BOSTON (WWLP) – The Office of the Inspector General has released a critical report on Massachusetts’ public defense system, characterizing it as “broken, expensive and resistant to oversight.” The ...

The public defender system in Massachusetts is "broken" and is one of the most costly in the country, according to a scathing new report from the state's inspector general. The report said the state ...

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The state’s inspector general is coming down hard on the public defense system in Massachusetts, which provides legal representation to poor people, calling it highly expensive, inefficient, and ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. June 10, 2026, to add comments from Chief Counsel Anthony Benedetti for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, and the Massachusetts Association ...

It's been an eventful week in science news. Astronauts on the ISS were briefly ordered to shelter in place after the discovery of an air leak in the transfer tunnel, NASA officially declared its MAVEN ...

Learn how the identities of people, apps, and services are verified before they’re given access to digital systems and resources. Authentication is the process that companies use to confirm that only ...

HE’S BEING HELD IN PLYMOUTH TONIGHT. AMBULANCE DELAYS, STAFFING SHORTAGES, HOSPITAL BACKLOGS. MASSACHUSETTS FIRST RESPONDERS ARE BEING PUSHED TO THE BRINK, LEADING TO RISING RESPONSE TIMES WHEN EVERY ...

Abstract: Bionic polarized light orientation is an important complement to modern navigation techniques. Most existing polarized light orientation methods are based on the Rayleigh scattering model.

Abstract: The strong representation ability of neural networks has provided a promising approach for power grid transient stability analysis. However, research in this area is still in the initial ...