China’s university boom has helped boost US postgraduate education and local economies in college towns, according to a new study. The country’s massive higher education expansion – which lifted annual undergraduate enrolment in China from about 1 million in 1999 to 9.6 million by 2020 – resulted in waves of students going abroad and produced…
It seems that some blue states have finally snapped when it comes to President Donald Trump’s administration insisting that the government shutdown is the fault of Democrats. So, they’ve decided to inform visitors that if they’re panicking because Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be paused on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown, they can…
Congressman Seth Moulton visited a free grocery store in Salisbury, Massachusetts, Wednesday and called on the Trump Administration to fund a critical food assistance program.”We’re here because Donald Trump has a plan to starve the American people this weekend,” Moulton said.Starting Saturday, the Trump Administration says it won’t use contingency funds to pay for SNAP…
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu responded to Donald Trump after he suggested Tuesday that he could pull 2026 World Cup games from Gillette Stadium over “unsafe conditions” in Massachusetts, citing recent street takeovers.Wu appeared on a podcast on Wednesday and said it would be unlikely that the games could change venues so late in the process….
Fiery plane crash shuts down Massachusetts highway as nor’easter powers through A fiery plane crash shut down a highway in Massachusetts on Monday morning as a nasty fall nor’easter powered through. Troopers responding to Interstate 195 in Dartmouth around 8:15 a.m. learned a fixed-wing airplane had crashed in the grassy median, according to Massachusetts State…
Carver, Massachusetts — For Jarrod Rhodes, a fourth-generation cranberry farmer in Carver, Massachusetts, a 30-acre state project is taking a portion of his family’s land back in time. “In 10 years, I hope it looks like a natural swamp,” Rhodes told CBS News of the project’s outcome. “And just, kind of, everything that it may…
Health officials across the globe are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s warning that pregnant women should limit the use of acetaminophen over unsubstantiated claims of a link to autism. A mother from Needham, Massachusetts, whose child has autism, is speaking with us about the new announcement from the Trump administration. “For them to tell…
Researchers search for new sources of fresh water in unexpected places – CBS News Watch CBS News Researchers are searching for fresh water in a place you would never expect it, by drilling hundreds of feet below the seafloor in the North Atlantic off the coast of Massachusetts. Dave Malkoff explains. Source link
Watertown, Mass., school first in country to pilot new app limiting students internet access Updated: 4:14 PM EDT Aug 27, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Watertown High School will be the first public school in the country to roll out a new app designed to limit students’ screen time in the classroom. The app, called the…
Massachusetts is exploring the possibility of banning cellphones in schools across the state. At Watertown High School, they might have a solution that works for everyone. It’s an app called Doorman that limits cellphone use in classrooms without taking the phones away from students. Last year, there was a very low-tech solution. The school made…