Politics Oct 15 Trump threatened to move World Cup games away from Boston, but it’s up to FIFA to pick sites By Will Weissert, Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will now run unopposed in her reelection bid Michelle Wu, Boston's first Asian and female leader, will run unopposed for mayor after a challenger didn’t garner enough votes to advance to the general election, the city's election department announced Monday. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Arts Jul 04 Watch 5:54 Aquarium creates senior sanctuary for aging penguins When we think of penguins, we tend to think cute and energetic. But as they age, they also experience aches and pains, just like humans do. That's why the New England Aquarium in Boston has created a first-of-its-kind oasis for… By Jared Bowen, GBH
Nation Apr 21 At Boston Marathon, Sharon Lokedi breaks course record while John Korir joins his brother as winner The Korirs are the first brothers — or relatives of any kind — to win the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Boston mayor reacts to GOP pushback on immigration by telling Congress how it could make her city safer “If you wanted to make us safe, pass gun reforms. Stop cutting Medicaid. Stop cutting cancer research. Stop cutting funds for veterans. That is what will make our city safe,” Mayor Michelle Wu said. By Molly Finnegan
Mar 05 WATCH: Boston, Chicago, Denver and NYC mayors testify before Congress on ‘sanctuary cities’ By Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press Democratic mayors of four major cities said Wednesday that Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammered the policies for shielding criminals and threatened… Continue reading
Feb 07 Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order By Michael Casey, Associated Press The hearing on Friday comes after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the effort and decried what he described as the administration's treatment of the Constitution, saying Trump was trying to change it with an executive order. Continue reading
Dec 16 Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio Air Force base, arrests near Boston airport By Dave Collins, Bianca Vázquez Toness, Associated Press More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston's Logan International Airport. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 5:34 Gun violence memorial filled with mementos of those lost By Jared Bowen, GBH Over 125 people are killed by guns every day in the United States. To address that epidemic through art, the Gun Violence Memorial Project shares intimate details of some of those lost. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports… Continue watching
Aug 01 Inmate sentenced for role in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger By John Raby, Associated Press Paul J. DeCologero was a lookout while another inmate hit "Whitey" Bulger in the head with a lock attached to a belt while Bulger was in his cell at a troubled West Virginia prison. Continue reading