Pig kidney transplanted into man in surgical first
It’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.
eBay to pay $3M after employees sent live spiders, cockroaches to couple
The harassment started in 2019 after a Massachusetts couple wrote a story in their online newsletter about a lawsuit brought by eBay which accused Amazon of poaching sellers.
Bill Belichick leaving New England Patriots after 24 seasons, reports say
Bill Belichick and the Patriots are parting ways after six Super Bowl championships together, according to multiple reports. Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft addressed the media Thursday.
Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid antisemitism, plagiarism controversies
Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.
Family of three, including teen daughter, found dead in $6.8M Massachusetts mansion
Massachusetts State Police said that they found a firearm near the husband.
Massachusetts man’s deathbed confession rattles family after decades on the run: ‘It wasn't a weird dad joke’
Thomas Randele was on his deathbed when he confessed to his only daughter that he was one of "America’s Most Wanted" fugitives and had been on the run for more than five decades.
Man accused of killing woman, leaving body in car before boarding flight to Kenya, police say
The body of 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu was found this week in a parking garage at Logan International Airport in Boston.
Audience walks out on Dave Chappelle after he criticizes Israel during show in Boston: Report
Members of the audience at a Dave Chappelle show on Thursday reportedly walked out after he criticized Israel's bombing of Gaza and said students supporting Palestinians shouldn't be losing jobs over it.
Red Sox legend Tim Wakefield dies at 57 after battle with brain cancer
The Red Sox announced his death in a statement Sunday.
Watch: Boaters get incredible front-row seat to humpback whale feeding frenzy
"Discovery Channel, eat your heart out," the captain joked as the boat riders watched in awe.
Judge rules Cardinal Theodore McCarrick incompetent for trial in decades-old sexual assault case
The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago.
Obama’s chef ID’d as paddleboarder who drowned near former president’s Martha's Vineyard estate
A paddleboarder who drowned near former President Barack Obama’s Martha’s Vineyard estate has been identified as Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef.
Passenger takes control of plane when pilot has medical emergency, crash lands in Martha's Vineyard
A woman took the controls of a small plane and crash landed on a Massachusetts island Saturday afternoon when the pilot suffered a medical emergency, police said.
Missing Massachusetts woman was stuck in swamp mud for at least 3 days
When officers arrived, they could hear the woman, but they couldn’t see her.
Suspect arrested in killing of Boston-area couple celebrating their 50th anniversary
Christopher Ferguson was arrested a day after the couple and the woman’s 97-year-old mother were found murdered at their home. It appeared there was no connection between the victims and the suspect, officials said.
Massachusetts couple stabbed to death while celebrating 50th wedding anniversary
A couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary were stabbed to death, along with another family member, in what law enforcement officials said was probably a random attack.
National Park Service offering historic Cape Cod dune shacks for lease, frustrating long-time occupants
The shacks are extremely rustic, most with limited running water and electricity, and most of current lessees use outhouses.
Taylor Swift ticket snafu leads Massachusetts dad to spend $21,000 for last-minute seats
Tickets for Swift’s Eras Tour have been notoriously hard to get.
Boston Marathon 2023: Defending champ Evans Chebet wins, spoils Kipchoge debut
Defending champion Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon again on Monday with an unofficial 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds.
Former sanitation worker to earn Harvard Law degree, raises $70K for blue-collar staff
Rehan Staton had a middle-class upbringing. But everything changed when his mother left the family, and his father had to raise two sons on his own.