The judge said the lack of Asian-American witnesses was a ?problem? in the lawsuit. But she also said Harvard?s case had a weakness because the school gave Asian-Americans lower scores.  

Less withholding and other changes are resulting in lower overpayments on federal returns. 

Congress plans to vote Thursday on a spending bill to avert another government shutdown while giving President Trump only part of the money he seeks to build a border wall.  

Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey co-sponsored the Green New Deal, and its proposed wide-ranging economic changes, making him a target of Republicans who say the idea won?t win popular support.  

Vanessa Tyson, who said Virginia?s lieutenant governor sexually assaulted her at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, will provide details to the Suffolk district attorney?s office, her attorney said.  

Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a grand jury in special counsel Robert Mueller?s probe into the role Russia played in President Trump?s election win, a judge said.  

Another day, another study telling us what is already blindingly obvious: Boston?s rush-hour is soul-crushing misery. If we don?t make massive changes, it?s going to get worse.  

Boston police are looking to identify at least five people who are thought to be connected to a violent assault on a man in the South End before dawn on Saturday. 

The fire at a large apartment house at 316 Commercial St. was reported just before 8 p.m., according to the fire department.