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
Politics Mar 05 WATCH: Boston, Chicago, Denver and NYC mayors testify before Congress on ‘sanctuary cities’ 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… By Rebecca Santana, Tim Sullivan, Associated Press
Politics Feb 07 Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order 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. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
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
May 20 Watch 6:37 Acclaimed artist Lorraine O’Grady on her long path into art world acceptance By Molly McCaul and Jared Bowen, GBH Some 50 years into her career and at almost 90-years-old, artist Lorraine O'Grady has her first-ever museum retrospective at Wellesley College's Davis Museum. If that sounds like an honor delayed, much of O'Grady's career has played out with a slow… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 5:14 Pakistani artist finds success painting what he’s lived, felt and feared By Jared Bowen, GBH Pakistani-born artist Salman Toor saw his career take off after he made a sudden shift to painting what he’s lived, felt and sometimes even feared. He gave special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston a tour of his ongoing exhibit… Continue watching