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06/03/2026

OPINION: Since January 2025, about 145,000 U.S. citizen children have experienced the detention of a parent in interior enforcement actions. Brookings' researchers suggest more than one-third are under the age of 6 -- and that more than 22,000 children have lost both co-resident parents as a result of federal enforcement action.

"In 2018, photographs of children in chain-link enclosures produced a genuine moment of national recoil. Many Americans believed they were watching an aberration, a policy excess that would be corrected," writes James Lomastro. But "the danger was never only in the specific policy. It was in the les...

06/03/2026

Get your swimsuits ready. For the first time in more than two decades, each of the 15 metropolitan beaches included in the annual water quality report card scored above 80%.

06/03/2026

From Boston Pride for the People to a screening of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," the city is brimming with Pride celebrations this weekend.

06/03/2026

About 50 years ago, Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the American elm trees, but some survived. Now, scientists in Vermont are injecting these trees and saplings with the disease in hopes of identifying and breeding these resistant individuals in hopes to bring more big American elms back to the East Coast.

About 50 years ago, Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the American elm trees, but some survived. Now, scientists in Vermont are injecting these trees and saplings with the disease in hopes of identifying and breeding these resistant individuals in hopes to bring more big American elms back to the ...

06/03/2026

A.J. Brown joined the Patriots for his first practice Tuesday, touting renewed optimism about the future. Teammates and coaching staff expressed excitement about Brown's place on the team. “Not sure if I’ve been around one that looks just like him,” Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said. “Maybe the closest thing I’ve seen is Gronk.”

A.J. Brown joined the Patriots for his first practice Tuesday, touting renewed optimism about the future. Teammates and coaching staff expressed excitement about Brown's place on the team. “Not sure if I’ve been around one that looks just like him,” Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniel...

06/03/2026

Based on the 1957 novel "The Executioners," the series stars Javier Bardem as an ex-con hovering around the lawyers (Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson) who put him in jail. "There’s simply no sane way to take such a simple, straightforward premise — psycho stalks family — and drag it out for 10 hours," writes critic Sean Burns.

Based on the 1957 novel "The Executioners," the series stars Javier Bardem as an ex-con hovering around the lawyers (Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson) who put him in jail. "There’s simply no sane way to take such a simple, straightforward premise — psycho stalks family — and drag it out for 10 hou...

06/03/2026

Womxn of Color Weekend returns to Provincetown this week to celebrate the organization’s two decades of bringing together LGBTQ+ women and people of color. "For 20 years, we have been curating a space of belonging, of community, of strength-building, of respite," said Jha D Amazi, the organization’s executive director.

Womxn of Color Weekend returns to Provincetown this week to celebrate the organization’s two decades of bringing together LGBTQ+ women and people of color. "For 20 years, we have been curating a space of belonging, of community, of strength-building, of respite," said Jha D Amazi, the organization...

06/03/2026

The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here"

06/03/2026

New research shows people on Medicaid who receive medically-tailored meals are less likely to need hospital care or land in emergency departments.

06/03/2026

A number of senior Democrats are standing by Platner, despite revelations that he sexted with at least six women women while married. He's the party's only chance to take on Republican Susan Collins.

A number of senior Democrats across the country are standing by Platner, an oyster farmer who gained significant momentum early in the race, and the party's only chance of taking on Republican Susan Collins.