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Glacial floods are increasingly dangerous around the world.

The two nations will have to overcome long-term mistrust and a very different set of priorities.

In the past week, the federal government has signed contracts worth billions of dollars to expand Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers.

Indigenous communities around the world are using traditional knowledge to respond to floods, fires and drought.

Geoffrey Hinton is a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and cognitive psychologist.

As it tries to mitigate poverty, the United Nations is facing financial hardship.

In Juneau this summer, a dozen bears were feasting on a landfill in the city.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza says more than 1,300 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire agreement last year.

Youlin Chen is a seismologist who has been detained for more than two years, and Min Zin is a scholar detained since June, both accused of espionage by China.

There are nearly 800 measles cases in Pennsylvania.

Pezeshkian's speech comes in the wake of mixed messages from President Trump, who, in his speech on Tuesday, mused about whether he should “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal to end the war isn't soon reached.

The administration alleged that they were fraudulently enrolled in the government health care program or that they simply do not exist.

Think twice about those outdoor weekend plans: The first potential nor'easter of the season is headed for southern New England.

Hailed by Ira Glass as the “best new show I’ve heard in years,” and winner of the Audio Memoir Award of the Tribeca Film Festival, Reaching Out is a story about fathers, sons, and the distance between them.

Collins' office as well as FBI officials have said the allegations — contained in an investigative report from ProPublica — are completely false.

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ICE agents did not contact New Bedford police about their operations, Mayor Jon Mitchell said, nor did they share any information about the people arrested.

Interviews with Chinese immigrants suggest the allure of the U.S. is being put to the test by a torrent of immigration restrictions under President Trump, and the emergence of China as the world’s second-largest economy.

Fracturing a hip was not part of Mary Shertenlieb’s summer plan, especially with a son to drop off at college in Colorado.

Plus, New England's only jug band festival and another musical inspired by a bestselling novel.

Starring Robert Pattinson, director Lance Oppenheim's film goes behind the scenes of the “Dateline NBC” spinoff “To Catch a Predator,” a ratings bonanza that only lasted three years but seemed to play forever in reruns, "leaving a cultural footprint that’s

The Boston Red Sox have removed the interim tag from Chad Tracy's title, making him the 49th manager in team history.

Healey's proposal would still need the approval of legislative leaders, including one who this week called such a suspension “fiscally irresponsible.”

153 million U.S. drivers' licenses were hacked and put up for sale on the Dark Web.

Béchir Sylvain (Jurassic World Rebirth) stars as trickster Anansi in a West African tale about a magic stone, a major trick, and getting a taste of your own medicine.

The social media influencer “Clavicular,” who gained a following promoting the online “looksmaxxing” trend, has been charged in Massachusetts with raping a 17-year-old girl.

The T expects to continue to spend roughly $5 million per month from April 2027 through March 2029 on bus service to cover for the subway and commuter rail systems when tracks close for "derailments, fallen trees, equipment issues" or planned repair work.

Every summer for the past 15 years, a glacial lake in the mountains outside of Juneau has burst through the ice dam that holds it back.

Residents in Louisiana near SpaceX's next launch site are concerned about the project's impact on the environment and say they were kept in the dark about the deal.

A new space at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis explores the past and future of the movement.

Currently, the city has a voluntary agreement with ships to limit the number of ships allowed to port each day.

On Sunday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and injured a Venezuelan man, Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, who was delivering a DoorDash order.

Neither party is immune to bad behavior from candidates.

How President Trump's defense of his foreign policy objectives land at the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, with no end in sight to the wars in Iran and Ukraine?

"Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit-Russian Battles" tells the story of the 19th century battles between the Tlingit tribes of what is now known as southeastern Alaska and the Russians.

The family of Nolan Wells, the Black teenager found dead off the Mississippi coast in early July, held a press conference today after a Mississippi grand jury decided against issuing any indictments for his death.

The Guardian's Benjamin Lee has made it something of a professional pursuit to find out why certain films make certain people feel that all is well with the universe.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is coming to Washington, D.C., this week for a meeting with President Trump.

Rutgers University researchers say that about one-sixth of eligible voters have a disability.

Paramount reached an agreement on Monday to resolve an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states, which sued to block the merger over antitrust concerns.

With hydrated soils, healthier trees and a favorable weather pattern ahead, this autumn is shaping up to be a vast improvement over last year's dull colors.

With scores overall on the decline for years, there's now been a double-digit percentage point drop in students meeting state expectations in these core subjects since the pandemic disrupted schooling six years ago.

Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy are asking a judge to investigate the conduct of the lone juror who wanted to convict her of murder in the deaths of her three children.

Customers kept on hold, delayed first benefit payments and mismanaged complaints are among the issues discovered in an the audit.

According to AAA, gas prices typically begin to fall once Labor Day weekend and the summer roadtrip season is in the rearview mirror.

A district by district approach reflects the patchwork nature of AI guidance in Massachusetts as the technology rapidly evolves and affects learning, putting K-12 leaders on alert.

Boston Harbor has become a hot destination, and not only for humans.

"When I began teaching seventh grade English in 2012, my students were early Gen-Z-ers who said, 'Yolo!'

The painting changed ownership multiple times during World War II before ending up in the possession of a Nazi commander.

What did the Jurassic world actually sound like?