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Facebook hits 1 billion users in a single day for first time
NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time, a billion people used Facebook in a single day on Monday. CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked…
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Rapid7 Inc. reports top baby monitors lack basic security features
Written by Bree Fowler NEW YORK (AP) — Several of the most popular Internet-connected baby monitors lack basic security features, making them…
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America’s pumpkin spice obsession, explained
Written by Christine Amario LOS ANGELES (AP) — Once upon a time, pumpkin spice lived pretty much only in pies. That was a…
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Aquarium marks Halloween with underwater jack-o’-lanterns
BOSTON (AP) — The New England Aquarium is putting some fright into its sea life by adding underwater jack-o'-lanterns to…
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Boston pol says Bieber-graffiti tweet was sarcasm
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston City Councilor says he was being sarcastic when he tweeted that he would introduce an emergency ordinance prohibiting…
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Leary, Louis CK, Fallon perform in Boston to benefit cancer foundation
BOSTON (AP) — Denis Leary, Louis CK, Jimmy Fallon and other famous comedians are coming together to raise money for a cancer foundation.…
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Art program gives Boston’s homeless a place to create
BOSTON (AP) — In an elegant church in one of Boston's most chic shopping districts, homeless people from across the city…
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NY AG looking into ‘speculative’ Springsteen ticket listings
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general is looking into whether "speculative" ticket listings for Bruce Springsteen'…
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Boston company turns roadkill into fashion
BOSTON (AP) — Pamela Paquin's source for fashion is either "tres chic" or will make you shriek. She creates…
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In wake of outbreak, Chipotle aims as close to perfect food safety as possible
SEATTLE (AP) — Perfect food safety is not possible, but Chipotle is trying to get as close to that ideal as they can…
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Firefighters, some in Boston, sue siren maker over hearing loss
NEW YORK (AP) — There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone's head would be pounding,…
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Boston police defend steps on stop and frisk
BOSTON (AP) — Boston police say they're narrowing the gap between how often black residents are subjected to stops, searches and…
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Brussels attacks add urgency to Boston Marathon security
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's top law enforcement official says the attacks in Belgium have added a sense of urgency to securing…
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Malcolm X boyhood Roxbury home becomes dig site
Archeologists are digging at a boyhood home of Malcolm X in an effort to uncover more about the slain black rights activist's early life as well as the property's long history
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Dig at Malcolm X Roxbury home turns up evidence of 1700s settlement
BOSTON (AP) — An archaeological dig at the boyhood home of Malcolm X in Boston has turned up some surprising findings, but not…
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Giant Chinese zodiac sculptures turn heads in Boston
BOSTON (AP) – A dozen giant bronze animal heads representing the signs of the Chinese zodiac are stopping people in their tracks and…
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Boston charter school instructor named Teacher of Year
BOSTON (AP) – A ninth-grade humanities teacher at a Boston charter school has been named the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. Sydney…
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Uber can be sued over driver assaults, judge rules
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge says two women who allege that Uber drivers assaulted them, one in Boston and the other…
