Uncover the fascinating story behind the founding of America's oldest and most prestigious university. Was it a single person, a religious group, or colonial legislators?

The federal cap that Trump has proposed would, in theory, prevent issuers from gouging customers. But not everyone agrees it ...

About $1,000 has been raised for those affected by the boat's sinking off Gloucester, Massachusetts, and donations will be accepted until Feb. 19.

His call for a one-year, 10% cap on credit-card interest rates echoes those made by many Democrats, including progressives like Senator Bernie Sanders. But given how little Trump has so far done ...

On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, charged with conspiring to kill England's Queen Elizabeth I.

The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority on Wednesday announced multiple service changes in March, impacting a ...

Massachusetts gets much of the historical glory. But Rhode Island became a center of resistance, providing brave soldiers, and offering a safe harbor.

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has released its heritage locomotive honoring the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. It is the second in a planned series of three ...

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” may have persuaded the American colonists of the need for independence, but it is one thing to ...

There are plenty of well known sites in Plymouth, including the Mayflower II, Plimoth Patuxet Museums (formerly Plimoth Plantation) and Plymouth Rock . The Pilgrims' settling in 1620 in what would ...

Gov. Maura Healey has lifted the travel ban for the hardest-hit Bay State counties after the historic monster blizzard dumped ...