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Experts say those numbers, revealed in a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll, are just the latest to highlight a growing crisis in Massachusetts.

Embedding teams of addiction specialists within hospitals can reduce the severity of substance use, increase participation in treatment, and dramatically reduce hospital readmissions — all of which save lives and taxpayer dollars.

Vuong Dinh Hue’s resignation made him the latest senior member of the government to leave office amid an ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

At the same time, it warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on Gaza’s city of Rafah — on the border with Egypt — could have catastrophic consequences for regional stability.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China.

An Arizona grand jury’s indictment of 18 people who either posed as or helped organize a slate of electors falsely claiming that Donald Trump won the state in 2020 could help shape the landscape of challenges to the 2024 election.

Administrators and police at campuses from California to Connecticut on Friday wrestled with how to address protests that have seen police confront protesters and hundreds of arrests.

David Pecker will return to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys try to poke holes in the testimony of the former National Enquirer publisher.

The colleague’s sworn testimony, given at Thursday’s session of a state commission investigating the shootings in Lewiston last fall, also revealed new details about the concerns Card’s fellow soldiers had about his deteriorating mental…

Though the justices appeared likely to reject Donald Trump’s absolute immunity claim, it seemed possible he could still benefit from a lengthy trial delay, possibly beyond November’s election.

David Pecker’s testimony was a critical building block for the prosecution’s theory that their partnership was a way to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election.

Today is Friday, April 26, the 117th day of 2024. There are 249 days left in the year.

“There were safety concerns and the safety risks were growing,” she said.

Students at Harvard, MIT, and Tufts staged similar protests, part of a national movement by college students demanding their universities sever ties with any company that is aiding Israeli military action in Gaza.

Want to make a rookie quarterback feel comfortable? Draft his college receiver, too. Plus, could a local product climb into Day 2?

“It wouldn’t be paid for by taxpayers — it would be paid for by the slobs that threw those bottles out in the first place,” said Bill McCusker, president of Friends of the Saugatucket.

“Confronting environmental injustices means both on-the-ground work like planting trees, but also advocating for policy changes,” says Jessica Wilson, design planner for Lowell, Mass.

Sunshine and southerly flow to boost temperatures in time for a mostly dry weekend.

Bills before the General Assembly would enable R.I. communities to permit 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school committee elections. Having a say in who serves on school boards is urgent, write members of the R.I. Young Democrats, when…

The state law is an attempt to chip away at a deepening housing crisis fueled by decades of restrictive zoning rules in the suburbs and small towns of Greater Boston.

Welcoming Haitian migrants who have fled violence at home, local residents see themselves from another era.

Not that there’s anything wrong with the Krafts pushing Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo in that direction. Most likely we’ll never know.

The Supreme Court should reject Idaho’s contention that its laws banning abortion supersede federal emergency care protections.

When my recently retired patient was diagnosed with cancer, I knew I had to change my own life.

As president, Claudia Sheinbaum would represent a breakthrough — yet she may end up constrained by forces beyond her control.

The American movie industry has essentially benched him. But I think Allen is a brilliant writer, and “Coup de Chance” is strikingly beautiful.

Protests on New York campuses have been full of strident rhetoric — but also the occasional ray of hope.

There appears to be a willingness to finally listen to the Haitian people and civil society on how to achieve stability.

Dressed in a gray suit and pink tie, the former Patriots coach enthusiastically worked the draft board for ESPN's Pat McAfee Show.

Which team was the winner? (Hint: they had the first pick.) Which team made a mind-boggling choice? (Hint: They doled out a massive contract to a QB this offseason ... then drafted one in the top 10.) Here's how the draft unfolded.