Amazon says it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online

Americans waste a lot of food. As much as 40 percent of the country’s food supply gets thrown out, according to federal data. That rotting food fills up landfills, and also releases methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Keeping it out of the trash has become a priority in Massachusetts. And for some local farmers, all that…

A trio of police officers paid for an accused shoplifter’s groceries rather than arresting her at a Manhattan Whole Foods.

A man in his 60s was assaulted at a park in Cambridge. He was pronounced dead by the Middlesex County District Attorney Wednesday.

Whole Foods Market has announced it is recalling multiple vegetable products from its stores nationwide, days after the company that sells to the grocer and others yanked its veggies over concern about possible bacterial contamination.  The company that sells to Whole Foods and other retailers, Mann Packing Co., said last week it was pulling vegetable products after it was...

A man fired a gun Friday night in a parking lot in Melrose, Massachusetts, police say. A drug deal turned violent outside Whole Foods on Main Street when two juveniles refused to pay and the seller was not happy about it, according to authorities.

A man is accused of firing shots near a busy Melrose shopping center.

Whole Foods Market stores in several states, including Connecticut, as well as several other New England states, New York and New Jersey, are recalling Dorset cheese because of potential contamination of Listeria.

A Massachusetts water company is closing after its bottled water was found to be tainted by potentially toxic chemicals. Spring Hill Farm Dairy CEO Harold Rogers says that what he called “unwarranted attention on our company”.

Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its own employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages. The offer, announced Monday, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two days to one for its Prime members. The company sees the new incentive as...

Whole Foods will slash prices on hundreds of items starting Wednesday, extending its focus beyond enticing Prime shoppers. The specialty grocer’s last major price cut for all customers was in November 2017. In the interim, it has been rolling out more perks catered to members of Amazon Prime, such as offering them an extra 10 percent off discounted products. Amazon,...

Massachusetts health officials are warning of a possible measles exposure in the Greater Boston area. The state Department of Public Health said a person was diagnosed with measles on Sunday. During the infectious period, the individual went to locations where other people may have been exposed.

Officials issued a warning for people who have not gotten the measles vaccine after possible exposure in Massachusetts.

A Maine startup company that makes seaweed edibles and kelp puree has a lot more money to grow its business than it did just days ago. Over the weekend, Ocean’s Balance, which has offices in Biddeford, and seaweed farms in Casco Bay, won $100,000 beating out dozens of other companies. One of Ocean Balance’s founders, Tollef Olson, says the win...

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Friday rolled out a proposal to break up the biggest U.S. technology companies, saying they have too much control over the economy and Americans’ lives. In her pitch to rein in the influence of tech giants, the Massachusetts senator envisions legislation targeting companies with annual worldwide revenue of $25 billion or more, limiting their...

Amazon said Wednesday that it will shut down all its pop-up shops and focus on opening more of its bookstores as it rethinks its brick-and-mortar strategy. The online retail giant has 87 pop-up shops in malls, Whole Foods grocery stores and Kohl’s department stores that sell Amazon’s Echo voice-activated devices, Kindle tablets and other gadgets.

When it comes to unhealthy behaviors, some areas are far worse than others.

One week after 60-year-old Paul Wilson was killed in Danehy Park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, investigators could be seen stopping every single person cycling or walking through the park, asking for tips. The officers were stationed there just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, the same time Wilson was found next to a path, his head severely beaten in.

An investigation on the death of a man who died at a popular Cambridge, Massachusetts park remains active as officials continue to look for the assailant. A man in his 60s was found with “apparent head trauma” on Wednesday on the New Street side of Danehy Park’s entrance, according to police. The victim was taken to an area hospital, where...

A man in his 60s was sent to the hospital with life-threatening head injuries after he was found unresponsive in a Cambridge park Wednesday.