Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday called Abbott’s decision a pathway to full legalization of cannabis, including marijuana which is still federally illegal. Hemp-derived THC is legal. Audio recording is ...

Awards: Two Boston restaurants appear on the New York Times’ annual 50 best restaurants list: La Padrona in the Back Bay (38 Trinity Place) and McGonagle’s, an Irish pub in Dorchester (367 Neponset ...

Starbucks is moving away from its pickup-only store model in 2026, the company announced. On an earnings call July 29, 2025, CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle-based coffee chain will be closing around ...

The ruling allowed immigration agents to stop people for reasons that lower courts had deemed likely unconstitutional. By Charlie Savage Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court on Monday ...

Russia and China agreed to build Power of Siberia-2, shifting over 100 bcm/year of gas toward China and cementing a new east-focused gas order. Europe will rely more on costlier LNG, worsening its ...

The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards took place on Sunday night, September 7, at Long Island’s UBS Arena. Lady Gaga led the field with 12 nominations, and she came away the night’s biggest winner, taking ...

Angry residents and business owners in the South End are demanding action from city leaders over illicit drug use and persistent crime in the area known as Mass. and Cass. So many attended a City ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York plans to authorize pharmacists to provide the vaccine to almost anyone who wants it without a prescription. By Joseph Goldstein In an effort to ensure more New Yorkers ...

The formal renaming of the department would require Congress to act. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War. The formal ...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government is making a major change to its business operations that could impact benefits checks for hundreds of thousands of Americans. Starting on Sept. 30, the federal ...

If you missed out on buying the Nintendo Switch 2 during launch or previous restocks, now is your chance. Walmart and Target have finally restocked the Nintendo Switch 2 console ($450) and its “Mario ...