Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, and the 21st most populous city in the United States. The city proper covers 49 square miles (127Â km2) with an estimated population of 694,583 in 2018, also making it the most populous city in New England. Boston is the seat of Suffolk County as well, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8Â million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. As a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2Â million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States.
A Harvard University department chair and two Chinese nationals who were researchers at Boston University and a Boston hospital were charged on Tuesday with lying about their alleged links to the.. Reuters - Published
Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor was sentenced to 66 months in prison on Thursday. Reuters reports Kapoor is being jailed for his role in an opioid fraud scheme. The billionaire is among a group..
Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that "democracy hangs in the balance" five weeks before..
Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren sought to re-energize her White House campaign in a New Year's Eve speech on Tuesday, warning that "democracy hangs in the balance" five weeks before..
At the recent Presidential debate Elizabeth Warren traded jabs with Pete Buttigieg over campaign finance at. Warren zeroed in on Buttigieg courting of wealthy donors. Buttigieg held private fundraisers..
The U.S. faced nearly 900 cancelled flights and closed roads due to heavy snowfall. According to Reuters, travelers trying to head home after Thanksgiving were stranded. Most of the flight..
A vast wintry storm that has been raging across the United States since before Thanksgiving served a second helping of snow to the Northeast on Monday, closing offices and schools and disrupting..
BOSTON (AP) â A Harvard University professor has been charged with lying to officials about his involvement with a Chinese government-run recruitment program and his affiliation with a Chinese.. WorldNews - Published
The National Institutes of Health has partnered with a Boston-area company, Moderna, on a vaccine targeting the novel coronavirus.
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Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor was sentenced to 66 months in prison for his role in an opioid fraud scheme by a U.S. district judge in Boston on Thursday. Reuters - Published
U.S. immigration officials on Monday deported an Iranian student headed to a Boston university despite efforts by the American Civil Liberties Union and other advocates to block the removal. Reuters - Published
Rapidly growing no-frills carrier Allegiant Air is offering one-way introductory fares starting at $33 on some of its new routes.
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Living a healthy lifestyle can help you stave off diseases for an extra decade, new research has found. The study, published in the British Medical Journal, has found that those who adopt habits such.. WorldNews - Published
Firefighters battled a huge blaze at a stately mansion in the Boston suburbs Friday but struggled to get enough water to it and lost the fight when the roof caved in. (Dec. 27)
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The man from Boston stared at the ocean and thought: Maybe Iâll never go back. Heâd come to coastal Ghana for an adventure, he told friends, but his motivation ran deeper. Pierre Delva craved a.. WorldNews - Published
A mother found dead with her two young children on a Boston sidewalk outside a high-rise parking garage apparently pushed or threw the youngsters from the roof of the structure before leaping to her.. Reuters - Published
The parking garage has been the site of two other suicides this year, authorities say. Five people have died the garage in the last seven months.
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The deaths of a 40-year-old woman and her two young children who fell from a Boston high-rise parking structure on Christmas Day were apparently a murder-suicide, the local district attorney said on.. Reuters - Published
A woman and two young children have died after being found unconscious on a sidewalk near a Boston parking garage on Christmas Day. Boston Police Commissioner William Gross said both children appeared.. USATODAY.com - Published
A woman and two young children were found dead on Christmas Day on a downtown Boston sidewalk at the base of a high-rise parking structure, authorities said, apparently after plunging from the roof.. Reuters - Published
At an appeals hearing in Boston, lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, condemned to death in the bombing, assert that trial errors corrupted the case. NYTimes.com - Published
SAN ANTONIO (AP) â Doctors on Wednesday reported unusually good results from tests of two experimental drugs in women with an aggressive form of breast cancer that had spread widely and resisted many.. WorldNews - Published
A Boston jury will deliberate the fate of Bampumim Teixeira, a former concierge accused of fatally stabbing two anesthesiologists.
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Closing arguments began Monday in the murder trial of a former concierge who claimed self-defense in the gruesome slaying of two Boston physicians.
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This city's deepest wound - the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three and injured hundreds more - will be re-examined Thursday when lawyers for bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seek to have his death.. Reuters - Published
Lawyers for Bampumim Teixeira have not revealed whether he will testify in his own defense, but the case could go to the jury as early as Friday.
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As a winter storm continues east and disrupts holiday traffic, a nor'easter is set to dump heavy snow from New Jersey to Boston.
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Madonna has cancelled three tour dates on medical advice after suffering âoverwhelming pain,â the singer has said. The 61-year-old was due to perform in Boston, Massachusetts, from November 30 to.. WorldNews - Published
The fate of a former concierge accused in the brutal murder of two Boston anesthesiologists in their penthouse condo could be determined next week.
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During a concert in Boston, one fan was so moved, he yelled "wow!" The reaction surprised everyone. Steve Hartman shares his story on the road. CBS News - Published
Inyoung You, the 21-year-old woman accused of urging her boyfriend Alexander Urtula to kill himself via text, pleaded not guilty in Boston court Friday. CBS News - Published
Inyoung You came to a Boston courtroom from her native South Korea to enter a not guilty plea in the suicide of her Boston College boyfriend, Alex Urtula.
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Opioid overdoses kill more than 130 people every day in the U.S. and as health care providers and scientists search for solutions to save lives, a Boston tech company is being recognized for a new app... CBS News - Published
A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys topping a consumer safety group's list of worst toys for the holidays. World Against Toys.. CBS News - Published
In 2016 the indie rock band Big Thief, comprised of former students of Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music, released their first album. They've since released two more albums, including their.. CBS News - Published
A chemical accident at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Massachusetts left the general manager dead. Employees described the deadly incident as they returned. Beth Germano of CBS Boston reports. CBS News - Published
She cycled away from her Boston home and into stardom, leaving a husband and three small children for a journey that came to symbolize womenâs independence. NYTimes.com - Published
In Boston city and community leaders are engaged in a bold experiment: To use higher education to transform the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. The program "Boston Uncornered" recruits gang.. CBS News - Published
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