BOSTON — A Delta Air Lines jet was roughly 300 feet (90 meters) from an American Airlines plane during a close call at Boston’s airport that forced the Delta aircraft to abort a weekend landing attempt, an aviation expert said Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating the incident between two commercial flights … Read more
Boston embraces “Scottish invasion” for the World Cup – CBS News Watch CBS News Forty thousand noisy tourists who drink your beer and clog your bars is normally not any city’s idea of a good time, but Boston is loving it. The Scots have arrived to cheer on their first World Cup appearance of this … Read more
This is an updated version of a story first published on Jan. 4, 2026. The original video can be viewed here. For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and act human. Now, rapid advances in artificial intelligence are taking humanoids from the lab to the factory floor. As fears grow that AI … Read more
In 2021, 60 Minutes visited the offices of robotics company Boston Dynamics and met an early model of its humanoid robot, Atlas. It could run, jump and maintain its balance when pushed. But it was bulky, with stiff, mechanical movements. Now, Atlas can cartwheel, dance, run with human-like fluidity, twist its arms, head and torso … Read more
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