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JetBlue to resume flights from Worcester to JFK, Florida

May. 26, 2021 04:08 PM EDT
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — JetBlue is restarting service between Worcester Regional Airport and New York City and Florida later this year, officials announced...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 02:33 PM EDT
Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board. April 8, 2021. Editorial: CT must catch up with times on voting There shouldn...

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2021, file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. The mood is so bad at the Capitol that a Democratic congressman recently let an elevator pass him by rather than ride with Republican colleagues who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election. “You know, I do sometimes just close my eyes and like picture this place in the way that it used to be, and how welcoming it was,” said Omar, first elected in 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Fallout from riot, virus leaves toxic mood on Capitol Hill

By Lisa Mascaro Mar. 20, 2021 12:11 AM EDT

President Joe Biden, fourth from left, Vice President Kamala Harris, top left, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center right, meet with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio Ore., second from left, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., second from right, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., bottom left, and other members of the House of Representatives in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2021, on infrastructure. Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Vice Chair Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T relief bill

By Alan Fram Mar. 04, 2021 12:31 AM EST

Lawmakers call for centralized state vaccine sign-up system

Feb. 16, 2021 11:05 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts should create a centralized COVID-19 vaccine sign-up system to let all residents pre-register for shots, confirm eligibility and...

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, as the House of Representatives pursues an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Latest: Pelosi wants fines for bypassing House security

Jan. 13, 2021 03:55 PM EST

President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 in Washington. The President is traveling to Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire And Alan Fram Jan. 13, 2021 03:06 AM EST

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speak during votes on opening day of the 117th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP)
Democrats tighten control with House rules changes

By Andrew Taylor Jan. 04, 2021 05:20 PM EST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to the media, Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Pelosi likely speaker again, but might require high-wire act

By Alan Fram Dec. 30, 2020 01:04 PM EST

Problem Solvers Caucus co-chair Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., speaks to the media with members of his caucus about the expected passage of the emergency COVID-19 relief bill, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 22, 2020 12:54 AM EST

Dusk falls over the Capitol, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Too big to read: Giant bill a leap of faith for Congress

By Mary Clare Jalonick Dec. 21, 2020 07:21 PM EST

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., speaks during a news conference with the Problem Solvers Caucus about the expected passage of the emergency COVID-19 relief bill, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
$900B COVID relief bill passed by Congress, sent to Trump

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 21, 2020 12:28 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, a summary of Ballot Question 2 on the Nov. 3 Massachusetts election ballot known as a "Ranked Choice Voting" law is displayed in Marlborough, Mass., in a handbook provided to voters by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)
Massachusetts voters to decide ballot questions, Senate race

By The Associated Press Oct. 31, 2020 08:22 AM EDT

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Democrats to redraft virus relief in bid to jump-start talks

By Andrew Taylor Sep. 24, 2020 05:25 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2020, file photo, a sign in the window of a U.S. mail truck in Boston asks that people not approach closer than six feet due to concern about COVID-19. As mail voting takes center stage in the November election because of the coronavirus pandemic, officials in Massachusetts are voicing concern about the ability of the U.S. Postal Service to carry out its duties. Unionized postal workers said the federal agency has removed at least a dozen high capacity mail sorting machines in the state. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Post office machine removals spark election concerns, suit

By Philip Marcelo Aug. 18, 2020 01:19 PM EDT

Evelinda Villegas receives a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center's mobile test site, Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Boston's Dorchester section. The health center has administered free COVID-19 tests to over 5,000 people. The tests, administered since April 13, have been a popular service in Boston's low-income communities that have experienced high rates of infection. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Sam Adams closes roof patio; no Swan Boat rides this summer

Jul. 15, 2020 11:31 AM EDT

Bill seeks to get meals to medically vulnerable seniors

May. 23, 2020 01:37 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would establish a Medicare pilot program to address the link between diet, chronic illness, and senior health has been introduced by...

FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file photo, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md. takes his mask off to speak before the signing ceremony for the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, H.R. 266, after it passed the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. It all started with the grandchildren. As Hoyer saw it, if he could Face Time with his grandkids, why not have Congress legislate by video chat and avoid the health risks of convening at the Capitol during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
It's a work from home Congress as House approves proxy vote

By Lisa Mascaro May. 16, 2020 12:15 AM EDT

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 14, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Work from home Congress? House OKs proxy votes

By Lisa Mascaro May. 15, 2020 01:52 PM EDT

Daniel Hsu, a Chinese American, poses for a portrait in the apartment he has been renting in Shanghai, China on Monday, April 13, 2020. Hsu, a U.S. citizen, has not been convicted of any crime in China, yet he was detained for six months in solitary confinement under conditions that could qualify as torture under international conventions. Authorities from eastern Anhui province placed exit bans on Hsu and his wife, Jodie Chen, blocking them from returning home to suburban Seattle in August 2017 and effectively orphaning their 16-year-old daughter in America. (AP Photo)
US couple's nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter

By Erika Kinetz May. 05, 2020 12:03 AM EDT