Danielle Rogers, a RN, conducted a test with a patient for COVID-19 at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge near Grove Hall in Boston on Nov. 5.
Mass. reports 4,464 new COVID-19 cases, 29 new deaths
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Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural U.S.
The Hanover Police Department tweeted this photo, of what appears to be a one-eyed, Eastern Red Screech owl, after its rescue from a road.
Local Wildlife
Rescued: Hanover police scoop Eastern Red Screech Owl from the road November 28, 2020 | 3:05 PM
New Bedford
27 displaced in New Bedford after turkey frying sparks fire November 28, 2020 | 2:15 PM
In this image taken on Tuesday, Nov. 3 2020, Annie's Blue Ribbon General Store in Brooklyn, NY prepares for Small Business Saturday, founded by American Express in 2010 to encourage consumers to Shop Small, this year on November 28, 2020.
Small Business Saturday
Retailers grapple with pandemic on Small Business Saturday November 28, 2020 | 1:27 PM
Rescued Kemp’s ridley sea turtles receive care at Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020.
New England Aquarium
Turbulent trip from Boston to New Orleans: Storms, broken plane force layover for rescued turtles November 28, 2020 | 12:28 PM
President-elect Joe Biden departs after his holiday address, at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Del., Nov. 25, 2020. Lists of names of those the president-elect is said to be considering for his cabinet are flying across Washington, prompting lawmakers and interest groups to raise questions about some top contenders. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)
President-elect Joe Biden
Top contenders for Biden’s cabinet draw fire from all sides November 28, 2020 | 12:09 PM
In this picture released by the official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, right, sits in a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 23, 2019. Fakhrizadeh, an Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that saw gunmen use explosives and machine gun fire Friday Nov. 27, 2020, state television said. Two others are unidentified.
Iran
Iran's supreme leader vows revenge over slain scientist November 28, 2020 | 10:51 AM
In this Nov. 22, 2020, file photo, Pope Francis incenses the altar as he celebrates Mass on the occasion of the Christ the King festivity, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.
Vatican
Pope elevating 13 new cardinals in ceremony marked by COVID November 28, 2020 | 10:43 AM
Astronaut James Irwin beside the Rover parked near the lunar module, looking northeast, Mount Hadley in the background.
NASA
NASA offers 5,000 prize for inventive ways to unload cargo from lunar rovers, spacecraft November 28, 2020 | 10:39 AM
President-elect Joe Biden
Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights November 28, 2020 | 9:49 AM
Natick
The remains of a Native American, who fought in the Revolutionary War, to be buried in Natick November 28, 2020 | 9:42 AM
Vaccine distribution
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccines November 28, 2020 | 9:09 AM
National News
2 shot, killed at Northern California mall on Black Friday November 28, 2020 | 8:34 AM
Back Bay
Man arrested for allegedly trying to rob a blind man in Back Bay November 28, 2020 | 8:08 AM
Election workers, right, verify ballots as recount observers, left, watch during a Milwaukee hand recount of presidential votes at the Wisconsin Center, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Milwaukee.
2020 Election
Milwaukee County vote recount gives Biden small boost November 28, 2020 | 7:58 AM
Dorchester
Alleged extremist arrested at T station on illegal gun charge November 28, 2020 | 7:49 AM
A tourist in a face mask pauses for photos with Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.
LA
Los Angeles bans almost all public gatherings to stop virus surge November 28, 2020 | 7:35 AM
In this Sept. 30, 2013, file photo, Tony Hsieh speaks during a Grand Rapids Economic Club luncheon in Grand Rapids, Mich. Hsieh, retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, has died. Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, according to a statement from DTP Companies, which he founded.
Tony Hsieh
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 November 28, 2020 | 7:22 AM
Coronavirus
Experts: Virus numbers could be erratic after Thanksgiving November 27, 2020 | 6:10 PM
Politics
Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race November 27, 2020 | 3:28 PM
A vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University in Oxford, England. AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna have all reported promising results with their vaccines, according to preliminary data, but it could be well into 2021 before they're rolled out on a large scale.
Coronavirus
AstraZeneca eyes extra global vaccine trial as questions mount November 27, 2020 | 10:05 AM
Crime
Fall River woman charged with sexually exploiting children November 27, 2020 | 10:04 AM
President Donald Trump holds a video call with military personnel for Thanksgiving, at the White House in Washington, Nov. 26, 2020.
Politics
Trump may be coming to terms with loss he won't acknowledge November 27, 2020 | 9:25 AM
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree's massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16.
Animals
The owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree has returned to the wild November 26, 2020 | 5:00 PM
FILE -- Easter Mass is live-streamed from a mostly-empty Catholic church in Brooklyn, April 12, 2020. The Supreme Court late Nov. 25 barred restrictions on religious services in New York that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had imposed to combat the coronavirus. (Ryan Christopher Jones/The New York Times)
National
Midnight ruling exposes rifts at a Supreme Court transformed by Trump November 26, 2020 | 4:46 PM
$$$
3 Rhode Island restaurant servers receive $2,100 tip November 26, 2020 | 11:10 AM
New Hampshire
Country store, tavern fined for violating emergency orders November 26, 2020 | 11:06 AM
Merrimac
Driver killed after striking tree off I-495 November 26, 2020 | 11:04 AM
FILE -- An N95 mask hangs from the rearview mirror of a car in Brooklyn on April 7, 2020. Hospital contracts for N95 masks created problems in the supply chain. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)
Crime
2 Texas men charged with scheme to sell 50 million nonexistent N95 masks November 26, 2020 | 10:48 AM
FILE -- The CIA seal on the floor at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21, 2017. A judge declared a mistrial after jurors were deadlocked on whether Joshua Schulte stole classified documents to give to WikiLeaks. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
World
CIA officer is killed in Somalia November 26, 2020 | 10:42 AM
BOSTON , MA - 11/12/2020 A box full of COVID-19 tests wait to be processed in the lab at Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday afternoon. As coronavirus cases rise all across the country, hospitals are ramping up their facilities to prepare for incoming patients.
COVID DATA
Here's why COVID-19 data for Massachusetts is inconsistent this week November 25, 2020 | 10:33 PM
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