Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of ...

Governor Healey previously said she will use ‘every tool’ available to ‘protect our residents’ from President-elect Trump’s ...

Yawu Miller is the former senior editor of the Bay State Banner. He has written for the Banner since 1988.... VIEW BIO Mayor Michelle Wu may face a challenger. For much of 2024, nonprofit executive ...

The officer attended the Jan. 6 rally and posted a series of tweets attacking officials who were set to certify the results ...

Despite Secretary of State Bill Galvin's predictions of record turnout in this year's presidential election, 145,000 fewer ...

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re reflecting on some of the biggest news stories of the year. There was no shortage of news happening in Worcester this year. For instance, there continues to be a ...

Defeated Democrats have once again embarked on a pointless, post-election pursuit of their political Holy Grail — finding the votes to eliminate the Constitution’s Electoral College.

The night before electors for the 2024 presidential race were announced, 19-year-old Kaveesh Pathak wasn’t sure he was going ...

In November 2019, Massachusetts residents first got a third gender option to put on their driver’s licenses. The “X” marker is commonly used by nonbinary people, though it can be selected by anyone ...

Gov. Maura Healey did not say whether she plans to run for a second term as Massachusetts’ chief executive in 2026, telling the Herald in an interview last week that she has not “given it much thought ...

When he took over the Competitiveness Coalition, Brown said he was “re-engaging in the political arena.” But a source told ...

TV, Gov. Maura Healey had a message for the handful of Massachusetts communities that designate themselves as "sanctuary" ...