Newburyport native Merrick Barlow signs his National Letter of Intent to continue his football career at the Naval Academy. The St. John's Prep senior captain was one of the best receivers in the ...

A first-of-its-kind Massachusetts law will rein in private-equity greed in health care, offer hope that the state can avoid similar future crises, and serve as a model for other states to build on.

About half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, a major risk for heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, even dementia. Many people don’t even realize they have hypertension until it’s done ...