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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2008 file photo, Sonia Chang-Diaz speaks at a news conference in Boston. Mass. State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, a critic of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, that she is running for Massachusetts governor next year — adding another Democrat candidate to a burgeoning campaign. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye, File)

State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz announces campaign for governor

By Steve Leblanc Jun. 23, 2021 08:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 21, 2020, file photo, a homeowner tours his new home, in Washingtonville, N.Y. Two studies released Wednesday, June 16, 2021, found that the nation's housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic, likely widening the housing gap between Black, Latino and white households, as well as putting homeownership out of the reach of lower class Americans. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Millions fear eviction as US housing crisis worsens

By Ken Sweet And Michael Casey Jun. 16, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) looks on at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the NIH in Bethesda, Md. Fewer Americans are reluctant to get a COVID-19 vaccine than just a few months ago, but questions about side effects and how the shots were tested still hold some back, according to a new poll that highlights the challenges at a pivotal moment in the U.S. vaccination campaign. Corbett helped lead development of the Moderna shot, and she spends hours giving plain-spoken answers to questions from Americans — especially Black Americans like her — to counter misinformation about the three vaccines used in the U.S. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

NIH vaccine designer takes coronavirus research to Harvard

By Lauran Neergaard May. 11, 2021 08:10 AM EDT

FILE - Viola Davis poses for a portrait at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Sept. 9, 2018. Davis has been named Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winning actor is being honored April 22 in an online ceremony that will include a roast, a discussion and a speech from Davis as she is presented with her ceremonial pudding pot. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Viola Davis is named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year

Apr. 16, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

Harvard commencement to be held online 2nd year in a row

Feb. 26, 2021 12:39 PM EST
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University’s spring graduation ceremony will be replaced by a virtual event for the second year in a row amid concerns over the...

Company CEOs, college execs push for immigration overhaul

By Philip Marcelo Feb. 19, 2021 10:43 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — From Harvard’s president to an executive in Boston’s booming biotech industry, dozens of New England business, higher education and political...

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Jan. 12, 2021 03:48 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are looking at bringing “significant” cases involving possible sedition and conspiracy charges in last week’s riot at the...

Company offering pandemic stock tips accused of $137M fraud

By Michael Kunzelman Dec. 07, 2020 02:27 PM EST
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The founders of a company called Raging Bull tout themselves as expert stock traders who teach customers how they, too, can become...

Brigham and Women's, Broad Institute team up for virus study

By Mark Pratt Oct. 06, 2020 03:45 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are teaming up for a six-month study of 10,000 people to help...