New regulations taking effect Friday aim to toughen the screening for people entering the state’s emergency shelter system after it was rocked by reports of violent crimes committed by people ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

NEW BEDFORD — The New Bedford Half-Marathon is set to return on Sunday, March 16. From 11 a.m. to about 2 p.m., downtown New Bedford will be shut down, with heavy traffic due to parking bans and ...

Joe Joyce will now fight Filip Hrgovic in April, as the Croatian steps in for the injured Dillian Whyte. Joyce and Whyte were due to meet in an all-British clash on 5 April, headlining at the Co ...

Joe Joyce will now fight Filip Hrgovic in April, as the Croatian steps in for the injured Dillian Whyte. Joyce and Whyte were due to meet in an all-British clash on 5 April, headlining at the Co-op ...

ATHENS, March 14 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday named new finance and transport ministers and handed other key portfolios to younger officials in a reshuffle ...

BEDFORD, MASS. — A joint venture between San Francisco-based Shorenstein Investment Advisors and Boston-based investment firm Tritower has purchased The Xchange, a 480,000-square-foot office and ...

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Massachusetts’ highest court said Tuesday that the state’s strict new gun laws do apply to out-of-state residents who bring in firearms they can legally possess back home. The ruling came in ...

BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A court-martial convened on Monday for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who was sentenced in federal court last year to 15 years in prison for leaking ...