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Ryan and Stephanie Fattman, in 2014.

A Mass. regulator says a local political couple and a party chair may have violated campaign finance laws

Police chief: Minnesota officer meant to draw Taser, not handgun, before shooting suspect

A lone vehicle leaves Cape Cod over the usually busy Bourne Bridge, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Bourne, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

White House gives Massachusetts a C- grade on infrastructure report card

Vials of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine at San Rafael Commons in San Rafael, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Health departments across the U.S. have deployed mobile units to eliminate challenges like waking up early to schedule appointments, navigating online portals and standing in line, all of which can deter the elderly, disabled or immune-compromised. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Local health experts react to federal government's recommended 'pause' of J&J vaccine April 13, 2021 | 11:21 AM

Why would a COVID vaccine cause rare blood clots? Researchers have found clues April 13, 2021 | 10:53 AM

The pandemic has made it tough for families to figure out safe travel options.

How epidemiologists are planning to vacation with their unvaccinated kids April 13, 2021 | 10:24 AM

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Patrick Rose Sr.

Kim Janey says city will release records of child assault investigation involving ex-police union president April 13, 2021 | 10:16 AM

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Mass. officials instruct vaccination sites to stop administration of J&J vaccine April 13, 2021 | 9:53 AM

CNN reporter confronted during Minnesota protests in heated on-air interview: 'Get away from here' April 13, 2021 | 9:46 AM

Officer Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright, police said. She's a 26-year vet, served as union president. April 13, 2021 | 9:33 AM

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.

U.S. recommends 'pause' of J&J vaccine over blood clot reports April 13, 2021 | 7:25 AM

BOSTON , MA - 3/30/2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky speaks to press after visiting the Hynes Convention Center FEMA Mass Vaccination Site on Tuesday afternoon. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

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CDC chief Rochelle Walensky urges Michigan to 'close things down' amid spike April 12, 2021 | 8:30 PM

Pharmacist Andrea Glennon prepares doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine at the Tufts Medical Center COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in Boston on March 4, 2021.

BMC cancels vaccine appointments for those who signed up through leaked link April 12, 2021 | 6:54 PM

Worcester, MA. - April 12: Governor Charlie Baker speaks to the media at the Family Health Center on April 12, 2021 in Worcester, Massachusetts. (Matt Stone/Pool)

Charlie Baker hoping for more consistent Johnson & Johnson vaccine shipments April 12, 2021 | 6:27 PM

Mass. reports 2,107 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths

Mass. reports 1,376 new COVID-19 cases, 19 new deaths April 12, 2021 | 5:12 PM

Knoxville police work the scene of a shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School Monday, April 12, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn.

Knoxville, Tenn.

Student fires at officers at Tennessee school, is killed April 12, 2021 | 4:32 PM

BOSTON, MA - 4/8/2021 RN Danielle Greenaway administers a second and final COVID-19 vaccine to a community member during a vaccine clinic at the Charles Street AME Church, which was offered by the Whittier Street Health Center on Thursday afternoon. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

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Mass. reports 1,789,004 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 12, 2021 | 4:03 PM

Taylor Swift sported a fashionable mask at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Sunday, March 14, 2021.

Would you wear a mask after the pandemic? (Yes, we said after.) April 12, 2021 | 1:35 PM

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WBZ anchor Liam Martin shares he tested positive for COVID-19 April 12, 2021 | 12:27 PM

A handler walks Major, one of President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)

Major Biden is getting professional training after biting incidents April 12, 2021 | 11:41 AM

Kent State University student Marz Anderson gets his Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccination from nurse Beth Krul Thursday, April 8, 2021.

THE END OF MASKING

A vaccine study in college students will help determine when it's safe to take masks off April 12, 2021 | 11:11 AM

Vista Del Mar, Ms. Hostetter’s school, recently let her return to work.Credit...Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times

Kristine Hostetter

A teacher marched to the Capitol. When she got home, the fight began. April 12, 2021 | 11:10 AM

Vehicles drive on the main Black Rock road, covered with ash coming from the St. Vincent eruption of La Soufriere volcano, on the outskirts of Bridgetown, Barbados, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Brandis)

La Soufriere volcano

'Huge' explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting April 12, 2021 | 10:40 AM

Streams of smoke fill the air and loud bangs could be heard as the police in Brooklyn Center, Minn., tried to disperse crowds near the Police Department on Sunday night, April 11, 2021, following a police involved shooting. A police officer in Minnesota fatally shot a motorist on Sunday in the city of Brooklyn Center, about 10 miles north of Minneapolis where a police officer is on trial and charged with murdering George Floyd last year, the authorities and witnesses said. (Liam James Doyle/The New York Times)

Brooklyn Center, Minn.

Protesters clash with police after Minnesota officer shoots Black man April 12, 2021 | 10:16 AM

Dorchester, MA -- 4/11/21 -- A neighbor lit a candle and added it to the makeshift memorial as family, neighbors and friends gathered to morn the loss of Delois Brown, a grandmother who was shot and killed while sitting on her front porch enjoying the weather on Olney Street yesterday. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Fundraiser started to support family of Dorchester grandmother killed in shooting April 12, 2021 | 10:15 AM

Americans are still spanking their kids. A new study shows how harmful that is. April 12, 2021 | 9:54 AM

Arrest made in overdose death of Concord, N.H., man April 12, 2021 | 9:41 AM

In this image made from Windsor (Va.) Police video, a police officer uses a spray agent on Caron Nazario on Dec. 20, 2020.

Officer accused of force in stop of Black Army officer fired April 12, 2021 | 9:41 AM

1 dead in motorcycle crash April 12, 2021 | 9:35 AM

Northborough

21-year-old Worcester woman killed in Northborough crash April 12, 2021 | 9:14 AM

Boston-04/07/21 A long line waitrs outside the Hynes Convention Center where the CO)VID vaccine was given. Navy medical doctors, nurses and corpsmen from Viginia took buses up to Boston on orders from FEMA to give the COVID vaccinations to the thousands of people at the Hynes Convention Center who have appointments there. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

What to know about the COVID-19 vaccination effort in Mass. this week April 12, 2021 | 9:10 AM

Statistics that show that businesses like dollar stores, which sell highly processed foods, tend to crop up in poor and minority neighborhoods.

Racism & Obesity

Racism and obesity are inextricably linked, says a Harvard doctor April 12, 2021 | 7:18 AM

Pedestrians in New York, April 7, 2021. More than 150,000 people per day visited Times Square in New York over Easter weekend, the highest number in a year. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)

Travel continues to rebound in the U.S. April 12, 2021 | 12:10 AM