Survivors have until March 31 to apply for a portion of the roughly $200 million that was forfeited in 2018, after the government seized the operation. https://bit.ly/4pQyswP

Former Stoughton deputy police chief Robert Devine has lost his ability to work as a police officer after Massachusetts' POST commission decertified him. https://bit.ly/455T5Nl

State health officials are watching out for signs of an outbreak and warning residents about potential exposure to measles after an out-of-state visitor with the virus spent time in Massachusetts earlier this month. https://bit.ly/498PWgH

“I’m really hoping that we can sing loud enough that even in the interior, windowless rooms, where people are, that they’ll be able to hear and know that they are not forgotten,” said Sarah Blumenshine, of the Emmanuel Gospel Center in Boston. https://bit.ly/4qr8W12

“I will tell you that investors in housing have already pulled out of Massachusetts because they’re concerned about rent control,” Gov. Healey said in reference to the rent control ballot question: https://bit.ly/3YfATgf

Many live-in home health aides will no longer have to pay income tax in Massachusetts. Gov. Maura Healey’s office announced the change this week for personal care attendants paid through MassHealth. https://bit.ly/4b7t4AN

On The Culture Show, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart breaks down the unique genius of "Bohemian Rhapsody." https://bit.ly/4pc77UP

Anti-trafficking advocates and survivors are encouraging victims of https://bit.ly/3GlNFPw — a former online marketplace that advertised the sale of sex across the country — to seek compensation for the damage the site caused them. https://bit.ly/4pQyswP

Wait. You mean 'Do You Hear What I Hear' is actually a war song? Well, yeah. https://bit.ly/44IHPWN

Black Santa is back. Here's why he matters so much, says @CallieCrossley: https://www.wgbh.org/commentary/2019/12/02/black-santa-is-back-heres-why-he-matters-so-much

Waiting for the sounds of Santa's sleigh? Up late wrapping presents? GBH has the most unique Christmas Eve lineup in the Greater Boston area for you -- tune in to GBH 89.7 on 12/24:

Where did the tip come from that broke the Brown University shooting case? An anonymous post on Reddit: https://bit.ly/4p4rlQ7

Looking for something new and different for your holiday playlist? Look no further! https://bit.ly/4p3utM3

Poet Phyllis Wheatley was the first African American to publish a book in the US - and her crucial, early voice against slavery has endured: https://bit.ly/3LgjwJc

An autopsy determined that the man suspected in last weekend’s attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of an MIT professor days later had been dead for two days when his body was found. https://bit.ly/3MMEpw9

If you’re traveling by plane, train or automobile this holiday season, you’re not alone: it’s projected that travelers will set a record during this year’s holiday season. https://bit.ly/3NeBEDP

Black Santas reflect the faces of many kids and adults like me, who long for positive cultural images. For these last few days of the holiday season, you’ll find me basking in the warmth of Black Santa joy. https://bit.ly/4sc1UyT

Waiting for the sounds of Santa's sleigh? Up late wrapping presents? GBH has the most unique Christmas Eve lineup in the Greater Boston area for you -- tune in to GBH 89.7 on 12/24:

Sure. The pressures of the holiday might make you want to go to bed and pull the covers over your head -- but before you do that, here's why you might want to reconsider: that social connection might have a bigger impact on your wellbeing than you think: https://bit.ly/4qqBGHl

From 1659 to 1681, it was illegal to celebrate Christmas in Massachusetts. Here's how we got from 🚫 to 🎄. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2018/12/18/christmas-in-boston-from-puritan-to-presents-under-pine-trees

Anti-trafficking advocates and survivors are encouraging victims of https://bit.ly/3GlNFPw — a former online marketplace that advertised the sale of sex across the country — to seek compensation for the damage the site caused them. https://bit.ly/4pQyswP

On The Culture Show, Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart breaks down the unique genius of "Bohemian Rhapsody." https://bit.ly/4pc77UP

Waiting for the sounds of Santa's sleigh? Up late wrapping presents? GBH has the most unique Christmas Eve lineup in the Greater Boston area for you -- tune in to GBH 89.7 on 12/24:

Sure. The pressures of the holiday might make you want to go to bed and pull the covers over your head -- but before you do that, here's why you might want to reconsider: that social connection might have a bigger impact on your wellbeing than you think: https://bit.ly/4qqBGHl

This homeless teen has come a long way from where he was as he stands in his very own apartment. A guaranteed income program helped him gain a foothold and get out of shelters: https://bit.ly/4j9jmQz

This homeless teen has come a long way from where he was as he stands in his very own apartment. A guaranteed income program helped him gain a foothold and get out of shelters: https://bit.ly/4j9jmQz

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“That’s potentially thousands of people who are now in limbo not knowing whether their status will continue to be processed," said Elizabeth Shaw, a local immigration attorney. https://bit.ly/3L0XQAO

U.S. employers added just 64,000 jobs in November, according to a delayed report from the Labor Department Tuesday, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% from 4.4% in September. That’s the highest unemployment rate in more than four years. https://bit.ly/3XYkfBM

Law enforcement investigating last weekend’s deadly shooting at Brown University extended their search into Massachusetts Wednesday. https://bit.ly/455qfMO

Looking for a little light today? You'll love this Curiosity Desk tracing the trail your Christmas tree took to your living room: https://bit.ly/3MFm5Fb

How are states across New England responding to the Trump administration's push to deport immigrants? https://bit.ly/4joVIQh

Suspected Brown University shooter Claudio Neves Valente, a Portuguese national, was granted a diversity visa through a lottery during the first Trump administration. https://bit.ly/3L0XQAO

Sen. Markey files legislation to change the Immigration and Nationality Act after permanent residents denied oaths ceremony at Faneuil Hall. https://bit.ly/457URNH

Looking for a little light today? You'll love this Curiosity Desk tracing the trail your Christmas tree took to your living room: https://bit.ly/3MFm5Fb

On Boston Public Radio, Mayor Michelle Wu discusses the prospects fro a new soccer stadium and much more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L60ypr_ibHc

The 2005 film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice is one many fans love - but screenwriter Deborah Moggach tells Under The Radar's Callie Crossley why she hated the ending US film audiences saw in theaters: https://bit.ly/3XZ0b29

Authorities say the same suspect was responsible for Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University and the Monday night murder of an MIT professor in Brookline, Mass. https://bit.ly/3KRERIX

Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts condemned the Trump administration’s new rules in a statement Thursday, describing it as a “crusade against the trans community” making it even more difficult to access already limited care. https://bit.ly/4j4U59S

Authorities say they’re looking into a connection between last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University and one two days later near Boston that killed an MIT professor. https://bit.ly/4p4d5XF

Boston's professional womens' hockey team, the Fleet, are on a 4 game winning streak: https://bit.ly/3Yx0CRk

The prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai has been found guilty on all three charges he faced by a Hong Kong national security court. https://bit.ly/4aeuGs9

As vet costs soar, more pet owners are ending up in debt, and even in court over vet bills they can't pay: https://bit.ly/3XTqsii

A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was fatally shot at his home near Boston, and authorities said Tuesday they had launched a homicide investigation. https://bit.ly/4jmsqlj

Annual health insurance will go up by an average of $1,300 a year. The jump will be higher for people who make just over $60,000 a year and people over 55 who don’t yet qualify for Medicare. Read more in GBH Daily: https://bit.ly/4aQJeOU

“These were two young people whose amazing promise was extinguished too soon,” Brown University President Christina Paxson said, confirming their identities as Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman in his first semester of college. https://bit.ly/4s0a4KA

As a growing number of Republican politicians and leaders condemn Trump’s recent comments about the killing of director and Democratic activist Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, some prominent Massachusetts Republicans are joining in on the backlash. https://bit.ly/4qjHrqi

This year, through November, 114 ICE flights departed from the airfield in Bedford, with immigrants transferred to other states. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-15/healey-demands-ice-stop-using-massachusetts-airport

They went to deliver care packages to the people detained at the ICE facility in Burlington, Massachusetts - and they were arrested. https://bit.ly/3MF1gK4

Looking for a little light today? You'll love this Curiosity Desk tracing the trail your Christmas tree took to your living room: https://bit.ly/3MFm5Fb