BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * 13 Charged in Worcester Drug Trafficking Organization * BOSTON - Thirteen individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Central Massachusetts and Puerto Rico that distributed cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana. The following defendants have been charged with one count each of  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Welcomes Deputy Prime Minister of Spain to Massachusetts State House * Boston -Governor Maura Healey today welcomed Spain's First Deputy Prime Minister, Carlos Cuerpo, to the Massachusetts State House, a day after celebrating the Spanish government's creation of a trade office in Massachusetts and a venture capital fund to invest in biotech firms from Spain and Mass  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Human-machine teaming dives underwater * The electricity to an island goes out. To find the break in the underwater power cable, a ship pulls up the entire line or deploys remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to traverse the line. But what if an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) could map the line and pinpoint the location of the fault for a diver to fix? Such underwater human-ro  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Scientists and the Fishing Industry Join Forces for Better Data and Management (Part 2) NOAA Fisheries' Cooperative Research programs build partnerships between scientists and fishermen to collect data that improves fisheries management. Industry-Based Biological Sampling Fills Data Gaps to Improve Stock Assessments * Our cooperativ  more