Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. ...

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern...

Democrats maintain hold on Massachusetts' Congressional delegation

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Democrats maintained their hold on the state’s Congressional delegation Tuesday, with four incumbents fending off Republican and independent challengers and the remaining five coasting to two-year terms without opponents. Republicans and independents...

Democrat James McGovern wins reelection to U.S. House in Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat James McGovern wins reelection to U.S. House in Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District.

AP Race Call: Democrat James McGovern wins reelection to U.S. House in Massachusetts' 2nd Congressional District

Democratic Rep. James McGovern won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Massachusetts on Tuesday. McGovern, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, defeated independent candidate Cornelius Shea. Neal’s 2nd Congressional District includes Worcester, the second-largest city in the state. Throughout his...