
Newsom vetoes bill to close Cal Fire pay gap over collective bargaining concerns
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have increased the salaries of California firefighters, to put their ... Read More
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Philly's top federal prosecutor, David Metcalf, confirmed by US Senate
PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration’s pick to lead Philadelphia’s U.S. attorney’s office was confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday, capping an extended confirmation process that nonetheless lacked much of the ...Read more
Saul Zabar, boss of NYC institution Zabar's market, dies at 97
NEW YORK — Saul Zabar, the iconic New York City market owner, whose name was synonymous with fine food and smoked fish, died Tuesday. He was 97.
Zabar had been hospitalized with a brain bleed, his daughter Ann told The ...Read more
Massachusetts students of color, low-income twice as likely to attend substandard schools, report finds
Low-income students and students of color are about twice as likely to attend schools with substandard conditions in Massachusetts, according to a new education report by MassINC and the Worcester Regional Research Bureau ...Read more
Sen. Rand Paul backs effort to block military strikes on drug boats
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul said he plans to cosponsor a measure that would prevent the Trump administration from conducting military strikes against suspected drug boats, adding to his condemnation of recent deadly ...Read more
EPA reverses stance on coke oven rules that U.S. Steel called unachievable
Oct. 7—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowing implementation of a 2024 hazardous air pollution rule that imposed new emission control and monitoring requirements on facilities like U.S. Steel's Clairton ...Read more
Massachusetts federal funding cuts total $3.7 billion over multiple fiscal years, Gov. Healey says
President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ federal funding cuts have sliced roughly $3.7 billion away from Massachusetts and impacted at least four different fiscal years, a sum that is likely to reshape ...Read more
Lawsuit challenges new Michigan marijuana tax, would upend roads deal
LANSING, Mich. — An industry group that represents cannabis businesses in Michigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon, challenging a state law that was signed hours earlier to impose a 24% wholesale tax on marijuana.
The...Read more
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to 'dementia' and obsessive fixations
CHICAGO — In a scathing critique of President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based ...Read more
J&J must pay record $966 million in talc baby powder cancer case
Johnson & Johnson was told by a California jury to pay $966 million to the family of a deceased woman who blamed her cancer on life-long use of the company’s baby powder in the largest verdict for a single user in the 15...Read more
Why did Tesla's discounts disappoint consumers and investors?
Tesla investors and consumers were disappointed after the company unveiled its long-awaited, less expensive versions of the Model 3 and Model Y.
Intended to help Tesla reach a broader customer base and shed its reputation...Read more
2 years after Hamas-led attack, an Israeli town struggles to rebuild
BEERI, Israel — Little has changed in the house of Miri Gad Messika's parents from two years ago, when Hamas-led militants blitzed into this tiny community less than three miles from Gaza's eastern edge, killing more ...Read more
Hilaria Baldwin denies being a 'nepo wife'
Hilaria Baldwin has denied being a "nepo wife".
The influencer, 41, made the statement while insisting her actor husband Alec Baldwin, 67, did not help her secure a place on the new season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck 'have found a new balance in relationship since finalising divorce'
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are said to have found a new balance in their relationship since finalising their divorce earlier this year.
The singer, 56, filed for divorce from actor Ben, 53, in August 2024 on what ...Read more
Nicole Kidman makes her return to social media to mark Paris Fashion Week
Nicole Kidman has made her return to social media to mark Paris Fashion Week.
Sharing photos from the Chanel runway show, the 58-year-old's move comes shortly after her separation from Keith Urban, 57.
The Practical ...Read more
Massachusetts Legislature considers plan to install Narcan at all MBTA stations
BOSTON — The Bay State is considering a proposal to make doses of the opioid overdose reversal drug Narcan available at all MBTA stations, with one state senator saying the life-saving drug should be “as common as fire...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu to headline 'No Kings' protest amid sanctuary battle with feds
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is set to headline a “No Kings” protest on Oct. 18, roughly a month after the city was sued by the Trump administration over its sanctuary policies that the feds see as thwarting their ...Read more
Sensitive police files to be opened up for watchdogs under new law signed by Newsom
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that will allow police oversight officials investigating misconduct to access confidential law enforcement personnel records, a change that watchdogs have argued will ...Read more
Federal agents held him in a hospital for 37 days, at times shackled to his bed, without charging him
LOS ANGELES — For more than a month, federal immigration officials surveilled Bayron Rovidio Marin in a hospital bed at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he lay recuperating from serious injuries to his leg after an ...Read more
LA County launches investigation into historic sex abuse settlement
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County launched an investigation Tuesday to determine whether a record $4 billion sex abuse settlement approved this year may be tainted.
County supervisors unanimously approved a motion to ...Read more
Trump halts Venezuela talks as US considers cartel targets on land
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has called off U.S. diplomatic engagement with Venezuela, people familiar with the move said, a decision that favors Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s more hard-line approach and may ...Read more
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