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The Massachusetts effort to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 has suffered a big setback. Last week, Gov. Baker took the state out of the Transportation Climate Initiative, a multi-state initiative to cut carbon emissions in the transportation sector.

Police departments say fewer people are signing up to be police officers lately. That means smaller police academy classes and fewer rookie officers joining cities and towns across Massachusetts.

Scientists in Maine recently unlocked a mystery that helps explain what's happening to marshes —and how to restore them.

Growing up in Seoul, HEESU (the stage name of Heesu Yu) loved to belt K-pop at the city’s nuraebangs (karaoke rooms). She brought that same infectious energy to her Tiny Desk Contest performance -- which is why HEESU is our favorite local entry.

Tens of thousands of Afghans who left their country after the Taliban took over in August will be resettling in the United States. Many of them are kids, so schools across the country are preparing to get these students up to speed.

The swearing-in of the city's first Asian American mayor came two weeks after Wu won the city's mayoral election. Before Wu, Boston had elected only white men as mayor.