The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat, has returned to Boston's waters. The undocking of "Old Ironsides" on Sunday marked the end of restoration work that started two years ago, officials said. A celebration was held at the USS Constitution Museum. The wooden ...
A gay veterans group said Wednesday it has been denied permission to march in this year's Boston St. Patrick's Day parade just two years after organizers made the groundbreaking decision to allow gay groups to participate for the first time. The veterans group, OutVets, said ...
Hundreds of scientists, environmental advocates and their supporters held a rally in Boston on Sunday to protest what they see as increasing threats to science and research in the U.S. The scientists, some dressed in white lab coats, called on President Donald Trump's administration to ...
Actor William Shatner will appear at Boston Comic Con 2016 to mark the 50th anniversary of the hit television series "Star Trek." The three-day convention is scheduled for Aug. 12 through 14 at the Seaport World Trade Center. Shatner played Captain James T. Kirk on the ...
One Utah teen will live to tell about surviving his second major bombing. Mason Wells, a 19-year-old from Sandy, Utah, is expected to make a full recovery from the bombing attack at Brussels Airport on Tuesday. The blast has left him with a surgery scar, ...
Two Massachusetts transit employees whose quick action is credited with bringing a driverless train to a safe stop have been honored at a Statehouse ceremony. Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday presented citations to Mark McNeill and Ainsley "Lee" Saunders. Both work in the operations control ...
A woman who calls herself a witch priestess said she is taking a self-proclaimed warlock to court over accusations of harassment. Lori Sforza, who runs a Salem witchcraft shop and leads a pagan church, filed for court-ordered protection against harassment from Christian Day, whose website ...
The longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of James "Whitey" Bulger has pleaded not guilty to a contempt charge for refusing to say whether other people helped the Boston mobster during his 16 years on the run. Catherine Greig entered the plea Monday on the new ...
A man at the center of Ireland's greatest banking scandal has been arrested in Massachusetts and faces potential extradition to his homeland. The U.S. Marshals Service and the U.S. attorney's office said federal agents arrested former Anglo Irish Bank Chief Executive David Drumm on Saturday ...
Two Boston brothers charged with urinating on and beating a homeless Mexican man in an attack allegedly inspired by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump's views on immigrants agreed on Thursday to remain in custody until trial. The brothers, Scott Leader, 38, and Steve Leader, 30, ...
Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics was undercut by its own mayor, its skeptical public and, finally, leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee, who were tired of the city's ever-changing blueprint. Next, it might be time to see if there is more Olympic love ...
Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympics is over. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press that the city and the U.S. Olympic Committee severed ties after a board teleconference Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had ...
