Backcountry runners are embracing the physical and emotional challenge of racing with pack burros that don’t always move at their pace. Burro races honor Old West ...

A new report finds that Massachusetts’ economic growth over the past decade has been powered in large part by its Hispanic ...

The grants are administered by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation and distributed across the country. A ...

The rise in Latino residents accounted for approximately 84 percent of the state’s net population growth, according to the ...

Massachusetts faced some of the heaviest losses nationally, with cuts affecting more than $100 million in NIH grants.

Democratic attorneys general in 19 states are suing the Trump administration, challenging directives to eliminate diversity, ...

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Massachusetts could soon have a new commissioner. State education ...

Pedro Martinez was picked as commissioner of Massachusetts’ K-12 schools, with final approval pending. Martinez was fired without cause from CPS in December but is staying on until June.

The steep cost of higher education can be a major barrier for students thinking about their next step. But as more schools ...

THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME, SO POLICE CLOSED THE HIGHWAY TO SEAR A New Hampshire woman is dead after a crash on Interstate 84 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Police said troopers ...

New Mexico, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Connecticut, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maine, as well as Washington, DC. These places continue to be a haven ...

And on that timeline, he’s convinced that Salem will be part of a robust offshore wind industry in Massachusetts and beyond. This story is a production of the New England News Collaborative.