The new trains feature 27 percent more seats and more daily departures, Amtrak said. They will have a top speed of 160 miles per hour, 10 miles per hour faster than the current fleet.

The Trump administration is accusing colleges of using personal statements and other proxies to consider race.

Massachusetts will celebrate its annual sales tax holiday this weekend for most retail items priced under $2,500.

We will continue to oppose the release of violent criminals who choose to ignore our laws and have forever harmed innocent ...

This animal has beached itself and looks a little thin,” said Erin Burke, the protected species program manager at the ...

Federal agencies would need to rewrite rules and regulations to allow the expanded choices, and that would take months or ...

I had the luxury of seeing all of the movies from Disney’s classic era of animation in theaters when I was a kid. The classic ...

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

A Maine man pleaded guilty Wednesday to raping a woman in Holland 25 years ago, prosecutors said.

Campbell received an eight-year, $60 million deal in April, several days into his major league career. Two months later, his ...

Firefighters put out a fire at a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Somerset early Thursday morning after nursing home staff acted quickly to keep residents safe, according to media ...

Brockton police said in a statement that officers responded around 11:20 p.m. to 88 North Pearl St. for a report of a male ...