Attorney General Pam Bondi cited crimes that occurred outside of Boston to criticize the city’s mayor in a head-scratching interview with Fox News. Bondi, 59, told Sean Hannity that Boston—one of the safest major cities in America—is actually “not” safe, citing a trio of grisly crimes. She singled out Mayor Michelle Wu, claiming the 40-year-old…
Thousands of people dressed as Jedi Knights, superheroes and even the pope headed to Boston’s Fan Expo this weekend at the Thomas Menino Convention and Exhibition Center. “It’s a lot of people coming, enjoying their time, everybody loves going out in their costumes and stuff. It’s a great time, everybody gets to geek out,” said…
Police are asking for the public’s help identifying the man who allegedly stole electric bikes and registration plates from a car dealership in Boston last Saturday. Police responded to the dealership on Commonwealth Avenue in Allston around 2:22 a.m. on Saturday. A police department spokesperson said the bald white man had unlawfully entered the premises…
I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston. Today we’re looking at Europe-China ties. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Fifty years after the European Economic Community (now the European Union) established diplomatic ties with mainland China, relations…
How a photo of a deadly Boston fire sparked change – CBS News Watch CBS News In 1975, Stanley Forman took a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a fatal fire escape collapse during a Boston apartment fire. That photo would spur the city to enact new regulations to keep fire escapes safe. Mark Strassmann has the…
Reporter’s Notebook: Examining the 4-day workweek – CBS News Watch CBS News A recent study from Boston College found that, when done right, the four-day work week can benefit employees and employers alike. “CBS Evening News” co-anchor John Dickerson examines the study and what the future of work could look like. Be the first to…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) – Family travel can be a challenge under the best of circumstances. But that isn’t stopping people from traveling. In fact more people than ever have been hitting the roads with travel records getting broken this past July 4th holiday. Add a pet into the equation, and travel becomes even more complicated….
China could draw on its innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve business – and overall – ties with the United States amid a fragile trade truce, according to a prominent American political scientist. In an interview, Robert Pape, a professor at the University of Chicago, also said China could “rise peacefully” to be the world’s…
Boston area city blocks become test cases for beating urban heat – CBS News Watch CBS News In Chelsea, Massachusetts, one city block is being transformed to test solutions for extreme urban heat. Ben Tracy from Climate Central reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting….
Boston — For Arwa Ait-Chaib and her mother, Wafa El Hidar, summertime in Chelsea, Massachusetts, means trying to beat the heat. “There are always some days that I feel like we live in the middle of the Sahara desert,” Ait-Chaib told CBS News. Their Chelsea neighborhood, located just across the river from Boston, offers little…