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Ed Markey responds to Joe Kennedy's campaign announcement with a challenge

Massachusetts unemployment rate remains below 3%

Elevator briefly breaks down at reopened Washington Monument

He went underwater to propose to his girlfriend, but he didn't live to hear her say 'yes' September 22, 2019 | 4:12 PM

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A dozen spice overdoses in a few hours in New Hampshire September 22, 2019 | 3:44 PM

Ralph Tresvant, from left, Michael Bivins, Johnny Gill, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown and Ricky Bell attend a ceremony honoring New Edition with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP)

Musician helps launch Boston youth basketball league September 22, 2019 | 1:00 PM

Dover High School's solar array can generate a megawatt of power.

Dover High School has New Hampshire's largest rooftop solar array September 22, 2019 | 12:10 PM

Trump suggests he raised Biden with Ukraine's president September 22, 2019 | 11:27 AM

Carmen Blandin Tarleton is evaluated by Dr. Bohdan Pomahac for a potential face transpland at Brigham and Womans Hospital.

A Manchester woman's face transplant is failing after 6 years September 22, 2019 | 11:00 AM

Trump, Modi show unity between world's largest democracies September 22, 2019 | 10:22 AM

The Democratic-controlled House and Senate this week overwhelmingly overturned Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s recommended changes to the bill.

New law aims to help unions representing public workers September 22, 2019 | 10:03 AM

West Springfield, Massachusetts.

Jury awards man $27M in wrongful imprisonment lawsuit September 22, 2019 | 9:56 AM

House retiree: Toxic politics, Trump White House, bad knees September 22, 2019 | 9:14 AM

Cows graze on the meadow of a farm near Lille, northern France.

Global warming means less milk if dairies can't keep cows cool September 22, 2019 | 9:05 AM

How the past informs Trump's vision of America's future September 22, 2019 | 8:19 AM

A man was fatally shot outside Karma Lounge in Everett.

Man fatally shot outside Massachusetts hookah bar and lounge September 22, 2019 | 7:40 AM

Sheila Pereira, 42, of Shrewsbury signed up for the wrong half marathon (it turned out to be in the UK, no the USA), so she ended up running 13.1 miles on her own around Worcester, Massachusetts. (handout)

Woman runs own half marathon after mix-up with UK race September 21, 2019 | 5:06 PM

The intersection of Trump, Ukraine and a whistleblower September 21, 2019 | 3:59 PM

Coggshall Park in Fitchburg.

Bear killed in Fitchburg park Friday September 21, 2019 | 12:42 PM

A fatal shooting took place in New Orleans around 10:30 p.m. Friday.

Teenager dies in New Orleans shooting that injures 6 others September 21, 2019 | 12:14 PM

Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to close September 21, 2019 | 12:13 PM

A man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine.

2 students hospitalized after ingesting e-cigarette September 21, 2019 | 11:13 AM

Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences September 21, 2019 | 10:18 AM

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference in August. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Joe Kennedy officially announces U.S. Senate campaign September 21, 2019 | 9:05 AM

Connecticut resident dies from rare mosquito-borne disease September 21, 2019 | 7:30 AM

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Woman denies rubbing opioid on toddler's gums September 21, 2019 | 7:04 AM

Biden: Trump 'deserves' to be investigated over Ukraine call September 21, 2019 | 12:41 AM

Biden decries reports about Trump, Ukraine's president September 20, 2019 | 8:27 PM

The Latest: US to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE September 20, 2019 | 6:54 PM

Whitey Bulger's family filing wrongful death claim September 20, 2019 | 6:26 PM

Boston Ma 9/20/19:At city hall plaza demonstration for climate. This is the first all-ages climate strike, and will likely be the largest climate strike in history. We need to break our habit of business-as-usual that is creating an ecological emergency and quickly destroying any chance of a livable future for our children. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

Here's a look at some of the best signs at the Boston 'climate strike' September 20, 2019 | 6:23 PM

'It escalated that fast': Rhode Island father speaks about 6-year-old daughter's EEE battle September 20, 2019 | 4:55 PM

Timeline: Tracking the whistleblower, Trump and Ukraine September 20, 2019 | 4:50 PM