The faculty union at the state system’s four regional universities says CSCU needs at least $100 million more than it’s currently requesting.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that "show cause" hearings should be held in public for 28 alleged customers of a high-end sex ring, rejecting a request by some of the defendants to keep the initial proceedings secret. The SJC also rejected a media request to release documents in the case before the hearings.

This year's Boston Marathon generated more than half a billion dollars in economic activity and supported thousand of jobs, the Boston Athletic Association and Meet Boston announced. The bulk of the economic activity generated by the marathon came from visitors — mostly spectators — spending money on travel and accommodations as well as food, shopping, local attractions and marathon events.

U.S. officials had given Israel 30 days to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, or risk limits to arms transfers. The deadline passed Tuesday. Humanitarian groups, the United Nations and news outlets say conditions in Gaza remain catastrophic, including ”imminent” famine in northern Gaza.

A large portion of western Connecticut was listed by the agency Thursday as in a “severe drought,” a sign of worsening water conditions in the state.

The bid, announced Thursday, was backed by the Connecticut families of victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting, who won a $1.4 billion defamation verdict against Jones.

Many people are still processing former President Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in last week’s election. That includes student journalists in western Massachusetts who spoke to NEPM about their approach to reporting in this new political landscape.

George Perrot spent more than 30 years in prison for rape until 2016, when a judge ruled the evidence against him was faulty.