Trump's U.N. nominee was ‘absent' ambassador

2 hours ago | Politico

President Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations - current U.S. ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft - was frequently absent from her post in Ottawa, raising...
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MBTA oversight board launches independent safety review after derailments

6 hours ago | Boston Herald

The T's oversight board will launch an investigation into the MBTA's operational safety following last week's latest in a series of derailments. Fiscal & Management Control...
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Tariff Man Has Opened a Pandora's Box

15 hours ago | Real Clear Politics

By threatening Mexico with punitive tariffs unless it halts the flow of migrants traveling to the United States from Central America, President Donald Trump has done more than...
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SideTrack: Downton Abbey at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, “NOS4A2”

22 hours ago | Boston Herald

WE'RE SO DOWN: For travelers who eat, sleep and breathe everything “Downton Abbey,” the Fairmont Copley Plaza has the perfect place to kick back and relax like a Crawley. In...
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Summer travel could prompt spike in measles cases

1 day ago | Boston Herald

Doctors are warning that summertime - normally when the threat of some communicable disease risk subsides - could see a spike in the current measles outbreak, as increased...
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Bakers and foes of abortion expected at Statehouse hearing

1 day ago | Boston Herald

BOSTON - Activists on both sides of the abortion issue are expected to converge on the Massachusetts Statehouse for a public hearing on bills aimed at expanding or restricting...
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Tariff Man Has Opened a Pandora's Box

1 day ago | Real Clear Politics

By threatening Mexico with punitive tariffs unless it halts the flow of migrants traveling to the United States from Central America, President Donald Trump has done more than...
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My Weekend At the Activist Bootcamp Trying to Reshape the 2020 Race

1 day ago | Politico

STONY POINT, N.Y. - “When we were taught about the civil rights movement as kids, it was told to us as if a few big marches just happened and then the laws changed,” Emily...
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Kauai is a paradise - especially for golfers

1 day ago | Boston Herald

In this Nov. 16, 2018 photo, the green of the 14th hole at the Princeville Makai Club in Princeville, Hawaii looks back toward the tee box. The short par-4 hole plays across an...
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Seth Moulton didn't make debate stage, but he's going to Miami anyway

2 days ago | Boston Herald

Seth Moulton won't be on the debate stage at the end of June, but he's heading to Miami anyway. The Salem congressman was among just four of the 24 Democratic presidential...
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Pentagon claims new photos show Iran responsible for tanker attacks

The Pentagon on Monday released more photographs related to the attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week, claiming the images provide ironclad evidence Iran was... Read more ...

Iran tests Trump's desire to actually strike a new deal

President Donald Trump is at a make-or-break moment with Iran. Tehran has said it will soon take steps that likely violate the 2015 nuclear deal Trump himself abandoned, an... Read more ...

Supreme Court Hands Democrats A Win On Racial Gerrymandering In Virginia

Eleven legislative districts in Virginia were declared to be sorted by race and were redrawn. The court's decision Monday left that in place. Read more ...

Mitch McConnell Says He's Not Sure Why Jon Stewart Is 'Bent Out Of Shape'...

The comedian blasted the Senate majority leader a day earlier for not doing enough to help 9/11 responders and their families. Read more ...

Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher To Begin War Crimes Trial

Trump is considering pardoning Gallagher, who faces trial for murdering an Islamic State prisoner in his care and attempting to murder civilians. Read more ...

Companies plead with Trump against new China tariffs

Hundreds of representatives of companies and trade groups are warning President Donald Trump that carrying out his plan to impose on tariffs on $300 billion more in Chinese... Read more ...

Supreme Court Lets Virginia Use Election Map Redrawn To Fix Racial...

The court ruled that Republicans in the Virginia House of Delegates did not have standing to appeal a lower court ruling that struck down the old map. Read more ...

Buttigieg returns to South Bend after man killed by police

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Authorities say a man has died after a shooting involving a police officer in South Bend, the Indiana city where Democratic presidential candidate Pete... Read more ...

Pompeo Claims There's 'No Doubt' Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want...

Casting the Trump administration's credibility gap into sharp relief, allies like Japan and Germany have demanded more "credible" evidence to support the U.S. claim. Read more ...

Massive protests draw apology from Hong Kong leadership

HONG KONG - Hong Kong citizens marched for hours Sunday in a massive protest that drew a late-in-the-day apology from the city's top leader for her handling of legislation that... Read more ...

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