Boston - Page 43

October 5, 2023

Massachusetts lawmakers propose new gun crackdowns

Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a bill that would further restrict gun carry and require additional serialization for gun components.

October 5, 2023

The real reason pumpkin spice is so popular

Pumpkin spice flavoring triggers warm associations of home, family and nostalgia in a particular area of the brain. Starbucks began the craze with its pumpkin spice latte.

October 3, 2023

Liberal Boston pols vote down funding elite police unit amid rising crime, leaving commissioner 'dumbfounded'

Boston's Democrat-dominated city council voted against funding an investigative police unit as crime surges and law enforcement are understaffed.

September 29, 2023

Ibram Kendi assailed by left as 'huckster' 'charlatan' as backlash to antiracism center grows: 'Real damage'

A progressive professor slammed white liberal elites who embraced "antiracist" "hucksters" and "charlatans" after George Floyd, as Ibram X. Kendi's research center imploded.

September 29, 2023

Massachusetts woman who called in a fake bomb threat at Boston Children’s Hospital pleads guilty

A Massachusetts woman who made a false bomb threat against the Boston Children’s Hospital has pleaded guilty. Catherine Leavy will be sentenced in March.

September 25, 2023

Ford's Theatre tickets from night of Lincoln assassination sell for $262.5K at auction

Two front-row balcony tickets to Ford's Theatre for April 14, 1865 — the night John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln — sold at auction for $262,500.

September 24, 2023

Ibram X. Kendi responds to Boston University's antiracist center layoffs

Ibram X. Kendi released a statement on his X account regarding the layoff of 15-20 staff workers from his antiracist research center in Boston University.

September 22, 2023

Fed-up staff seethe over Boston U's antiracist center: 'Colossal waste of millions of dollars'

Staff at Ibram X. Kendi's Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University blasted the center's "colossal waste of millions of dollars" and failure to "deliver on its promise."

September 21, 2023

Boston traffic disrupted after climate activists block roadway

A protest over fossil fuel infrastructure has blocked a roadway in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, for 15 minutes. Arrests were made in Thursday’s demonstration, according to police.

September 20, 2023

Northeastern University granted $17.5 million by CDC to become infectious disease detection, prep center

Northeastern University in Boston has been granted $17.5 million by the CDC to launch an infectious disease center and prepare communities for outbreaks.