Estate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly.

Delivery service DoorDash says it’s partnering with Lyft to bring ride-sharing benefits to its members.

Members of the Kennedy family gathered Monday for the funeral of Ethel Kennedy, the wife of Sen. Robert F.

Pope Francis will be visiting Belgium on a trip starting Thursday, facing a flock ravaged by countless scandals of priest sexual abuse and dwindling in the face of modernity, where women and gays insist on an equal role and rights.

Karen Read’s lawyers have filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court challenging a judge’s decision not to dismiss two of three charges against her.

The estimated crowd of 600,000 people Pope Francis' Mass in East Timor is nearly half of the small Southeast Asian country's population.

The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the country’s population.

Haeran Ryu rebounded from a third-round meltdown to win the FM Championship on a rainy Sunday at the TPC Boston.

Haeran Ryu has a history of going low on the LPGA and the 23-year-old South Korean added to that in the FM Championship.

According to official data, at least 115,000 people have disappeared in Mexico since 1952.

DoorDash set quarterly records for total orders and revenue despite slowing U.S. restaurant traffic.

The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible.

MSNBC “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough says he was “surprised and disappointed” the news and talk show was pulled off the air the day before and that the explanation he was given didn't hold water.

Bank of America said Tuesday its profits fell in the second quarter, as higher interest rates ate into expenses, including its large consumer banking franchise.

The CW Network announced Thursday that Bill Belichick will be one of the analysts on “Inside the NFL” this season.

The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously voted to bring a lawsuit against mattress maker Tempur Sealy to block its $4 billion acquisition of Mattress Firm, saying the deal would allow the world’s largest mattress supplier to suppress competition that would result in higher prices for shoppers.

Police say a woman who attended Mass at a Florida church to participate in her niece’s Communion claimed she was bitten by a priest.

A new study tracks how cockroaches spread around the globe to become the survival experts we know today.

Jess Healey scored from the point late in the second period to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Minnesota in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup, the championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League Championship.

Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war.

Caitlin Clark will have the start of her WNBA career to show the U.S. women’s basketball selection committee whether she deserves a spot on the Paris Olympic roster.

Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools.

Pope Francis has rallied from respiratory problems to lead some 60,000 people in Easter celebrations and make a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.

It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents.

A judge says a federal lawsuit against the NFL’s disability plan can proceed to trial.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have agreed to acquire New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones for a sixth-round pick in next month’s NFL draft according to a person with knowledge of the decision.

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day _ it also could harm your health.

Auto workers held waves of walkouts.

Jawaan Taylor of the Chiefs follows Tiger football alumni Jamel Dean, Javian Hawkins, C.J. Gardner-Johnson to play for Super Bowl teams.

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals has honored Annette Bening as its 2024 Woman of the Year.

Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals roasted Barry Keoghan, best known for his roles in “Dunkirk,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” and “The Banshees of Inisherin,” as its 2024 Man of the Year Friday.

The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches.

Like other universities, Harvard is struggling to manage campus responses to Israel's war in Gaza.

For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms.

Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world."

The special teams footballs used in Sunday’s game between Kansas City and New England were reportedly underinflated.

Running back Jerick McKinnon threw for one touchdown and ran for another to help Kansas City beat the New England Patriots 27-17 in front of Chiefs superfan Taylor Swift.

The oddsmakers aren’t expecting many points in a couple of NFL games this week.

The New England Patriots dressed three quarterbacks for their game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

For the auxiliary bishop of Managua, fellow priests and many in the pews who have had to flee or were exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass at a Miami parish is not only a way to find solace in community.

Brunch dates and flag football games might be a little easier to get to this Sunday, when phones grace early-risers with an extra hour of rest before alarm clocks go off.

Cooper Flagg, the nation’s consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, announced Monday that he will play his college basketball at Duke.

Cooper Flagg, the consensus top player in the 2024 recruiting class, says his focus is on the tragedy of a mass shooting in his home state of Maine, an indication that an announcement on where he will play college basketball could be delayed.

The cost of financing a home surged again this week, keeping the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate at its highest level since December 2000.

The New England Patriots are struggling like they never have since Bill Belichick took over in 2000.

In Italy, centuries-old churches dot the landscape, sanctuaries and processions draw crowds, and nearly 80% of the population profess themselves Catholic.

Another Powerball drawing, another chance at a jackpot that is inching toward a billion dollars.

Pope Francis’ Ukraine peace envoy has discussed the need to resume the stalled Ukraine grain export deal to feed the world’s hungry during a meeting with a Chinese official in Beijing.

Come Florida State’s kickoff on Saturday, there could be an unruly guest at the game. His name is Hurricane Lee.

An American literary historian, a French paleoanthropologist, a Danish evolutionary geneticist and a German-Dutch radio astronomer have been named the winners of this year’s Balzan Prize.

Tom Brady ran out of the tunnel in front of a screaming New England crowd one more time.

Bruce Arena quit as coach of the New England Revolution on Saturday night, six weeks after he was placed on administrative leave by Major League Soccer for what it said were “allegations that he made insensitive and inappropriate remarks.”.

There may be no place like home but President Joe Biden says his is off-limits.

Bronny James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California last month because of a congenital heart defect.

A new hospital for stranded dolphins is opening on Cape Cod this month and is expected to improve survival rates and enhance research.

While sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell again last month, the national median home sales price rose to $406,700, marking its first annual increase since January, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

For scores of families still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up, even as Hawaii authorities predict that more remains would be found in the ashes left behind by a wildfire that gutted the once-bustling town of Lahaina.

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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week to just under 7%, the latest setback for would-be homebuyers already facing affordability challenges due to a housing market limited by a shortage of homes for sale.

No one has won Mega Millions since April, and now the jackpot is up to an estimated $1.55 billion for Tuesday’s drawing.

Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II.

Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest but is in stable condition.

Pope Francis’ peace envoy will meet with President Joe Biden in Washington this week as part of the Holy See’s peace initiatives for Ukraine.

USA Today’s weekly list of bestselling books returned Wednesday, ending a monthslong hiatus.

Stellantis says it is pulling together a network of public electric vehicle chargers that could include Tesla and nearly all of the other chargers in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

A suspect has been arrested in the weekend killings of a Boston-area husband and wife celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the woman’s 97-year-old mother.

Gustavo Bou and Carles Gil both had a goal and an assist to lead New England to a 3-1 victory over Orlando City, extending the Revolution’s unbeaten streak at home to nine.

President Joe Biden got a root canal on Monday and it left something of a cavity in his daily schedule.

The company that makes the opioid addiction treatment drug Suboxone has reached a $102.5 million settlement of antitrust claims with 41 states and the District of Columbia.

Journalists across the U.S. will walk off their jobs next week at publications owned by Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the U.S. Their union said Thursday that the mostly one-day strike will start June 5.

A Spanish Jesuit priest who died in 2012 has been accused of sexually abusing a minor in Bolivia three decades ago, the latest in a string of pedophilia cases that have shaken the Catholic Church in the Andean country.

Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks told graduates of Harvard University to be superheroes in their defense of truth and American ideals, and to resist those who twist the truth.

Pope Francis has urged Hungarians to open their doors to others as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a plea for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

First Republic Bank's stock slid again Wednesday and an ongoing rout has erased 60% of its value just this week on concerns about the bank’s financial health in the wake of two other bank collapses.

A California man who made violent anti-LGBTQ-related threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster over its updated gender definitions has been sentenced to a year in prison.

Pope Francis was presiding over Easter vigil Mass at the Vatican.

A lawsuit over a salad has been tossed.

A group of CSX conductors will soon become the first train crew employees at one of the major freight railroads to have paid sick time.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Monday that free agent cornerback Jonathan Jones intends to sign a two-year deal worth a maximum value of $20 million, with $13 million guaranteed.

Standard time comes to an end in most parts of the United States this weekend.

A proposal to let prisoners in Massachusetts donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on people behind bars who are desperate for freedom.

CSX railroad says it hauled in 9% more fourth-quarter profit even though it carried less cargo because it received more money for fuel surcharges and higher shipping rates.

Bank of America says its fourth-quarter profits rose slightly from a year ago, as higher credit costs and potentially bad loans more than offset a sharp rise in interest revenue.

Federal officials say the fading North Atlantic right whale will remain protected under the Endangered Species Act and requires a series of protective steps to stave off extinction.

In the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis was presiding over Christmas Eve Mass.

Tensions are rising among the growing numbers of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of upcoming changes to U.S. asylum policies.

President Joe Biden and his family held a private memorial service Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and their baby daughter.

A college basketball player who lost nearly all of his left arm in a childhood accident has scored his first points for Northwestern State.

The Prince and Princess of Wales got a first-hand look at some groundbreaking innovations at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston, then followed with a visit to an organization that works to raise up young people struggling through poverty and violence.

Next month, Osceola County voters may be asked to say “Yes” or “No” to a sales tax extension

Patriots coach Bill Belichick says Mac Jones will remain the starting quarterback when they visit the New York Jets.

Mac Jones says he wants to start this week against the Jets and believes he deserves to remain in the lineup despite struggling in his return to the field following three-game absence because of an ankle injury.

Justin Fields threw for 179 yards and a touchdown and ran for 82 yards and another score, and the Bears defense forced returning Patriots starter Mac Jones back to the bench to give Chicago a 33-14 victory over New England.

Next month, Osceola County voters may be asked to say “Yes” or “No” to a sales tax extension

Charles Barkley will not be leaving TNT or the “Inside the NBA” crew for the foreseeable future.

UnitedHealth trumped third-quarter expectations and hiked its 2022 forecast again as one of the largest U.S. health insurance providers moved deeper into delivering care.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones made a surprise return to the practice field on Friday, but was ruled out for this weekend's game at Green Bay.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will nearly double — to almost $1 billion — the money available for states to acquire electric school buses.

Saudi-funded LIV Golf is denying a report that it was close to a U.S. television deal in which it would buy time to be shown on FS1.