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By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — On a Friday morning in September 2015, an announcement of $1 million in federal funding ensured that a community health center, in the heart of Amherst, would one day serve residents’ medical, dental and behavioral health needs, no matter...

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS

SPOKANE, Wash. — Harvesting Washington state’s vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States.That system eventually could change dramatically as at least two companies are rushing...

By CLAUDIA TORRENS, FRANK ELTMAN and COLLEEN LONG

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Late at night, when helicopters thrum overhead and spotlights beam down onto lawns, many people here know exactly what’s going on.“You just think, ‘Oh, God, whose child is it now?’” said Stephanie Spezia, a longtime resident of this...

By KELLY P. KISSEL and ANDREW DeMILLO

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas’ governor said Friday that he sees no reason for anything beyond a routine review of the state’s execution procedures after a condemned inmate lurched and convulsed 20 times during a lethal injection that involved a...

On Jan. 21, President Donald Trump’s first full day in office, an estimated 500,000 people rallied in the streets of Washington, D.C., against the new administration.Thousands more are expected in the capital this Saturday — the 100th day of Trump’s...

By CLARE HIGGINS

Saturday is President Trump’s 100th day in office.Trump promised a long list of achievements – from repealing the Affordable Care Act to withdrawing from NAFTA to proposing an infrastructure plan. Mexico certainly will not be paying for the “big,...

Recalls predictions made on first Earth Day On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, the nation paused to consider the impact of human activity on the global environment.The greatest threat — as seen that day — was the prospect that future generations...

By EMILY CUTTS

BELCHERTOWN — A Belchertown man has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography after he allegedly attempted to entice a boy via Facebook Messenger.Douglas Wallace, 28, of 145 River St., pleaded not guilty in Eastern Hampshire District...

By EMILY CUTTS

NORTHAMPTON — A jury in a child rape trial will resume deliberations Monday after twice telling a Hampshire Superior Court judge Thursday they could not reach a consensus.The 12-member jury spent the entire day in deliberations on the case of a former...

By JIMMY GOLEN

BOSTON — New York Yankees starters failed to record a complete game in all of 2016 — the first time in franchise history that’s happened.Masahiro Tanaka ended that slump this season before April was up.Tanaka pitched a three-hitter to outduel Chris...

By DAVID KOENIG

DALLAS — United Airlines moved to staunch criticism — and any customer defections — by reaching a settlement Thursday with a passenger dragged off one of its planes two weeks ago and issuing new policies designed to prevent similar customer-service...

By PAUL WISEMAN and JOSH BOAK

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump campaigned on an “America First” trade policy of bracing clarity: Renegotiate or abandon NAFTA and crack down on China’s trade practices.Yet so far, his trade policy has produced mostly confusion and division, even...

By CAITLIN ASHWORTH

SOUTHAMPTON — Four candidates running for the two seats on the Select Board all voiced parallel concern for a top priority in town — a new public safety complex.“If we don’t do anything within the next few years, it’s literally going to fall down,”...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Social service agencies could be in line for $60,000 in municipal aid following a decision by Town Meeting to reinsert the funding into the town budget.By voice vote at the second session of annual Town Meeting Thursday, members added the...

BOSTON (AP) — One of Boston’s most prestigious teaching hospitals on Thursday announced that it is offering voluntary buyouts to 1,600 employees as a way to control costs during a period of uncertainty in the health care business.“Our expenses...

By AIJAZ HUSSAIN

SRINAGAR, India — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned 22 social media sites in an effort to calm tensions in the disputed region after videos depicting the alleged abuse of Kashmiris by Indian forces fueled protests. But the sites...

By PHILIP ISSA and ZEINA KARAM

BEIRUT — Syria’s military said Israel struck a military installation southwest of Damascus International Airport before dawn Thursday, setting off a series of explosions and raising tensions further between the two neighbors.Apparently seeking to...

By CHAD DAY and STEPHEN BRAUN

WASHINGTON — Investigations intensified into President Donald Trump’s ousted national security adviser, Michael Flynn, on Thursday as the Pentagon watchdog joined lawmakers in probing payments he accepted from foreign sources including a Russian...

By GAGE NUTTER

WESTHAMPTON — Hannah Labrie finished first in every event she competed in during the Hampshire Regional girls track and field team’s 85-57 win over Monson on Thursday.The sophomore finished first in the long jump (15 feet, ½ inch) and the triple jump...

Honoring a friend while testing his own endurance motivates Jim Brassord to row 1,400 miles along the eastern seaboard to support the new John P. Musante Health Center in Amherst.Brassord’s quest is particularly impressive because — except for the...