the first warning a friend gave me about Boston was not about the sports fans, cold winters, or traffic. It was about the rats. Sure enough, in the past year, I’ve seen them everywhere ...

Rats are getting bigger and more brazen in a British city where a sanitation strike has left tons of garbage piled up on city streets, locals say, and residents are raising fears for public health.

Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife. One hawk spent fourth months recovering from eating a poisoned rat at ...