Microsoft’s effort to modernize the humble Notepad app has come with a cost: Security researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability in the program following a feature update. The flaw, which ...

Microsoft patches Windows 11 Notepad RCE flaw CVE-2026-20841 Vulnerability exploited Markdown links to execute malicious code with user permissions Patch Tuesday update fixes issue; versions 11.2510 ...

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Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. Bad actors could use the flaw to remotely load and execute malicious files on a victim’s computer. is ...

TL;DR: Windows 11's Notepad app has a security flaw rated as a 'high' severity vulnerability, one that allows for remote code execution. The good news is that it's already been patched by Microsoft, ...

One dead and six missing as body and life boat from Lily Jean found after its disappearance from Gloucester port The search for survivors of a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) speaks with Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the White House last February. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) As Arctic blasts drop temperatures across New ...

Happy Sunday! Our tricky coastal storm is tracking farther west, so that’s quickly increasing the snowfall forecast for most of Massachusetts. First, we’ve got chances for spotty, light snow this ...

The primary will be held on Sept. 1. Alex LemonidesPolling data reporter Senator Edward J. Markey, a Democrat, has been serving in Congress in some capacity since 1977 and is facing a surprising ...

The primary will be held on Sept. 1. Caroline SolerPolling researcher Thirty-six states will elect governors in 2026, and Republicans enter those races clinging to a narrow 26-24 edge after Democrats ...

In what sounds counterintuitive, Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a bill to reduce how much people drive, but it doesn’t actually target anything drivers do. It won’t reduce the number of miles ...

State Senator Cynthia Stone Creem is speaking out about a bill she filed that would seek to reduce personal vehicle driving miles across Massachusetts in order to meet state climate goals. The ...