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Congressman Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, went on his annual agricultural tour to learn how farmers in Massachusetts are faring and how government can help.

A massive waterspout off the coast of Destin, Fla., Tuesday captured the attention of many. Several conditions are necessary to create one of these tornado-like phenomena.

The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative announced Wednesday that it has created the program in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The health care provider said it would pay staff at least $15 an hour. The Accountability Project has found some home health aides were still making close to minimum wage long after these pay bumps should have begun. Workers were also being docked $17.50 a day for meals they were never offered.

One traveler complained on social media. The woman said she requested a vegan meal ahead of a 10-hour Air Canada flight from Germany to Toronto. She got a bottle of water and a napkin.

Under new FDA rules, people with mild or moderate hearing loss will be able to buy hearing aids over the counter without a prescription as soon as mid-October.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Allan Lichtman, a professor of history at American University, about Liz Cheney's political career after her Wyoming primary loss, and the political dynasties.

The 19th-century poet's home in Amherst has reopened after a major renovation that includes a boon of donated props from the Apple TV+ series "Dickinson."

Office of Workforce Strategy names 19 partner organizations to provide no-cost training, support services to fill 6,000 skilled jobs.

When the line dropped, 911 dispatchers investigated. They found no prime suspects, but a primate suspect. A Capuchin monkey had made the call after grabbing a phone from a nearby golf cart.