Massachusetts experienced the same 4.1% unemployment rate in December as the country as a whole, officials said, ending a nearly two-year streak of comparatively lower joblessness in the Bay State. Labor officials announced that the Massachusetts unemployment rate last month inched upward one-tenth of a percentage point, from 4% in November. The national unemployment rate
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK — One of Neil Gaiman’s publishers has dropped him as the British author faces multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. And his name is not on the website of the agency which has for years handled his speaking appearances. Dark Horse Comics announced on X last weekend that it
Music is the most cannibalistic creative endeavor, with musicians not only drawing inspiration from predecessors and contemporaries, but often imitating specific techniques, stealing catchy riffs or covering entire songs. For music historian Preston Lauterbach, Elvis Presley stands out as an artist who synthesized a remarkable range of styles — “Black and white, urban and rural,
As the Essex Tech boys hockey team built up a lead over Newburyport in the season-opener, star senior Brady Leonard skated off the ice like he had any of the other times he scored or assisted on a goal. Over four years of focusing on helping lift the young program with wins instead of personal