The Latest: Warren says she got results post-financial crash
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest (all times local):10 p.m.Elizabet...
Utility to pay $53M for blasts that damaged homes, killed 1
BOSTON (AP) — A utility company will pay the largest criminal fine ever imposed for breaking a federal pipeline safety l...
Sanders makes bold play to win primary on Warren’s home turf
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the South Carolina primary unfolds Saturday, Bernie Sanders won’t be hustling for last-minute votes...
Warren’s next challenge: Maintain post-debate momentum
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren enters the final stretch before Saturday’s Nevada Democratic caucus with a new and en...
MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to provide captions for more of its publicly availabl...
Deval Patrick, last black candidate in 2020 race, drops out
WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by...
The Latest: Warren says she’s been counted out before
CONCORD, N.H. — The latest on campaigning for the 2020 election (all times local):
The Latest: Warren stresses party unity to defeat Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential race and Tuesday's primary in New Hampshire (all times local):
NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats
PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a smile to a cheering crowd and l...
Green tea party? State licenses Boston’s 1st marijuana shop
BOSTON — Boston’s first retail pot shop and Massachusetts’ first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the f...
The Latest: Iowa Democrats release additional caucus results
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses (all times local):
Caroline Kennedy backs Biden, calls him Democrats’ best bet
WASHINGTON — Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling the former vice president Democrats' ...
Survey: University investments saw slower growth in 2019
BOSTON — Most U.S. universities made money on their financial investments last year, but their returns were tempered by a global economic slowdown fue...
Aerosmith drummer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors
BOSTON — A judge has told Aerosmith's drummer Joey Kramer to dream on if he hopes to rejoin the band as its set to perform and be honored at Grammy ev...
The Latest: Prominent New Hampshire Democrat endorses Warren
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James heads to Springfield to see son before playing Celtics
BOSTON — Lakers star LeBron James took in his son's high school game in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon before returning to Boston to ...
Facing Senate trial crunch, Dems blitzing Iowa, early states
NEWTON, Iowa — As a winter storm barreled down on Iowa, Elizabeth Warren’s campaign team struggled with whether to scrap a town hall scheduled at the ...
Debate to highlight vanishing diversity in Democratic field
A half dozen White House hopefuls will gather on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday night at a critical moment in the Democratic primary. ...
Warren vows to cancel college debt without awaiting Congress
WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren says she'd order her secretary of education to cancel up to $50,000 in college debt for about 95%...
Democrats set to clash in final debate before Iowa caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrats are preparing for what could be their most contentious debate yet as the leading candidates gather in Iowa on Tuesday loo...
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to reson...
Epstein gave $850,000 to MIT, visited 9 times, report finds
BOSTON — Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated $750,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times as h...
Ex-Alaska governor Bill Walker chosen for Harvard fellowship
JUNEAU, Alaska — Bill Walker, who was one of the country's few politically unaffiliated governors, plans to discuss with students bridging the politic...
Lawsuit seeks to ease adoption of Equal Rights Amendment
BOSTON — Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment have filed a federal lawsuit in Massachusetts aimed at clearing a legal path for adoption of the lon...
Uncertain impeachment schedule leaves 2020ers scrambling
WASHINGTON — Uncertainty over when the Senate will begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is complicating crunch-time campaigning for the fi...
Kisses, cheers, fireworks welcome 2020 in Times Square
NEW YORK — Couples kissed. Others cheered and waved balloons as fireworks burst into the night sky and confetti fell to welcome the start of 2020 in N...
2020 Watch: Messy primary finally meets election year
ATLANTA — The presidential politics calendar turned to 2020 nearly a year ago. This week, the actual date catches up. What we’re watching as the prese...
Couple return for a 2nd dunk at Dunkin’, this time with vows
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts couple reunited for extra-sweet wedding vows at the same Dunkin' Donuts where their young love splintered nearly 30...
A final fundraiser for man who boosted ice bucket challenge
GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Supporters of Pete Frates are taking one last chilly plunge for the former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s ...