Mass. Gov. Healey’s State of the Commonwealth: Five things to know. And why it matters to you

Gov. Maura Healey tied her agenda to the state's revolutionary past, vowing to protect residents from federal immigration enforcement and rising costs.

Mass. Gov. Healey’s big speech to the Legislature: Five things to know. And why it matters to you

Gov. Maura Healey tied her agenda to the state's revolutionary past, vowing to protect residents from federal immigration ...
Jezebel

Taylor Swift, KISS, Alanis Morissette, and More Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

California billionaires flee state’s wealth tax in the most-predictable result ever

California's proposed billionaire tax would retroactively tax net worth over $1 billion starting January 2026, forcing ...
The Boston Globe

Mass. would lose billions under proposal to cut state income tax, and Democrats are chafing

State officials said Tuesday that a ballot proposal to cut Massachusetts’ income tax rate from 5 percent to 4 percent could cost the state nearly $5 billion in annual tax revenue, framing what could ...
The New York Times

Sydney Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia’s Leader Says

The police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the car of the suspects, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son. Victoria Kim Jin Yu Young Yan Zhuang and Livia Albeck-Ripka Victoria Kim, Yan ...
BizPac Review

Heroic man bravely disarmed Australian mass shooter; watch video

A holiday marred by terrorism was not without a contrasting moment of heroism as reactions to a Hanukkah attack in Australia found a bright spot in a rare act of “true courage.” (Video Credit: 7NEWS) ...
WRAL

Rhode Island authorities searching for Brown University mass shooting suspect

WJAR in Rhode Island captured video of authorities searching buildings for a man they say killed two people and injured two more in a shooting at Brown University. WJAR in Rhode Island captured video ...
Bloomberg L.P.

YouTube Creators Find a New Consumer for AI Slop: Babies

Monique Hinton rubbed her fingers together in one of her recent YouTube videos, signaling to her million-plus followers on the platform that she had a moneymaking business idea for them. She first ...
WBUR

Healey vows to keep kids' vaccines available in Mass. as federal panel considers changes

Gov. Maura Healey and her top health officials on Wednesday promised to keep vaccines available for Massachusetts families, even if the Trump administration weakens or substantially alters federal ...
KXTV

Stockton Mass Shooting: Local, statewide leaders call for change; 15 shot at kids' birthday party

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said there were 15 total victims, four of which have died. Author: abc10.com ...
People

3 Children Among 4 People Killed in Mass Shooting at Kids' Birthday Party in California, Police Confirm

Four victims aged 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old died in the fatal shooting, which occurred in the city of Stockton on Saturday, Nov. 29 Becca Longmire is a digital news writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...