Kitty Dukakis, wife of former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis and a tireless mental health advocate, has died. She was 88.

But in “Her Portmanteau,” Abasiama’s monumental decision collides with her new life as her first “eldest” daughter, Iniabasi, ...

Some fear a setback for women and people of color after President Trump revoked a 1965 executive order that required federal ...

The Middlesex County sheriff is debuting a new jail unit for those in custody who are 55 and older, with both the physical space and programs focused on the unique needs of that population.

Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner was identified in a probable cause hearing on Friday in Cambridge District Court. He's ...

Author Clea Simon has written more than 30 books. Her latest is "The Butterfly Trap," a "he said, she said" story.

Trump's pause to the resettlement program has far-reaching impact on refugees waiting to arrive abroad, and local staff.

Cliff Smith, a Ridgeland, Miss., poll worker, offered an "I Voted" sticker in Jackson, Miss., on Election Day in 2019. Both ...

More than 63,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy have been released to the ...

Porches along some streets will not be eligible to participate in the May festival, due to new safely regulations. And ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Greg Landsman, a lawmaker who signed a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking ...

Originally from Germany, Fabian Schmidt was stopped on his way home from Luxembourg, questioned, and held in Rhode Island.