Atlas, a humanoid robot made by robotics company Boston Dynamics, has been upgraded from a version 60 Minutes saw in 2021, with joints that can fully rotate and hands that can grip a variety of objects. Source link
Two heartless robbers, one brandishing a gun, knocked off a lemonade stand in Boston on Wednesday, violating the “innocence” of this timeless slice of Americana, authorities said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Officers responded to 157 W. 9th Street in Southie a little after 4:44 … Read more
When a popular Boston eatery announced it was closing all stores at the end of May, streams of regulars queued up for one last lunch. They came for the rosemary fries, the chickpea platter, and mushroom poppers. Customers took selfies beneath its illuminated sign and hugged staff. One even composed a ukulele-accompanied tribute. Clover Food … Read more
A meteor traveling at 75,000 mph exploded above the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border Saturday. Shanelle Kaul reports. Source link
Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries, his family said Saturday in a statement released by daughter Claudia Lemieux Bishop. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lemieux died of suicide at age … Read more
Security cameras captured a sound rattling nerves and windows near Boston and into Rhode Island. Scientists say it’s a type of suspected meteor that explodes in the Earth’s atmosphere. Source link
By 7:20 a.m., Andrew Iliff has already run through much of his morning routine. His daughter, Zoe, is ready for school, her tie-dye backpack nearby. Mr. Iliff spreads chili crisp and avocado on toast while Zoe’s mom sips from a white mug. Uncertainty, though, is baked into this early morning ritual. Each day, the family … Read more
In Boston, there are three signs that winter has finally lost its grip: The appearance of marathon runners, the cheerful yellow daffodils that line its streets, and the fleshy, pink and white blooms of magnolia trees whose branches sway against a backdrop of stately brownstone homes in the Back Bay neighborhood. Spring has arrived. The … Read more
BOSTON — For decades, the 1990 theft of 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — now valued at more than $500 million — has remained unsolved. It remains the largest art theft in history — far surpassing more recent museum thefts, including a daylight heist at the Louvre that involved far fewer works … Read more
BOSTON — One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd. “If I had to go farther, I would have,” Aaron Beggs said in an interview Thursday. “It’s fight or flight, and … Read more