Chris Amico

Backlogs for early intervention services are months long. 25 states have critical shortages of special education teachers. What's a parent to do? More →

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Experts explain what you can do about the smoke engulfing the East Coast and Midwest. More →

No country loves fried dough more than the United States. But is America split by a hidden doughnut divide? We investigate. More →

Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial rulings that the Supreme Court can overturn and that current justices have questioned some aspect of. More →

Hundreds of staffers at Gannett newspapers across seven states are protesting their company’s leadership and job cuts. More →

A 2016 animal welfare ballot measure that would prohibit most US pork from being sold in Massachusetts could finally take effect as soon as next month. And pork purveyors here say that means prices are about to pop. More →

The national firestorm that ignited last week over a Sonoma County transgender student-athlete is bullying, plain and simple, says Richard A. Green, executive editor of The Press Democrat. More →

Congressional investigators say the use of a regulatory loophole to erase smoke pollution from the official record is on the rise. More →

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There are solutions we could begin right now. More →

Beans are high in protein, efficient to grow, and can even improve soil health. They cost less than conventional or new plant-based meats, and they’re increasingly getting attention among foodies. More →

The world of martial arts has been long dominated by the belief that repetitive drilling leads to perfected techniques and muscle memory. However, this conventional wisdom is often contradicted by research and practices in the dynamic and complex... More →

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After more than three years, COVID public health emergencies at the federal level and in Massachusetts come to an end Thursday. Here's what will change with testing, masking, vaccination and more. More →

C’mon, Denis Villeneuve, give us our giant philosophical worm king More →

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America is experiencing the greatest gap in life expectancy across regions in the last 40 years More →

Any game you can take up after breakfast and be pretty good at by lunch is not a sport. And it isn't even great exercise. More →

The debate over how to address gun violence is between doing something and doing nothing. More →