2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (906+ words) Massachusetts gas customers have spent millions each year on a state program incentivizing utilities to replace old, leaky pipes in the name of safety and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But with energy bills skyrocketing, state legislators are considering scaling back…...

8+ min ago   (339+ words) Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption. Elijah (who goes by Eli) is a sweet, resilient, and lovable 10-year-old boy who brings warmth and positivity wherever he goes. Eli has a bright…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

39+ min ago   (568+ words) The events were a deadly reminder of the underlying challenge to global shipping even as attention turns to a new threat, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen now perched on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea. State-run IRNA…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago   (573+ words) NEW YORK — Elena Rybakina won her first US Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of women’s tennis by beating Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday. Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (342+ words) Addressing the BRICS summit of leading developing nations on its second day in New Delhi, Modi also warned that the “weaponization of technology and critical minerals” could hinder global development and shared prosperity. Founded in 2006 by Brazil, Russia, India and…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1047+ words) At a time when most people were still deep in the hazy, halcyon days of summer vacation, Jay Peak Ski Resort general manager Steve Wright was back in work mode last month, anxious about the winter ahead. The Vermont resort…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (164+ words) bostonglobe.com Why back-to-school computer shopping costs more this year This back-to-school season, new technology is taking a bigger chunk out of people’s budgets than before. Roughly a third of K-12 shopping budgets and a quarter of college spending…...

11+ hour, 37+ min ago   (461+ words) MADISON, Ill. — Joey Logano secured the pole position Saturday for NASCAR’s postseason race at World Wide Technology Raceway, positioning himself for a needed boost in the championship Chase. Logano posted a lap of 32.817 seconds on the 1¼-mile oval in suburban St....

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (464+ words) Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking a second four-year term at the helm of the European Union nation that is also NATO’s newest member. Meanwhile, his predecessor hopes to win the job back. Experts say the campaign has been fragmented…...