Consumer debt collection cases spike 60% in two years in Mass. courts
A new report shows consumer debt cases have surged in Massachusetts. Legislation to reduce the interest rate companies can charge when they win have so far failed.
Boston Legacy players don't just kick around soccer balls. They kick around nine languages too.
The team is composed of players representing several countries and languages
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Town of Foxborough makes a deal with Krafts to allow World Cup license
The agreement appears to end a weekslong standoff between the town, the Krafts and Boston Soccer 2026. -
Judge orders release of Marlborough 14-year-old detained by Homeland Security
State lawmakers said she was being used as “bait.” Federal officials claimed they were rescuing her from gang members. -
‘It’s really painful’: Gas station owners are struggling as oil prices soar
Sudden jump in gas prices around Boston is putting a strain on local gas station owners trying to keep prices competitive and still be profitable. -
Boston nonprofit details how children are dying due to last year's USAID cuts
Partners in Health's Dr. Joia Mukherjee says she's seen children die of malnutrition and go blind from malaria because of the loss in humanitarian aid. -
Healey’s demanding tariff refunds for residents. She doesn't expect Trump will send them.
Healey says Massachusetts residents are owed billions of dollars that they paid in tariff-driven extra costs after a Supreme Court ruling threw out the tariffs last month.
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