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A shopper makes a purchase with food stamps on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ** FILE **

11 suspected migrants charged with stealing food stamps, other benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This photo, provided by the Virginia State Police, shows the scene of a fatal accident involving a passenger bus on Interstate 95 in near Quantico, Va., on Friday, May 29, 2026. (Virginia State Police via AP)

WATCH: Feds move to close commercial driver’s license loophole after deadly Virginia bus crash

A meteor causes loud boom as it enters atmosphere and breaks apart over New England

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Members of the App Drivers Union hold a rally outside the Massachusetts State House after the announcement that it had become the first certified union of rideshare drivers in the nation, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Massachusetts Uber, Lyft drivers certify first statewide ride-hailing union amid automation fears

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

A spool of stickers rests on a table at a polling station during Massachusetts state primary voting, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at the Newton Free Library, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ** FILE **

DHS nabs Canadian man who voted in U.S. elections

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle is parked outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Broadview, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ** FILE **

Democratic states refuse to allow ICE to register undercover vehicles

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. File photo credit: Brian Logan Photography via Shutterstock.

Trump administration opens probe into all-women Smith College for admitting biological males

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Beekeepeer holding a frame with honeycomb and bees. File photo credit: Jaroslav Moravcik via Shutterstock.

Massachusetts beekeeper sent to jail after unleashing bees on law enforcement in 2022

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

A rare split-color lobster is seen at the Wellfleet Shellfish Company, in Eastham, Mass., April 17, 2026. (Shannon Keresey/Wellfleet Shellfish Company via AP)

Rare two-colored lobster caught by fishermen off Cape Cod donated to aquarium

By Patrick Whittle - Associated Press

A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Machine guns have been illegal in the U.S. for decades, but in recent years the country has seen a new surge of weapons capable of automatic fire. Small pieces of plastic or metal used to convert legal guns into homemade machine guns are helping to fuel gun violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Feds won’t return rapid-fire trigger switches to Democrat-led states

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass., on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photos/Leah Willingham)

Hampshire College’s closure signals more higher ed downsizing under Trump

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

By Michael Casey - Associated Press

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Feds seek prison time for scammer who helped illegal immigrants get driver licenses

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Matthew Shifrin, the founder of Bricks for the Blind, feels for specific pieces while building a LEGO gum ball machine at his family's home, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Newton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

How a blind man made it possible for others with low vision to build Lego sets

By Michael Casey - Associated Press

An order of ground beef on Oct. 21, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Ground beef recall: USDA warns of metal contamination in beef sold at Mom’s Organic Markets

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Winds project are stacked on racks in the harbor, July 11, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Construction finishes on a major offshore wind farm, the first during Trump’s tenure

By Jennifer McDermott - Associated Press

FBI papers show Kennedy received death threats

By Andrew Miga and Glen Johnson - Associated Press