Nearly 40 cats affected by near-record snowfall in Louisiana are arriving at the MSPCA at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem on Saturday as part of an urgent rescue mission.

All across the U.S., from California to Massachusetts and Wisconsin and Minnesota, especially in states with large rural communities, experts are worried

California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

residents across Massachusetts saw just how quickly outdoor fires can grow out of control,” said Chief Fire Warden Celino. “Right now, California is facing an even worse crisis with ...

Across the country from the California wildfires, researchers in Massachusetts are working to recreate a smaller-scale version of the phenomenon in a lab where it can be studied. Fire whirl ...

Although the risk of devastating wildfires is much lower in Massachusetts than in California, the Bay State is still subject to natural disasters such as hurricanes and blizzards that can ...

A coalition of 19 states and the City and County of San Francisco have filed a lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump and multiple federal agencies,

Rounding out the top five states with the safest gun laws in this year’s rankings are California, Massachusetts, Illinois, New York, and Connecticut. Coming in last were Idaho, Mississippi ...

On Saturday night, the Springfield Thunderbirds teamed up with the Springfield Fire Department to raise funds for fire crews battling wildfires in California, which has created hundreds of

A Ware, Massachusetts, resident said she was home and her whole house was shaking for about 10 seconds from what she at first believed was an 18-wheeler coming down Route 9.

The Mega Millions jackpot has been won in Arizona. One ticket matched all six balls on Jan. 17's drawing to win the $112 million ($49.95 million cash option), according to the Mega Millions website . The winning ticket was sold at the Winners Corner on West Broadway Road in Tempe, Ariz., according to the Arizona Lottery.