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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

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

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).

Majority Leader McConnell: Senate will vote on Trump court pick September 18, 2020 | 9:04 PM

Trump Widens China Tech Attack, Banning Tencent's WeChat, TikTok

Trump administration bans WeChat, TikTok from app stores beginning on Sunday September 18, 2020 | 6:55 PM

Police Shooting Connecticut

Man shot at by officer while fleeing traffic stop surrenders September 18, 2020 | 5:25 PM

Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears September 18, 2020 | 5:05 PM

Michael R. Caputo, the Health and Human Services Department’s top spokesman, went on medical leave this week, days after he attacked C.D.C. scientists in a bizarre Facebook video. Credit...Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Emails detail effort to silence CDC and question its science September 18, 2020 | 4:46 PM

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2016, file photo, a herd of bison grazes in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park in Wyo. Documents released to a bison advocacy group show park officials were pressured in 2018 to treat the animals more like livestock. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Massachusetts boots Wyoming off list of states exempt from travel rules September 18, 2020 | 4:25 PM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren at a canvassing event in South Carolina this past February.

Elizabeth Warren voices support for Question 2 ballot initiative September 18, 2020 | 4:19 PM

A public health worker receives a test swab from a patient at a Covid-19 testing site. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Mass. reports 8 new COVID-19 deaths, 431 new cases September 18, 2020 | 4:01 PM

The Maples, Wrentham

5 dead, 25 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at long-term care facility in Wrentham September 18, 2020 | 2:26 PM

A man walks by a career center storefront in Lawrence this past June.

Massachusetts no longer has the country's highest unemployment rate September 18, 2020 | 1:40 PM