Steven Senne

As featured on Some U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated.

Christine Chambers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement, Boston Field Office, right, speaks to reporters as U.S. Attorney District of Massachusetts Joshua Levy,

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston.

Massachusetts has long been at the forefront of providing and protecting access to reproductive health care. Its role in doing so — in a national context — will likely increase once President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

FILE - Christine Chambers, Assistant Special Agent in Charge U.S. Department of Commerce's Office of Export Enforcement, Boston Field Office, right, speaks to reporters as U.S. Attorney District of Massachusetts

FILE television anchor Rachel Maddow, host of the Rachel Maddow Show, moderates the "Perspectives on National Security" panel on Oct. 16, 2017, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne,

A new bill signed by Gov. Maura Healey on Thursday would ban the practice of declawing cats in Massachusetts, a victory for animal rights activists who view declawing as inhumane.

FILE - Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey takes questions from reporters, Jan. 31, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

FILE - Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood's president, addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. Jan. 10, 2016, during which Planned Parenthood endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in

San Jose Sharks defenseman Cody Ceci (4) and Boston Bruins center Charlie Coyle (13) pursue the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025,