Top 10 stories from the Boston Herald in 2024

Top 10 stories from the Boston Herald in 2024

In a year of monumental change, a landslide presidential election, high-profile lawsuits and more, the Boston Herald was here through it all to report on the stories that mattered most in New England. We compiled a list of the Herald’s top articles from 2024 – as chosen by you, our readers. Some stories sparked outrage … Read more

Summer COVID cases rise in DC area, local health expert pushes for vaccinations as Biden tests positive

Summer COVID cases rise in DC area, local health expert pushes for vaccinations as Biden tests positive

President Joe Biden has contracted COVID-19 and will be recovering at his home in Delaware with reportedly mild symptoms. He is one of many from the D.C. area experiencing the surge in coronavirus cases. President Joe Biden has contracted COVID-19 and will be recovering at his home in Delaware with reportedly mild symptoms. He is … Read more

Is Hunter Biden above the law?

Is Hunter Biden above the law?

Will Hunter Biden walk? No man may be above the law, as President Theodore Roosevelt once proclaimed, but sometimes somebody is, especially if you are President Joe Biden’s son or an illegal immigrant. While it is certainly clear that Hunter Biden allegedly broke the law when he bought a .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver while possibly … Read more

US NSA Jake Sullivan to visit India for talks as PM Modi gears up for third consecutive term | India News

US NSA Jake Sullivan to visit India for talks as PM Modi gears up for third consecutive term | India News

NEW DELHI: The White House on Thursday announced that US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is set to visit India to discuss the shared US-India priorities as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to take oath for his third consecutive term. PM Modi and US President Joe Biden discussed Sullivan’s upcoming visit to New Delhi during … Read more

‘Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again’

‘Prevent 9/11 from ever happening again’

Nearly 23 years after 9/11, the feds are finally expected to make all commercial planes have secondary cockpit barriers to prevent planes from being hijacked. Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would require secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial aircraft. The installation of secondary cockpit barriers on all commercial passenger flights is the only 9/11 … Read more

Evening Report — Biden: Violent protests ‘not protected’ amid college demonstrations

Evening Report — Biden: Violent protests ‘not protected’ amid college demonstrations

President Biden was sternly critical Thursday while addressing some of the pro-Palestinian protests that have erupted on college campuses across the country in response to the ongoing war in Gaza. “In moments like this, there are always those who rush in to score political points,” Biden said. “But this isn’t a moment for politics. It’s … Read more

President Biden says he has new plan for student loan relief

President Biden says he has new plan for student loan relief

By Seung Min Kim and Collin Binkley | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce his latest effort to broaden student loan relief next week for new categories of borrowers, according to three people familiar with the plans, nearly a year after the Supreme Court foiled his administration’s first attempt to cancel debt … Read more

Biden bars drilling in central Colorado landscape

Biden bars drilling in central Colorado landscape

The administration said it would bar drilling and mining in 221,898 acres of the divide’s lands for 20 years as part of an effort to preserve it for the future.   “The Thompson Divide area is a treasured landscape, valued for its wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and abundant recreation, ecological and scenic values,” … Read more

Maura Healey backs Senate border deal, Mike Johnson says bill is ‘DEAD on arrival,’ Massachusetts migrant group calls it ‘inhumane’

Maura Healey backs Senate border deal, Mike Johnson says bill is ‘DEAD on arrival,’ Massachusetts migrant group calls it ‘inhumane’

The nation is fiercely divided over the $118 billion U.S. Senate border deal, including in the Bay State where Gov. Maura Healey is pushing for the bill amid the migrant crisis while a local immigrant group called the legislation “inhumane and un-American.” The bipartisan Senate bill, which would address southern border enforcement policy and also … Read more