Boston

US October 23

Drone crashes into Boston Celtics watch party on NBA’s opening night, several injured

Fans gathered outside the city hall plaza for a watch party to celebrate the team's 2024 championship when a drone capturing the party dove into the crowd.

LIFESTYLE October 21

On this day in history, October 21, 1797, legendary warship USS Constitution is launched in Boston

The USS Constitution was launched on Oct. 21, 1797, in Boston on this day in history. She went on to a legendary career in naval warfare, earning the famous moniker Old Ironsides.

Soccer October 16

Transgender backlash prompts pro women's soccer team to apologize for 'too many balls' branding announcement

The new BOS Nation FC women's soccer club apologized to transgender people for a branding announcement that included the slogan "too many balls."

Massachusetts October 15

Husband of Boston nurse Lindsay Clancy, accused of killing their 3 kids, says he wasn’t married to ‘monster’

Lindsay Clancy allegedly used exercise ropes to strangle and kill her children before attempting suicide. As her trial approaches, her husband Patrick Clancy spoke out in her defense.

TRAVEL October 7

Titanic exhibit in Boston to feature 250 artifacts recovered from wreck

Anexhibit is opening in Boston, Massachusetts, and will showcase nearly 250 artifacts that were retrieved from the Titanic. Visitors can also see recreated rooms from the ship.

LIFESTYLE September 27

Meet the American who reported the first sensational UFO encounters, Puritan leader John Winthrop

Meet the American who shared sensational accounts of UFO encounters. John Winthrop was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — his journal of colonial life is essential to American history.

LIFESTYLE September 13

Meet the American who first planted apples in the colonies: William Blaxton, eccentric settler

William Blaxton, an eccentric loner and Anglican minister, settled Boston before the Puritans and Rhode Island before Roger Williams — and planted the first apple orchards in America.

Massachusetts September 11

Massachusetts investigator’s vulgar Karen Read texts sideline him in another high-profile murder case

Massachusetts Trooper Michael Proctor investigated accused killer Brian Walshe, but after his vulgar texts about Karen Read, prosecutors won't call him to the stand.

Massachusetts September 9

Sorority girl's parents file lawsuit after she fell out of apartment window, spent months in coma

Northeastern University junior Sarah Cox, a member of the Phi Omega chapter of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, fell out of a second-story window during a party in March 2023.

CRIME September 6

Former mafia hitman sentenced to 25 years for killing of Boston crime boss James 'Whitey' Bulger

Fotios "Freddy" Geas, an incarcerated hit man with mafia connections, has been sentenced after pleading guilty to killing Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger.