Hospital patient who refused COVID-19 vaccine denied heart transplant

A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man’s family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Boston patient removed from heart-transplant list because he’s not vaccinated against COVID: report

The parents of a 31-year-old in need of a heart transplant at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital said their son has been removed from the transplant list because he has not been vaccinated for COVID-19, according to a report.

Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.

Deathbed confession: Wanted bank robber reveals true identity 50 years later

For the past 50 years, Thomas Randele was a fugitive wanted in one of the largest bank robberies in Cleveland’s history, living in Boston under a new name he created six months after the heist in the summer of 1969.

Edward O. Wilson, pioneering Harvard biologist, dies at 92

Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard biologist who argued for a new vision of human nature in “Sociobiology,” has died at 92.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID-19

The Massachusetts Democrat announced Sunday that she has contracted a breakthrough COVID-19 infection.

Man wins $1M from lottery ticket he was gifted after open heart surgery

And if that wasn’t lucky, the man said he also won $1,000 several years ago on a ticket he received from the same friend as a birthday gift.

Strutting its stuffing: Turkey checks out reflection in window

A turkey did some peacocking near Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, intently checking out its reflection in a window.

Family sues funeral home, cemetery after loved one falls out of casket

A Massachusetts family is suing a funeral home and cemetery after their loved one’s casket fell open as it was being lowered into a grave, causing the body to fall out.

Mario Batali's sexual misconduct trial in Boston set for April

Celebrity chef Mario Batali's trial on a sexual misconduct charge in Boston has been set for April 11. Batali has pleaded not guilty to indecent assault and battery on allegations that he forcibly kissed and groped a woman at a Boston restaurant in 2017.

75-year-old Bay Area nurse runs 35th Boston Marathon with longest active streak among women in the race

A 75-year-old Bay Area woman completed a remarkable feat last week as she ran the Boston Marathon for the 35th straight time. Orinda resident Patty Hung crossed the finish line with the distinction of having the longest active finish streak among women runners in the storied race.

Boston Marathon 2021: Kenyans Kipruto, Kipyogei win pandemic-delayed race

Benson Kipruto of Kenya won the 2021 Boston Marathon as the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual 26.2-mile race returned from a 30-month hiatus.

Foggy morning offers stunning backdrop to autumn landscape

A photographer captured video of the moment Friday morning’s fog lifted, revealing a New England treeline transitioning into shades of red, orange and yellow.