Search results for

The head of the BBC and a top news executive resigned Sunday over criticisms about the way the organization edited a speech by President Donald Trump for a documentary.

One-term incumbent Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra, of Northampton, is facing Dan Breindel, David Dombrowski and Jillian Duclos in Tuesday's preliminary election. The top-two finishers will advance to November's general election.

The appointment of the first Black American sergeant-at-arms for the House comes as Congress works to overhaul its security procedures in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINEAs schools and students, families and educators adapt to the current health crisis, NEPM — in partnership with the Massachusetts…

The economic fallout from COVID-19 hit communities of color hard. One official leading the federal response is Labor Department Chief Economist Janelle Jones, the first Black woman in that post.

It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O.

Ballot Question 5 in Massachusetts would increase the hourly pay of tipped workers to the state's $15 an hour minimum. Right now, state law requires employers to pay at least $6.75 an hour. Supporters say the proposal would allow workers to have a more predictable wage. Opponents say it is likely to increase the price of going out to dinner and reduce tipping.

Two top executives and the outside auditor exit the federally backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae after the Securities and Exchange Commission finds fault with the company's accounting. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Mike McNamee of Business Week.

A miniature poodle is the upset winner of the nation's most prestigious dog show. Surrey Spice Girl, a 3 year old with black pompoms, beat out the favorites with her performance. Robert Siegel talks with Deborah Woods, author of Top Dogs: Making it to Westminster. Woods' book is published by Hungry Minds, January 2002.

Judge Zia Faruqui said Federico Klein's alleged role in the deadly siege, while he was still a government aide, makes him a menace. She said he "was literally directing people" to confront officers.