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The murder of Renée Good and the acceptance of American queer genocide | The Dissenting Opinion
26+ min ago (745+ words) Ren'e Good was murdered by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7. The next day, professional loser Jesse Watters took to Fox News and said Ren'e "was a self-proclaimed poet from Colorado with pronouns in her bio. A 37-year-old white woman…...
Worcester police release name of man stabbed to death near downtown garage
27+ min ago (337+ words) WORCESTER " The victim in a fatal stabbing on Main Street has been identified by police as 32-year-old Joshuane Rivera of Worcester. Rivera suffered multiple stab wounds in an assault that occurred the evening of Thursday, Jan. 15, near the Federal Plaza…...
I’m coming to the Common: ‘Heated Rivalry’ fans face off in look-alike contest held in the Boston Public Garden
28+ min ago (636+ words) Hundreds of fans gathered Monday at the Boston Public Garden to watch lookalikes of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov " characters from HBO Max's hit series "Heated Rivalry" " compete in a fan-organized look-alike contest." "Heated Rivalry," a sports romance show following…...
BU, City of Boston’s MLK Day celebration urges Americans to ‘turn toward’ issues of inequality, not away
30+ min ago (692+ words) In his 1967 keynote address at the National Conference for New Politics, Boston University alumnus Martin Luther King Jr. said "three evils were plaguing" American society: poverty, racism and militarism." BU's annual MLK Day celebration, co-sponsored by the City of Boston…...
Over 160 workers laid off at Springfield rail plant after MBTA car parts get stuck in customs
35+ min ago (590+ words) Facing months of customs delays on critical car shells and parts, the Chinese-owned railcar maker China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation announced Thursday that it will furlough 161 Springfield workers. In the subsidiary CRRC MA's state filing, the company said the ongoing…...
Campus Crime Logs: Jan. 11-17
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (140+ words) The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department's crime logs from Jan. 11 to Jan 17. Larceny over $1,200 at 65 Pilgrim Road At 7 a.m. on Jan. 12, theft was reported at the 65 Pilgrim Road Garage, designated for BU student and employee commuters....
NASA astronaut and Massachusetts native Suni Williams, "a trailblazer" in spaceflight, retires after 27 years
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (221+ words) January 20, 2026 / 8:30 PM EST / CBS Boston NASA astronaut Suni Williams, a Needham, Massachusetts native, has retired from the agency after 27 years of service. Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station and set numerous spaceflight records throughout her career." Last…...
NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires after 27 years
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (26+ words) Suni Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires after 27 years NASA astronaut Suni Williams retires after 27 years...
Greene County school aide accused of abusing nonverbal autistic student
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (333+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. " A former teacher aide at a state school in Springfield is accused of abusing a nonverbal autistic teenager during a restraint incident that was captured on video. According to online court records, Christopher Adam Cohen, born in 1980, of…...
Payoff Pitch: Are the Pittsburgh Pirates trying to contend?
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (904+ words) We're deep into the MLB offseason. If you haven't been paying attention, the stove is already hot: The Los Angeles Dodgers landed star outfielder Kyle Tucker on a blockbuster deal, the New York Mets won the bidding war for infielder…...