A predator with a new genetic makeup is taking over the Northeast
Eastern Coyotes, also known as Coywolves, have been spotted in cities along the Northeastern United States. However, most people don't realize that this isn't your typical coyote, in fact it's an...
View ArticleThe longest study on happiness revealed that people who did this lived...
Starting in 1938 researchers tracked more than 700 men and some of their spouses and children. The researchers followed the participants closely with interviews and health exams every two years and...
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The housing crunch is forcing the middle class out of major American cities
SAN FRANCISCO AND BOSTON — Anna Slavicek refuses to leave the Mission. As escalating housing costs drive her fellow teachers out of San Francisco, Ms. Slavicek stays put, determined to remain in the...
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The FBI is getting close to solving the largest art heist in US history
Federal agents on Monday searched the Connecticut home of an accused mobster who investigators have long suspected knows the whereabouts of masterpieces stolen from a Boston museum in the largest art...
View ArticleThree years after losing a leg in the Boston terror attack, this woman ran...
When Adrianne Haslet-Davis lost her leg during the Boston terror attack, she wasn't running the Boston Marathon. She wasn't even on the sidelines watching. Instead, on April 15th, 2013, Haslet-Davis...
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18-year-old Precious Perez was born blind, and she just had the prom night of...
High school senior Precious Perez has accomplished an impressive amount for a teenager.The 18-year-old has written more than 100 songs. She will study vocal performance at Boston's Berklee College of...
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9 hot startup cities that aren't San Francisco or NYC
Ask someone to name cities with thriving tech, media, fashion or food scenes, and you’ll hear the usual suspects: San Francisco; New York; Portland, Ore. But there’s a slew of other metro areas with...
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'Whitey' Bulger's possessions are heading to auction
BOSTON (Reuters) - A sterling silver skull ring, a library of crime books and dozens of rolls of paper towels seized from the apartment where the FBI caught former Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger...
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Boston mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger's possessions sold for more than $100,000
BOSTON (AP) — A rat-shaped pencil holder and a sterling silver "psycho killer" skull ring were among the belongings of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that pulled in more than $100,000 at a...
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25 beautiful US cities to live in if you love spending time outdoors
It's too often assumed that moving to a big city — like San Francisco, New York, or Boston — means giving up your love for nature. Fortunately, that doesn't always have to be the case.A recent ranking...
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It's now cheaper to take an Uber than the New York City subway
Uber's ongoing plan to price out public transit is taking root in New York City and Boston.Most recently in New York, the company started selling monthly $79 passes for its Pool service on the deals...
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The disgraced Boston lab-technician who compromised 24,000 convictions is a...
Want to know just how much our criminal justice system relies on plea-bargaining and how rarely prosecutions result in the kinds of jury trials we see on TV? Look no further than the story of Annie...
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MIT researchers are sending robots into sewers to help predict disease outbreaks
Below our feet, sewers hold a world of microbial information. That’s what MIT researchers are mining through, thanks to a pair of sewage sampling robots named (rather appropriately) Mario and Luigi.For...
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'Gentrification' may be re-segregating American communities
The diverse coalition of delegates who attended the Democratic National Convention last week may not have realized they were visiting one of the most segregated cities in the U.S. But even as a child...
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We visited the burger chain that's embroiled in a 'David and Goliath...
Chipotle is planning to throw itself into the fast-casual burger ring — and one Boston-based chain is none too pleased about it.When the ubiquitous burrito chain — which is still recovering from E....
View ArticleThe longest study on happiness reveals the keys to living a longer, happier life
Starting in 1938 researchers tracked more than 700 men and some of their spouses and children. The researchers followed the participants closely with interviews and health exams every two years and...
View ArticleMark Wahlberg plays a Boston police sergeant in a new movie about the Boston...
In the new film "Patriots Day" based on the true events of the Boston Marathon bombing, Mark Wahlberg will play a Boston police sergeant who aids in the search of the bombers after the attack. The...
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Two Boston police officers wounded in gunfight, gunman shot dead
(Reuters) - Two Boston policemen were in critical condition early on Thursday after they were shot in a gunfight with a man who was shot dead by other police officers, police said.Other officers...
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See if you can spot what's wrong in these photos of crowds
You can look at a Pelle Cass photo for several moments before realizing it doesn’t make sense.See if you can spot what's going on in this picture of people walking down the stairs:Figured it out? "Each...
View ArticleWhat US cities will look like under 25 feet of water
Coastal cities could see a rise in sea levels by as much as 4 ft by the end of the century. To help put a visual to the number, artist Nickolay Lamm created this series of simulations of US city...
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