Worcester Telegram and Gazette

1 day ago | telegram.com | Margie Cullen |Kinsey Crowley

President Donald Trump on May 12 announced that the U.S. and China had agreed to lower the escalating tariff rates on trade for the next 90 days. Massachusetts’ top export, gold, goes mostly to China. Massachusetts' top export destination is the United Kingdom. President Donald Trump announced on May 12 that the U.S. and China agreed to lower the escalating tariff rates on trade for the next 90 days. Chinese imports will face a 30% tariff in total, down from 145% on most goods.

2 days ago | telegram.com | Margie Cullen

Democratic attorneys general, including Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, sued President Donald Trump Friday over what Campbell calls the president's “unwarranted ‘energy emergency.’”On Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, Trump signed an executive order declaring an “energy emergency."The attorneys general said that national emergencies are reserved for “actual emergencies” like natural or human made disasters like hurricanes or oil spills.

2 days ago | telegram.com | Mike Elfland

Mike ElflandWorcester Telegram & GazetteFor a week in June 1955, shoppers converged on Ralph's Wonder Supermarket to get a look at the lobster pool, a fancy meat-wrapping machine and a Kiddie Corral play area, among other modern features. The promotions at Worcester's newest supermarket were also a big draw. A Davy Crockett impersonator was there to pose for pictures, part of a Wild West-themed event.

3 days ago | telegram.com | Mike Elfland

Mike ElflandWorcester Telegram & GazetteLike their father, brothers H. Harold Gould and David F. Gould had fruitful careers in the grocery business. Nathan Gould was the founder of Big Discount Wonder Markets, a small chain in Central Massachusetts. In the 1950s, with plans to relocate one of their markets, Harold and David Gould bought a parcel that once held the mansion of Benjamin Franklin Thomas, a Worcester lawyer who became a state judge and legislator.

3 days ago | telegram.com | Sarah Barnacle

How an Oxford native became the "Angel of the Battlefield"WORCESTER — May has officially arrived, with plants showcasing their blooms, birds entertaining with their songs, teenagers attending proms, and T-shirts and shorts making more regular appearances. But for Central Massachusetts, the month also marks more than 140 years since North Oxford resident Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton founded the American Red Cross, transforming humanitarian efforts around the globe.