Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another. Many of the laws launching in January are a result of legislation passed this year.

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing ...

ASHBY — The Council on Aging (COA) held its annual Christmas celebration on Dec. 17 for over 80 attendees, who enjoyed a ...

DALLAS (AP) — Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches early Friday as the National Weather ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An online spat between factions of Donald Trump’s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public ...

Today, as Americans’ personal data has become increasingly commodified, the need for robust federal data privacy protections ...

Though Donald Trump didn’t win Massachusetts on Nov. 5, the president-elect did make some significant inroads in this blue ...

Fewer people who gave birth in 2022 received adequate prenatal care compared to the prior year, and more Bay Staters used ...

Remember this moment because it probably won’t last: A U.S. lottery jackpot is projected to soar above $1 billion, and that’s ...

On the morning of Christmas Eve, the Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a resident reporting a structure fire in a residence at 715 School St. The resident was ...

WINCHENDON — On the morning of Christmas Eve, the Winchendon Dispatch Center received a 911 call from a resident reporting a structure fire in a residence at 715 School St.