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The U.S. debt limit clock is ticking. The nation could default in weeks. In 2011, the country came within 72 hours of that happening.

As the Earth warms up, rising sea levels will increase the threat of storm surges and flooding. In some places, that will make exisiting problems worse. Venice, Italy, offers a glimpse at what may lie ahead. A major engineering project aims to protect it from the rising sea, but most Venetians seem to take high water in stride.

For Brig. Gen. William Grimsley, down time for reading does not necessarily mean a break from the battlefield. The deputy commanding general of the Army's fourth infantry division tends to choose heavy nonfiction about combat, wars and world history when he reads. He shares his summer reading list.

Polls show the president’s approval rating has slipped in his first year back in office on issues that helped him win re-election, such as immigration and the economy.

The decisions of both Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito to run for no public offices next year opens up lots of…

On Veterans’ Day, residents of the Soldiers Home in Holyoke are living under the specter of a tragedy near the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis in early…

Black and Latino Americans make up more than a fifth of the Massachusetts population but own just 9-percent of all businesses in the state, according to…

More than 220 athletes will represent the United States at the Olympics in Beijing, making it the largest delegation at the Games. Other large teams include China and the Russian Olympic Committee.

The Bob Dylan Center opens in Tulsa on Tuesday. It contains more than 100,000 pieces from his archives.

The unmistakable voice of Roberta Flack has been part of the American soundtrack since the 1960s.