A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination at the organization and the Vermont senator’s 2016 presidential campaign. The consultant, Tezlyn Figaro, confirmed the existence of the nondisclosure agreement to The Associated Press without providing additional details. The deal…

A local fourth grader is expressing her frustration after her feathered friend became the butt of a joke on a recent episode of Saturday Night Live. The joke featured her disabled pet chicken, Granite Heart, learning to walk with a custom wheelchair. The SNL joke suggested that instead of helping the animal walk, she should “just eat the chicken.”

Do you have a hard time saying goodbye to your dog in the morning? There’s some good news if the answer to that question is yes. More and more companies in and around Boston are letting their workers bring their four legged friends to the office. Harpoon Brewery is one of the first to hop on this new perk for...

Sammy the dog has joined the mayoral race in Fair Haven, Vermont. She’ll be taking on the current mayor, Lincoln, a goat. WPTZ’s Matt Leighton reports.

Federal prosecutors in Vermont say a health information technology company will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that it helped set up an electronic health records system that encouraged physicians to prescribe opioids to people who might not need them

A retired truck driver and Korean War veteran froze to death after crashing his car into a tree in Vermont, officials say. Anthony Spinelli, 83, of Salem, New York, died as a result of “hypothermia due to environmental exposure” after his car hit a tree, according to the preliminary death certificate issued by the Vermont chief medical examiner’s office....

A long-delayed case of a former New York police detective accused of sexually assaulting a girl at his vacation home in Vermont is heading to court Monday. A team from Attorney General T.J. Donovan’s office and a public defender will discuss the status of the case Monday with a judge. Leonard Forte was charged with felony sexual assault of...

A New York man has died in a skiing accident at Vermont’s Killington Resort. Jason Vitale, 48, of Baldwin, N.Y., was not wearing a helmet when he lost control and collided with a tree at high speed on Saturday, Vermont State Police said. Vitale went into cardiac arrest while being taken to the hospital, where he later died. The...

The police chief in Vermont’s largest city has resigned after his lying about his secret social media use came to light.

The police chief in Vermont’s largest city turned in his badge Monday following an episode involving secret social media use and lies about it — only for the newly appointed acting chief to be replaced over a similar issue.

Basking in loud chants of “Bernie’s back,” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders resumed campaigning weeks after being sidelined by a heart attack and told supporters he was ready to resume “the epic struggle” for the White House.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday tamped down speculation that he would slow his presidential campaign after he suffered a heart attack last week, saying he plans to compete as vigorously as ever for the 2020 Democratic nomination. The Vermont independent told NBC in an exclusive interview airing Wednesday night on “Nightly News” and Thursday on the “Today” show that his...

Bernie Sanders is unveiling a major campaign finance plan, continuing his 2020 presidential bid even as he’s at home recuperating from a heart attack. The Vermont senator said Monday that as president he’d enact mandatory public financing laws for all federal elections and ban corporate donations for inaugural events. Sanders also would institute a lifetime lobbying prohibition for former members...

Getting a good night’s rest has a lot to do with where in Connecticut you live. NBC Connecticut Investigates is looking into what is keeping some people up at night and if there is anything that can be done about it.

New Jersey can move ahead with a new law allowing terminally ill patients to seek life-ending drugs, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday, overturning a lower court’s temporary hold on the law.

New York state, New York City, Connecticut and Vermont sued the federal government Tuesday over new Trump administration rules blocking green cards for many immigrants who use public assistance including Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers.

On Tuesday New York and Connecticut joined the growing legal fight against the public charge rule. Andrew Siff reports.

Under the law, the patient must be within six months of death, have two medical opinions backing up their claims, and be able to take the life-ending medicine themselves. Cydney Long reports.

New York state leads the nation in nonprofit jobs and the wages they support.