The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

Just 10 months into President Donald Trumps second term, key Democrats are already starting to look ahead to the race to replace him in 2028.

Everything we learned as the Patriots improved to 6-2 in a 32-13 Week 8 win over the Browns.

Former New York Jets center Nick Mangold, one of the franchises most popular and decorated players who helped lead the team to the AFC championship game twice, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 41.

The Federal Aviation Administration said flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted Sunday morning due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility.

Last week, we asked Herald readers if the Democrats' health care fight was worth a government shutdown, to which readers responded with a resounding call to get back to work.

The Bruins called up Jonathan Aspirot and made room for him by placing Hampus Lindholm on IR.

A recent Patriots starting defender is a healthy scratch against the Browns.

Life360 unveiled a tracking device people can attach to their pet's collar.

By The Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a major Category 4 hurricane, with the possibility of intensifying to a Category 5 storm Sunday night, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica, the U.S. National Hurricane Center ...

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. (AP) — Gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University late Saturday, killing one person and wounding six others as students and alumni celebrated homecoming at the historically Black school, authorities said. A person who had a firearm was detained, and officials are investigating the possibility ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia targeted Ukraine’s capital with drones, killing three people in their homes, authorities said early Sunday. At least 29 people were wounded, seven of them children, in the second consecutive nighttime attack on Kyiv to claim civilian lives. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said a 19-year-old woman and her ...

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and NICOLAS GARRIGA PARIS (AP) — Suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the heist that stunned the world. The prosecutor said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of […]

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks released on Sunday. The announcement, which followed years of tests of the Burevestnik missile, comes as part of nuclear messaging from the Kremlin, which ...

Friends and extended family often feel pressure to spend a large amount of money.

A recent study of schoolchildren finds that the youngest students harbor the most germs.

Outages can be short-lived but stressful, especially for those moving money or working online.

If you could run the Red Sox for a day, what would you do?

What would you do if you ran the Red Sox for the day? Herald writer Mac Cerullo weighs in on what kind of changes he'd make.

Two contenders have emerged to succeed Ruthzee Louijeune as president of the Boston City Council next term.

What matters more, one father recalled asking Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu: The right of my children to grow up safely in their neighborhood or the right of other people to buy and use drugs?

As a culturally influential, enduringly popular fictional character Agatha Christies Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is rivaled only by Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes.

Every elected official can benefit from insight and input from the political opposition. Neither party has cornered the market on good ideas.

My husband and I have three children ranging in ages from 4-9 and have always maintained a kosher household. He left us and moved in with a woman who is not Jewish.

I have no idea how to co-parent when my ex is such a jerk and is always telling me how I screwed up: I cant parent the kids right. I dont cook nutritious food. I drink too much.