An artist ?s rendering of the lander Philae separating from the Rosetta spacecraft and descending to the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

ESA/REUTERS

Spacecraft is first to land on comet

The European Space Agency says it has succeeded in landing a spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history.

Traffic on the Mass. Pike in Boston.

Thomas Farragher

Boston traffic persists

More than $22 billion after the Big Dig, Boston remains one of the most congested cities in America.

 Massachusetts Republican Chairwoman Kirsten Hughes has been endorsed for a second term by governor-elect Charlie Baker.

Baker plan for GOP stirs defiance

Charlie Baker?s move to take control of the Mass. Republican Party is quickly bogging him down in internal party squabbles.

 Maura Healey, once the underdog for attorney general, was in East Boston on Election Day with state Senator Anthony Petruccelli (left) and Councilor Sal LaMattina (standing).

Maura Healey setting her course as attorney general

Maura Healey will be the nation?s first openly gay attorney general when sworn into office in January.

An artist rendering shows part of a proposed casino complex in Springfield.

Conn. eyes gambling outlet to compete with Springfield casino

State legislators and tribal officials have said they?re interested in opening a new gambling facility near the Mass. border.