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My father helped create public media. He’d say we need it now, more than ever
The TV show “Jeopardy” has asked: Who, in 1961, called commercial television a “vast wasteland?” The answer is Newton Minow, ...
Plymouth cafeteria director charged with ordering lobster, stealing kitchen equipment equipment, for use at his Cape Cod snack shack
Patrick VanCott, 62, of Sandwich, is accused of stealing refrigerators, freezers, an oven, and other equipment—along with routinely ordering premium food—to supply his Snack Shack at Sandy Neck Beach, ...
Readers react to MIT class president remarks on Palestine
Her main point — in the very short amount of time allotted to her — was that MIT receiving research funding from Israeli ...
Walker Buehler’s early exit only added more stress to a stressful situation
The Red Sox have a true No. 1 starter in Garrett Crochet and a collection of No. 4 starters — if that — after him.
After six failed attempts, 13th-seeded Latin Academy boys’ tennis breaks through to reach Division 3 semifinals
For coach Andy Crane, whose roster draws from schools across the city, the achievement resonated as a milestone for a program that lost in the quarterfinals six times in the last 16 years.
Search expands for former Army soldier accused of killing his 3 young daughters in Washington state
Authorities have closed a wide swath of popular campgrounds and backpacking areas along the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington ...
Where do you recognize that Tony-nominated actor from?
And while “Stranger Things” is itself now a Tony-nominated Broadway production, one of the Netflix series’ young stars, Sadie ...
Swedish teens Anton Frondell and Victor Eklund the sensations of the NHL Scouting Combine
The 18-year-olds are considered first-round locks, with Frondell and Eklund landing 1-2 on Central Scouting Bureau’s rankings ...
See inside the Seaport condo known as the ‘Grand Penthouse,’ listed at nearly $50 million
A sumptuous penthouse in Boston’s Seaport District is currently the most expensive home for sale in Massachusetts, with a ...
Can an American pope apply US-style fundraising and standards to fix troubled Vatican finances?
Leo’s election as the first American pope has sent a jolt of excitement through U.S. Catholics, some of whom had soured on ...
Trump once opened the door to the LGBTQ+ community. Now activists say he’s their top threat.
Since returning to office this year, Trump has engaged in what activists say is an unprecedented assault on the LGBTQ+ ...
Teen works at Burger King on graduation night, sparks viral college fund
Mykale Baker graduated from high school, he didn’t go to a graduation party like many of his classmates. He went to work at Burger King - even though he didn’t have a shift that night.