1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (255+ words) A grad student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology remains under medical supervision after potentially creating and exposing themselves to a dangerous neurotoxin. The university reported that it closed a building, “out of an abundance of caution,” later posting on…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago   (211+ words) A 19-year old is dead after falling onto the third rail while trying to help a young woman who’d also fallen on the tracks at a T stop Saturday afternoon, according to the Transit Police. Around 1:09 p.m., the man and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (385+ words) As a physician-executive in Oregon, I have watched this fiscal pressure unfold. In recent budget cycles, Oregon made a massive, commendable commitment to expand access, allocating $1.6 billion to behavioral health within the Oregon Health Authority. Major regional health plans stepped…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (484+ words) For 32 years I’ve had bad dreams about when rent control ended in 1994 and what’s happened since. So many tens of thousands of people were displaced by rent increases or stayed put and paid more and more of their income for…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (605+ words) Boston police are taking to the skies to see how effective drones could be as first responders. The department announced Friday it partnered with Motorola Solutions and BRINC on the “Drone as First Responder” pilot program. BPD members who are…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (617+ words) Tech giant Meta this week agreed to pay $17 billion as part of a settlement to end a landmark trial related to safeguards for younger users of social media. It is one of the largest such settlements ever, though it represents…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (287+ words) Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced Wednesday that she and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $17.1 billion settlement with Meta — including a guarantee of approximately $366 million for Massachusetts — to resolve claims the social media giant created and ran its…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (226+ words) The Lincoln was supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days. Concerns have grown about the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment following reports of deteriorating mental health among the crew and…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (112+ words) Boston Herald Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, shortly after 3 p.m., when the truck he was driving containing the device was illegally parked east of the Capitol grounds, Capitol police said. Officers said they were investigating why the suspect,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (506+ words) California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey were among 29 states that sued the tech giant in 2023, but the deal cuts short the trial, which was expected to see CEO Mark Zuckerberg take the stand before a jury in federal court in…...