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Homeless advocates are expected to converge on New Bedford City Hall later this morning. Peter Costa, founder of the New Bedford Homeless Advocates group, posted on Facebook Sunday calling for the rally after the City failed to open the emergency overflow shelter Saturday night despite extreme cold...

It was this video that sparked what started out as a peaceful protest at Tolman High School in Pawtucket, R.I., today. The video, shot Wednesday, shows a school resource officer purportedly body-slamming 14-year-old Tyler DeBurgo. The 20-second video gives only a glimpse of what appears to be a scuffle between DeBurgo, his brother, and the police officer...

Cardinal Sean O'Malley is calling for prayers in the aftermath of the deaths of unarmed black men in New York City and Ferguson, Missouri.

The St. Louis Police Officers Association says the five Rams players who stood with their hands raised before Sunday's game should be disciplined and the NFL should publicly apologize.

According to multiple reports, demonstrations in response to last night's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO has spread across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Officers have ordered protesters off Ferguson streets after what had been several hours of largely peaceful demonstrations.

A key vendor is no longer doing business with Market Basket in protest of the company management's actions. Boston Sword and Tuna's top official says time has nearly run out on saving the great institution that was Market Basket. Boston Sword and Tuna has been doing around ten-million-dollars a year in annual sales to Market Basket...

Count Mayor Jon Mitchell as a supporter of Arthur T. Demoulas, the former CEO of Market Basket. Arthur T. was ousted as CEO last month, and replaced by his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas. Loyal longtime workers have taken to protesting the sudden change, with work at many of the 71 Market Basket locations coming to a screeching halt...

The Demoulas/Market Basket feud has been going on in the background for decades, but it's now gaining national attention after this past weekend's rallies. Some people are still wondering what's going on and why these rallies are being held.

Nearly 3,000 people rallied outside the Market Basket headquarters in Tewksbury Friday in support of recently ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas.