city, according to the National Weather ...
Heroics of Texas camp counselors cast spotlight on those who oversee millions of US kids each summer
As floodwaters rose in Texas, camp counselors hoisted children onto rafters, carried them to dry ground and sang with them to ...
When Massachusetts battled the scourge of measles — and won
Good morning. With cases of measles in the US at a 33-year high, we’re turning back the clock to when Massachusetts led the ...
On the anniversary of Vermont’s summer floods, one village seeks to rebuild on higher ground
Throughout the Green Mountain State, residents are still reckoning with the damage inflicted by seven federally declared ...
From Beyoncé to Lady Gaga, this Newton designer is turning heads with his custom kicks
That night, the 35-year-old designer was sitting on his couch in Newton, scrolling through X, when photos and videos of ...
Night sky lessons from a leading astronomer, and a floating spa on Vancouver Island
Hotel Ursa in Orono has launched a celestial experience with Shawn Laatsch, a pioneer of the world’s first 3-D stereoscopic ...
What are my responsibilities when hosting house guests? Do I provide meals?
We’re mining the archives for some of Robin Abrahams’s hit columns you may have missed (this one is from 2014). But keep your ...
The next front in the battle over America’s universities? Accreditation.
In its push to reshape American higher education, the Trump administration is threatening the independent process of ...
After my husband died, I couldn’t bear to part with his car
It had been 11 weeks since my husband died. Tackling all the business the world requires of you when you lose a spouse takes ...
Indigenous composer Cris Derksen highlights R.I.’s history with ‘First Light’
Her work for cello, comissioned by Newport Classical and premiering this weekend, is inspired by the Wampanoag people.
UN says if US funding for HIV programs is not replaced, millions more will die by 2029
The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January when President Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later ...
Red Sox riding high after sweeping Nationals and Rockies, but schedule gets tougher the rest of July
The surging Sox have won six straight games, matching their longest winning streak of the season. During that stretch, they outscored opponents, 56-16, reached double-digit runs four times, and only ...