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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

Attleboro HIgh School, where a student showed up for school testing positive for COVID.

A Massachusetts teenager tested positive for COVID-19. His parents sent him to school anyway.

The exterior of the Westin Copley Place. The hotel now houses hundreds of students from Northeastern University.

Northeastern lessens punishment for 11 students dismissed for breaking COVID-19 rules

'The Notorious RBG'

A rapper, an elevator and an elephant: stories Ginsburg told September 20, 2020 | 10:52 AM

In this Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 file photo, Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing.

US judge approves injunction to delay WeChat restrictions September 20, 2020 | 10:28 AM

GOP hopeful Supreme Court battle will help shift election September 20, 2020 | 9:45 AM

U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan, center, gestures during a news conference in Burlington, Vt., Monday Jan. 27, 2020.

Vermont gets $6 million to reduce domestic violence September 20, 2020 | 9:10 AM

In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey takes questions during a news conference in Boston. On Wednesday, July 15, 2020.

AG Healey: Intimidating voters illegal at polling places September 20, 2020 | 8:57 AM

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg remembered locally, at Harvard September 20, 2020 | 8:01 AM

United States Senate

Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice September 20, 2020 | 7:58 AM

In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo departs a meeting with members of the U.N. Security Council about Iran's alleged non-compliance with a nuclear deal at the United Nation in New York. .

Iran dismisses US efforts at UN sanctions as currency drops September 20, 2020 | 7:49 AM

Boston firefighters battle a ‘mountain of mulch’ September 20, 2020 | 7:43 AM

Joe Biden.

Joe Biden’s court vacancy plan: more talk of health care and the pandemic September 19, 2020 | 8:36 PM

Licensed Vocational Nurse Blessing Iwenofu administers a coronavirus test to Alan Winn, of Framingham (L) at a free walk-up COVID-19 testing site at Amazing Things Art Center in Framingham on Sept. 8.

Mass. reports 26 new COVID-19 deaths, 569 new cases September 19, 2020 | 4:06 PM

Gov. Charlie Baker

Gov. Charlie Baker

Charlie Baker responds to Trump pushing for Senate vote on Supreme Court pick September 19, 2020 | 2:38 PM

I-95 Boxford

I-95 Fatal Crash

26-year-old Melrose woman killed in early morning I-95 crash September 19, 2020 | 2:30 PM

Mitch McConnell

McConnell's legacy: Wielding majority power to reshape court September 19, 2020 | 2:23 PM

Police: 2 dead, 14 wounded at party in Rochester, New York September 19, 2020 | 1:47 PM

In this May 28, 2020, file photo, mail-in primary election ballots are processed at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa.

Mail-in voting.

Official: Toilet display mocking mail-in voting is a crime September 19, 2020 | 1:20 PM

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a Women’s History Month event on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2015. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” said Chief Justice John Roberts, on news of Ginsburg's death.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg to be remembered with statue in her native Brooklyn September 19, 2020 | 12:42 PM

A boater's body was found after his boat was found empty in an Auburn reservoir.

Boater found dead in Auburn reservoir identified September 19, 2020 | 12:08 PM

People carry posters with George Floyd on them as they march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial during the March on Washington, Friday Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington.

Minneapolis to name stretch of street for George Floyd September 19, 2020 | 11:58 AM

Supreme Court Seat

Trump to Senate: Vote 'without delay' on his high court pick September 19, 2020 | 11:18 AM

I-495 & Massachusetts Turnpike

$21M federal grant to help improve I-495-MassPike junction September 19, 2020 | 11:13 AM

Trump's list of possible Supreme Court nominees September 19, 2020 | 10:37 AM

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at a Women’s History Month event on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2015. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” said Chief Justice John Roberts, on news of Ginsburg's death.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Here's how Mass. officials are reacting to the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg September 19, 2020 | 9:37 AM

Underwater and on fire: US climate change magnifies extremes September 19, 2020 | 9:10 AM

1 dead, 2 injured in South End shooting September 19, 2020 | 8:44 AM

In this March 15, 2016 file photo, Rep. Susan Lynn, R-Mt. Juliet, listens to the testimony during a House subcommittee hearing in Nashville, Tenn. Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to Lynn's re-election campaign after she used social media to amplify and promote the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Q-Anon Conspiracy

Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker September 19, 2020 | 8:37 AM

Woman arrested, two kittens rescued, from burning car on Mass. pike September 19, 2020 | 8:02 AM

Building lights are turned on as residents react to an earthquake at an apartment building downtown Los Angeles. A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Southern California late Friday night Sept. 18, 2020, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

California Earthquake

Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattles Southern California September 19, 2020 | 7:35 AM

This July 31, 2014, file photo shows Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in her Supreme Court chambers in Washington. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died September 18, 2020 at her home in Washington.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court justice and legal pioneer for gender equality, dies at 87 September 19, 2020 | 7:25 AM

Remembering Ginsburg

Photos: Hundreds gather outside Supreme Court to remember Justice Ginsburg September 18, 2020 | 10:09 PM