A team of US-based scientists have found "a probable causal connection" between a form of bacteria found in the human gut and the onset of depression.Carried out by a team from Harvard University and ...

A new fund is providing up to $5,000 to Boston families who have an immediate family member who died from an opioid overdose.

The two aircraft plummeted into the icy Potomac River after colliding, killing everyone onboard the plane and helicopter, officials said Thursday.

An urgent search and rescue mission is underway on the Potomac River after an American Airlines flight collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, D.C. The passenger jet was carrying 64 people and ...

A top Senate Democrat expressed skepticism toward Gov. Maura Healey’s plan to boost state spending by 7.4% in fiscal year 2026 as Massachusetts faces constrained tax revenue growth and increased ...

We’re not seeing the progress we need to regain the ground our students lost during the pandemic,” said Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, of the NAEP test ...

If you've watched cartoons like Tom and Jerry, you'll recognize a common theme: An elusive target avoids his formidable adversary. This game of "cat-and-mouse"—whether literal or otherwise—involves ...