Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said his office seeks to divert, rather than prosecute, certain low-level shoplifting offenders but ...

NEW YORK — As Zohran Mamdani mulls staffing up as New York City mayor, the Democratic nominee has an obvious starting point: people from the administration of former Mayor Bill de Blasio, who swept ...

Boston is a thriving city in many respects. But when so many families choose to raise their kids elsewhere, the city is not ...

Call it redemption or, at the very least, a chance for a second act. Not everyone gets one, but Steve Poftak just did.

Bold Boston, a super PAC backing Boston Michelle Wu for her re-election, has collected more than $743,000 this year. A similar fund supporting rival candidate Josh Kraft has taken in more than $3 ...

Some Boston City Council members accused Council President Ruthzee Louijeune of selectively applying certain rules.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz faces criticism from GOP lawmakers in his state after spending $430,000 in taxpayer money to prepare ...

A handful of school districts across the state already limit or ban cellphone use during school hours or on school property.

“A half a million dollars of taxpayer money to prepare the governor to go to his old stomping grounds seems exorbitant, ...

Several criminal defendants have been released so far, as public defenders continue to decline cases in Massachusetts due to a pay dispute.

Convicted Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson says she’s praying God keeps her out of jail and at home, while some of her constituents are accusing Mayor Michelle Wu of not supporting ...

EVERY VOTE COUNTS — Democrat Lisa Field maintained a 15-vote lead over Republican Larry Quintal in the special election to ...