Worcester's annual Latin American Festival canceled this year
The August event was called off amid fears that federal immigration authorities might detain some attendees.

Wu: Mass and Cass is ‘One step forward, two steps back, three steps forward’
The mayor acknowledged increased drug activity in the South End and other neighborhoods, but said the situation is improving overall.
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Median home sale price clears $666,000 in Massachusetts
The median sale price for a single-family home in Massachusetts climbed in May to a number that might be a fitting representation of the devilish process of trying to buy a home here: just more than $666,000. -
Nina Kuscsik, marathon pioneer and first (official) winner of Boston women's race, has died
Nina Kuscsik, who campaigned for women's inclusion in long-distance running and then won the Boston Marathon the first year that they were officially allowed to enter into the race, has died. She was 86. -
Mass. Rep. Auchincloss warns Marines are trained for war — not policing U.S. cities
The Massachusetts congressman is calling President Trump’s deployment of Marines to Los Angeles illegal, unfair and driven by politics, not public safety. -
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Judge rebukes Trump administration, orders NIH to resume paying canceled grants
Judge says the NIH acted arbitrarily and capriciously in specifically targeting grants related to diversity and the LGBTQ community.
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