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New England Patriots

Mass. authorities insist Patriots fan who died after punch from Dolphins fan at Gillette Stadium had a separate ‘medical issue’

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Hurricane Lee

Extreme rains are pounding New England so hard that hundreds are being evacuated and a 15-foot dam is in danger of collapse

By Michael Casey, Kathy McCormack, and others

Paqui's

‘Deeply saddened’ Hershey’s unit asks stores to pull coffin-shaped ‘One Chip Challenge’ after death of Massachusetts teenager

By Michael Casey, Steve LeBlanc, and others

Marcia Fudge

The White House is tackling affordable housing—and forming a task force on converting commercial to residential

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Harvard

Harvard’s legacy admissions policies are under investigation by Biden’s Education Department

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Canadian Coast Guard vessel Terry Fox (left), and Canadian vessel Skandi Vinland (right), return to St John’s Port in Newfoundland, Canada, after supporting the search and rescue operation for the Titan submersible. Paul-Henri Nargeolet, Hamish Harding, Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman died after the missing submersible suffered a catastrophic implosion while trying to reach the RMS Titanic. Picture date: Friday June 23, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt/PA Images via Getty Images)

‘We all thought they are just going to come up:’ Wife and mother of Titan sub passengers describes her futile wait

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

AT SEA – (—-EDITORIAL USE ONLY â” MANDATORY CREDIT – ” OCEANGATE/ HANDOUT” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS—-) An undated photo shows tourist submersible belongs to OceanGate begins to descent at a sea. Search and rescue operations continue by US Coast Guard in Boston after a tourist submarine bound for the Titanic’s wreckage site went missing off the southeastern coast of Canada. (Photo by Ocean Gate / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Families who lost loved ones in the Titan sub tragedy will have one key document to consider before filing any lawsuits

By Michael Casey and Bloomberg

Homeless crisis

The secret cause of America’s homelessness crisis is hiding in plain sight: Landlords can evict whoever they want now the pandemic is over

By Michael Casey, R.J. Rico, and others

Buildings in downtown San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. California home sales plunged this year as soaring interest rates held back buyers in the costly state. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cities try to resurrect deserted downtowns by transforming empty offices into homes and creating a young ‘vibe’

By Mae Anderson, Ashraf Khalil, and others

EAST PALESTINE, OH – MARCH 09: EPA contractors walk back to their cars with collected soil samples from the derailment site on March 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Cleanup efforts continue after a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster. Thousands of residents were ordered to evacuate after the area was placed under a state of emergency and temporary evacuation orders. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

Freight train with hazardous materials derails in Maine as concerns about railway safety mount

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Wildlife Conference Turtle Poaching

Turtles are such popular pandemic pets that poachers are having a field day

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

Yes on Measure H! volunteer Ed Washatka canvases the neighborhood in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. Cities across the country are pushing measures to stabilize or control rents when housing prices are skyrocketing. Voters from Orange County, Florida, and in several California cities are asking voters to approve ballot measures that would cap rent increases. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Skyrocketing housing costs put rent control on the November ballot across the U.S.

By Janie Har, Michael Casey, and others

Teachers and guidance counselors tap wooden sticks during a rhythm exercise during a workshop helping teachers find a balance in their curriculum while coping with stress and burnout in the classroom, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Concord, N.H. School districts around the country are starting to invest in programs aimed at address the mental health of teachers. Faced with a shortage of educators and widespread discontentment with the job, districts are hiring more therapist, holding trainings on self-care and setting up system to better respond to a teacher encountering anxiety and stress. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

School districts move to ease teacher stress, burnout: ‘The pandemic was so hard and so impactful and so stressful’

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

A roadworks crew work on road resurfacing on June 24, 2021 in Alhambra, California. – US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced that a deal has been reached with a bipartisan group of senators to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure, likely unlocking the most funding for roads, bridges, ports and broadband in decades. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Inflation taking bite out of new infrastructure projects: ‘Those dollars are essentially evaporating’

By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, and others

Kay Wilson poses in her pod in the UP (st)ART house in Los Angeles, California, on October 24, 2019. – Kay Wilson packed up her life in a hurry and moved to Los Angeles … only to find that what she paid in Pennsylvania for a nice studio apartment would only get her a 2.9-square-meter box in California.Her new home is a capsule, inspired by the famous hotels in Japan.Wilson arrived a month ago at UP(st)ART, a community for young people with artistic aspirations in need of an affordable place to live. Each room contains up to six capsules, which Wilson describes as “cozy.” They contain a single bed, a bar for hanging clothes, a few compartments for storing shoes and other items, and an air vent. (Photo by Apu GOMES / AFP) (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

‘It would take away all my anxiety’: Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press