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How the Baltimore Bridge Recovery Will Be a Key Test for Biden

Shortly after a cargo ship crashed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace attempted to blame President Joe Biden’s...

How the war in Gaza could shape Super Tuesday elections

Foreign policy could play an outsized role in today's Super Tuesday election in Massachusetts. A campaign led by younger progressive Democrats to vote "No...

Federal budget bill includes money for Coast Guard icebreaker to be based in Alaska

The Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice in the Nome Harbor Jan. 13, 2012 in preparation for an emergency delivery of fuel by the...

Iowa medical marijuana dispensary bill advances

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - More medical marijuana dispensaries could soon be coming to Iowa. Tuesday, a House subcommittee unanimously...

Lawmakers ask what will fill MCAS’s shoes if graduation requirement is eliminated

Over more than three hours of discussion about a proposal to stop using MCAS exam scores as a high school graduation requirement, lawmakers kept...

How casting a ballot on Super Tuesday keeps voters ‘civically fit’ even in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is gearing up for Super Tuesday, and while the winnowed-down candidate pool may have some voters feeling lackluster, advocates and political experts say...

A Mass. group wants Democrats to vote ‘No Preference’ to support a ceasefire in Gaza

During last week's presidential primary in Michigan, more than 13% of Democratic voters marked an uncommitted option on their ballots to signal their support...

Republican lawmakers abruptly cancel hearing on Alaska prison deaths over legal concerns

Lemon Creek Correctional Center in Juneau, Alaska in June 2023. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)The coffee was hot. The slide deck was cued up. And Jacqueline Shepherd,...

Iowa company says ‘Billion Pill Pledge’ can reduce opioid use by 70%

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Healthcare professionals joined Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Monday to discuss alternatives to prescription pills under the state’s Billion...

First over-the-counter birth control pill now for sale online

Updated March 18, 2024 at 11:46 AM ETOpill, the first oral contraceptive pill to be available without a prescription in the U.S., is now...

Biden offers a olive branch in New Hampshire after primary skirmish

Two years since his last visit — and just after he gave the state's storied first-in-the-nation primary the cold shoulder — President Joe Biden...
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OPINION: A step toward addressing Alaska’s appalling prison statistics

Spring Creek Correctional Center, Seward, Alaska, Aug. 12, 2016. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Alaska spends around $73,730 per year to incarcerate someone. That doesn’t...

Popular superhero movies fuel lucrative hobby for Kodiak comic collectors

Guy Bartleson holding two of his most valuable books, the first apearances of Iron Man and Thor in Marvel Comics — each worth about...

High schooler threatened with racist note after road rage incident

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A Louisiana mother is horrified after she says her 17-year-old daughter was threatened with a racist note following...

Woman loses 80 lbs and becomes a cycle instructor to represent ‘plus-sized woman of color’ on the podium

Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram!Amanda Hinds, 31,...