While younger cannabis enthusiasts still outnumber older ones, adults 65 and up were the fastest-growing segment of users during most of the past decade. Continue reading →
Health insurance rates for city employees are projected to spike by nearly 23 percent next fiscal year, according to a letter the city’s chief financial officer sent to the City Council. Continue reading →
President Trump listed Massachusetts among the states he alleges are rife with fraud. State officials are preparing for increased scrutiny. Continue reading →
Chaotic weather, from surprising heat in California to the threat of storms rolling into the East Coast, put more than half the US population in the path of extreme conditions Monday. Continue reading →
Rewritten syllabuses. Self-censored lectures. Stilted classroom discussions. Grant applications stripped of words that might infuriate President Trump and his allies, if they are submitted at all. Continue reading →
President Trump on Monday disparaged US allies that had responded coolly to, or outright rebuffed, his call to send warships to escort merchant vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf, complaining that the United States had been defending other countries for decades. Continue reading →
A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today, the economy of the country has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest with more than $1 trillion in annual output. Continue reading →
In 2003, only 18 months after NATO unanimously invoked collective defense after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the alliance nearly split over Washington’s decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Continue reading →
