Our galaxy and its nearest large companion, Andromeda, may be headed for a collision on a cosmic scale. What happens then?

More than 30 companies have laid off employees so far in 2026, continuing the trend of significant workforce reductions across a broad range of industries, including tech, media, finance, and retail.

SPRINGFIELD — The couple who ran the now-defunct running store and race organizer 4Run3 have a new financial services venture in Arizona while Western Massachusetts charities who’d depended on race ...