Massachusetts residents who receive SNAP benefits may get about half their usual monthly payment of $324, on average. Food ...

Our go-to book expert, Traci Thomas, creator of "The Stacks" podcast, loves to make book recommendations. If you're having ...

Tuesday is Election Day in 55 cities and towns across Massachusetts. Here's a guide to the the contested mayoral and city ...

The idea started as a joke, but became a reality after New England Aquarium staff noticed the older penguins' physical ...

As we enter November and the end of 2025 draws near, CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger says it’s time for year-end tax and financial planning. Schlesinger, host of the podcast "Jill on Money, ...

New York City's next likely mayor is Indian, African, American, a Shiite Muslim and the son of a Hindu mom. These strands may guide how he governs.

As Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked in their fight over health care subsidies, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are paying the price.

Comedian, actor, and author Jenny Slate 's "Lifeform" is a collection of essays about life, love and having a child. The book came out in paperback on Oct. 14. We revisit a conversation Slate had with ...

An international group of researchers has released its annual report on climate change and human health. Many of the risks they track, like extreme heat danger and the rise of infectious diseases, are ...

For years, doctors warned parents to keep peanuts away from children until they turn three. But that advice backfired. Experts now say delayed exposure helped cause a peanut allergy surge in the U.S.

Car crashes tend to tick up this time of year, particularly in the evening, according to Massachusetts State Police. As we ...

On Monday, International Criminal Court prosecutors at The Hague said they are collecting evidence of alleged mass killings and rapes in Sudan.