Boston, Massachusetts

Forecast: New England economy slow to rebound

1 hr 27 mins ago

The worst of the recession may be over, but a new economic forecast points to a "slow and weak recovery" in the New England states, with job losses likely to continue until the fourth quarter of 2010.

Review: Police did not cause Celtic fan's death

1 hr 30 mins ago

An independent investigation of the death of a Boston Celtics fan who stopped breathing while in police custody found that officers acted "reasonably" and did not contribute to the man's death, but also concluded that police made mistakes at the arrest scene that led to confusion, officials said Tuesday.

Former radical to speak at UMass after all

1 hr 40 mins ago

A convicted domestic terrorist whose scheduled speech at the University of Massachusetts was canceled has been reinvited to campus by a faculty group against the objections of school administration and Gov. Deval Patrick.

Mass. Rep. Lynch helps wife's agencies land grants

3 hrs ago

U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch has helped two substance abuse programs with which is wife is affiliated land more than $1.6 million in federal earmarks.

Boston subway train stops short of woman on tracks

8 hrs ago

The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero.

Lawsuit against Mass. prisons moves forward

9 hrs ago

The state's budget crisis has forced an end to efforts to build special treatment units for mentally ill prison inmates, and damaged hopes of a settlement in a lawsuit brought against prisoner advocates.

MBTA takes steps to address safety concerns

9 hrs ago

State transportation officials have taken steps to assure the public of the safety of the MBTA a week after a critical independent review of the agency raised several concerns.

Would-be Kennedy successors split endorsements

20 hrs ago

Former Massachusetts first lady Kitty Dukakis (dew-KAH'-kiss) is backing Rep. Michael Capuano (cap-yoo-AH'-noh) in the race to succeed the late Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek

20 hrs ago

The Red Sox exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez on Monday.

Coakley: I would have voted down House health bill

22 hrs ago

Martha Coakley and the three other Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate traded barbs Monday after Coakley said she would have voted against a major health care reform bill because it contained an anti-abortion amendment.