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BOSTON — Jill Biden may be known to the world as the first lady of the United States, but to her students at Northern Virginia Community College, she’s simply Dr. B.

Filmed in Columbus, Ohio, “Poser” is a frequently fascinating look at the nature of identity and the role young people play in creating themselves.

Loosely inspired by the Mel Brooks’ 1974 groundbreaking comedy classic “Blazing Saddles” (and originally titled “Blazing Samurai”) and set in a mythical Japan inhabited mostly by cats, the computer-generated animated production “Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank” tells the story of a beagle named Hank (Michael Cera).

The war on drugs has been long, hard-fought and expensive.

State health officials reported 18 new monkeypox cases on Thursday, the highest one-week count yet as the outbreak spreads across the country.

Jill Biden is supposed to be the responsible one.

BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu has made her pick for police commissioner: Michael Cox, a longtime veteran of the department who rose up through it after fellow officers confused him with a suspect and beat him in the 1990s.

It’s almost inconceivable that Democratic elites would get behind President Joe Biden in 2024.

A new long COVID study will likely provide hope for the millions of people suffering from the debilitating condition, as researchers on Tuesday revealed that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is the key to a long COVID treatment.

New concerns about Joe Biden’s age and mental and physical health are raising the question: What is the president’s real exit strategy?

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pitching a bill that would allow young people in every state to preregister to vote when they’re 16 years old, along with requiring colleges and universities to have on-campus polling places.