Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law, threatening gun safety laws nationwide
The 6-3 ruling by the court’s conservative majority sharply curtails government’s power to regulate guns and expands the Second Amendment right of an individual to bear arms for self defense in their homes that the court first established in 2008.
The Supreme Court gun ruling could throw off gun restrictions in states with the lowest gun death rates — including Mass.
Among the 10 states with the lowest firearm mortality rates, six have restrictions on who can carry guns in public that are now under threat from Thursday’s ruling
At Logan, flight cancellations and delays could well be the norm. Here’s why.
Americans are increasingly eager to travel this summer. But persistent pandemic-era issues at airlines have caused a string of air travel issues that will likely stick around for the season.
Senate OK’s landmark gun control bill
The Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill, clearing the way for final congressional approval of what will be lawmakers’ most far-reaching response in decades to the nation’s run of brutal mass shootings.
MBTA launches ‘hiring blitz’ for subway dispatchers after service cuts
The MBTA Board of Directors met Thursday for the first time since the transit system cut service on three lines to respond to federal demands that the agency address its shortage of subway dispatchers.
A few things about the Red Sox you may have missed while following other sports …
It is officially summer, when baseball takes center stage. While the Celtics were surging to the NBA Finals and the US Open came to Brookline, the Sox were busy getting into playoff position.
The lawsuits. The ‘subtle quiet discrimination.’ The battle for equity through Title IX has brought women so far, but there’s still more to come.
Six women in sports spoke with the Globe about the landmark legislation on its 50th anniversary. Their stories remind us of an era gone by, but also how quickly these rights could disappear if women stop fighting.
Six new cases of monkeypox reported in Massachusetts
The six men were found to be positive for the virus between June 16 and Wednesday after initial testing at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain, which will be confirmed by further tests at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a statement from the Department of Public Health.
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