Private historic homes (dating back to the 1700s) on Beacon Hill, in Plymouth, and elsewhere open to the public during holiday house tour season — some professionally decorated for Christmas.

Gov. Maura Healey's office announced three new initiatives Wednesday to promote the construction of accessory dwelling units, ...

The governor is launching a campaign to make it easier for people to build these ADU’s (accessory dwelling units) to create ...

BOSTON, MASS. — At the Massachusetts State House, immigration policy is once again front and center for lawmakers. At issue is how much cooperation should exist between state and local police and ...

Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, a month dedicated to informing, influencing, and impacting how society views and responds to murdered victims, as ...

Nov 21 (Reuters) - The White House has put on hold a draft executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits and by withholding federal funds, two ...

Standing before a federal judge, David Nangle promised he would strive to protect others from venturing on to the path of gambling that he had taken. A former state representative from Lowell, Nangle ...

The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism condemned federal attacks on universities over antisemitism allegations and praised Harvard for its anti-discrimination policies in a ...

NORTHAMPTON — A series of recommendations for K-12 and higher education, public safety and law enforcement and workplaces that aim to confront antisemitism are included in a 69-page report approved ...

This year’s holiday house tours give the chance to see how people decorated and celebrated long ago. At Ephrata Cloister, visitors can learn about Christmas 1777, when the site became a Revolutionary ...

President Trump is considering an executive order to block state AI laws as the White House pushes for a federal framework on the technology. The order would direct Attorney General Pam Bondi to ...

The dome of the Massachusetts State House. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Ballot questions about rent control, all-party state primaries and funding for water and nature conservancy are among those expected to ...