The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Monday.The 0.9% increase in 2024 was a slight slowdown from 2023, when the world population grew...
People living in parts of the Northeast will get a chance to see the northern lights on Monday and during New Year’s Eve. A strong, G3 geomagnetic storm will take place across Earth and will be visible in New York and parts of New Hampshire,...
Patients would pay no more than $25 for certain name-brand medications to treat chronic illnesses, including insulin for diabetes, and face no costs whatsoever for similar generic options under a compromise bill that the House and Senate whisked to Gov. Maura Healey’s desk on Monday.The...
A teenager was arrested over the weekend in connection with a shooting that happened in Worcester on Dec. 23, authorities said. Police initially responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Mt. Vernon Street around 6:20 p.m., the Worcester Police Department said. Afterward, police were told that...
SPRINGFIELD — The city has officially placed two vacant parcels of land in Sixteen Acres into conservation to protect them from development.The two pieces of property sit next to each other at the end of Deboo Drive. One measures 7,500 square feet and the second...
Some Social Security recipients may see an early payment this month and maybe even an early cost of living (COLA) increase starting in December instead of January. Social Security recipients typically receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) on the first of each month. However, given that...
The spacious historic property located at 82 Elmira Street in Brighton was sold on Dec. 2, 2024. The $1,645,000 purchase price works out to $473 per square foot. The three-unit house, built in 1913, has an interior space of 3,480 square feet. This three-story triplex...
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter takes the famous line “that’s that me espresso” from her smash hit song referencing the concentrated coffee drink to a new level through a new partnership with Dunkin’ — in which the singer invites customers to “shake that ess’.”Debuting on New...
The nurses' union at Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital claims issues with patient care — such as inadequate staffing and restrictions to IV fluids — are putting patients' lives in danger and even resulted in two deaths this fall. The hospital, however, admonished the claims as...
It wasn’t a Who down in Whoville who stopped the Grinch in Massachusetts but West Bridgewater Police Officer Brian C. Smith Jr. A Brockton man broke into multiple cars and stole people’s credit cards throughout the month of December, according to the Stoughton Police Department....