The Latest Breaking News from Boston

Cole Anthony Powers Magic Past Hawks in NBA Play-In Tournament

Orlando will take on the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 16, 2025

Man is arrested after spraying pepper spray at officers in a Boston-area courthouse, police say

Police in a Boston suburb have arrested a 28-year-old man who they say entered a courthouse while wearing a gas mask and tactical gear and attacked several people with pepper spray

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025

Furthest Playoff Runs Ever Made by NBA Play-in Teams

The NBA play-in tournament gets underway on Tuesday, April 15, with a pair of No. 7 and No. 8 matchups: the Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Confe

Sports Illustrated · Apr 15, 2025

Karen Read asks Supreme Court to delay her trial over ‘double jeopardy’

The 45-year-old is accused of striking her Boston cop boyfriend John O’Keefe with her SUV in 2022

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Five nurses from same unit in Boston hospital diagnosed with brain tumors

Newton-Wellesley hospital says it ruled out environmental risk as staff members diagnosed with benign growths

The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025

World Bank employees accused of ‘intimidating’ au pair into forced labor and threatening to have her deported

Exclusive: An au pair from Indonesia claims in a lawsuit obtained by The Independent that the couple refused to let her leave the house without their permission and threatened to have her deported if she told anyone about the mistreatment

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Red Sox All-Star Jarren Duran says he attempted suicide during mental health struggles

Boston’s All-Star outfielder Jarren Duran said he tried to take his own life as he struggled with his mental health during the 2021 and 2022 seasons

The Guardian - US · Apr 7, 2025

Fan Ejected After 'Crossing the Line' While Heckling Marcus Smart in Return to Boston

An otherwise nice reception marred.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 7, 2025

“I never met anyone who was his own person as much as Al was”: SSD guitarist and hardcore pioneer Al Barile dies aged 63

Barile was a key player in the Boston hardcore scene in the 1980s

Guitar World · Apr 7, 2025

‘Riding the wave’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson look to turn historic world bronze into Olympic glory

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: British ice dancers Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have long been seen as the natural successors to Torvill and Dean. Now with an historic world bronze medal under their belts, they talk Flo Clifford through their rise to the top

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025