Washington & Politics

Raymond Donovan, Reagan’s former labor secretary, dies at 90

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NEW VERNON, N.J. — Raymond Donovan, a construction company executive who resigned as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor following grand larceny and...

House nixes COVID-19-related voting bill; theater reopening

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CONCORD, N.H. — A look at coronavirus-related developments around New England: ...

States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers scrambled to cut spending...

VP Harris’ plane forced to return due to `technical issue’

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced Vice President Kamala Harris' plane to return to Joint...

2nd South Carolina inmate seeking to block electrocution

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — An inmate scheduled to die later this month under South Carolina's recently reworked capital punishment law is asking to take part...

Virginia court to hear challenges to removal of Lee statue

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RICHMOND, Va. — STORY TO RUN WEEKEND OF June 5-6: Last...

David Dushman, who helped liberate Auschwitz, dies at 98

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BERLIN — David Dushman, the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of Auschwitz, has died. He was 98. ...

Police: sugar worker, 86, fatally shoots boss after firing

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BELLE GLADE, Fla. — An 86-year-old sugar mill worker with 31 years on the job fatally shot his boss after he was refused another...

Protest erupts again over man killed by Minnesota deputies

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MINNEAPOLIS — Protesters faced off with officers in Minneapolis early Saturday over the shooting death of a man by members of a U.S. Marshals...

Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...