MIT, Emerson College students start pro-Palestinian camps inspired by Columbia University protests

CBS Boston (News) 4/22 1:59A Jordyn Jagolinzer

BOSTON - Inspired by protests at Columbia University, pro-Palestinians camps have been set up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Emerson College. Dozens of students put up tents at the...

5-year-old girl with spinal tumor shares special bond with Harvard women's lacrosse team

CBS Boston (News) 4/20 4:01A Tiffany Chan

CAMBRIDGE - A 5-year-old Massachusetts girl in treatment for a spinal tumor has a whole lacrosse team supporting her, thanks to Team Impact. "They don't let the tough moments define them" Team Impact matched Tilly Danoff with the Harvard...

These Massachusetts shops are participating in Record Store Day 2024

CBS Boston (News) 4/19 7:11A Neal Riley

BOSTON - Looking to pick up the new Taylor Swift album on vinyl this weekend? You can add to your music collection while supporting a small business on Saturday, April 20 for Record Store Day 2024. What is Record Store Day? Record Store Day began...

Boston Marathon 2024 road closures to know for today's race

CBS Boston (News) 4/14 11:38P Matt Schooley

BOSTON Monday marks Patriots' Day , which means it's time for the 2024 Boston Marathon . That also means there will be a long list of streets all along the marathon route that will be closed to...

Harvard gets an F for failing to fight antisemitism on campus

CBS Boston (News) 4/11 3:12A CBS Boston

Harvard did not do well on the Anti-Defamation League's first "Campus Antisemitism Report Card." WBZ TV's Kate Merrill reports.

Harvard, MIT, Tufts, UMass get failing grades for fighting antisemitism

CBS Boston (News) 4/11 2:47A Mike Toole

BOSTON - Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts and UMass all ended up with failing grades in a new report on colleges fighting antisemitism on campus. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) released its first " Campus Antisemitism...

Cambridge writer selected for "100 Pages Project," a national film making effort

CBS Boston (News) 4/4 3:34A CBS Boston

Yancey Banks was one of 100 people selected to write one page of a movie script. He spoke to our Morning Mix team about the experience.

New Hampshire solar eclipse maps show where and what time totality will peak

CBS Boston (News) 4/3 4:07A Terry Eliasen, Exec. Weather Pro

COLEBROOK, N.H. - Heading up to New Hampshire for the 2024 total solar eclipse ? Here's what you should know about where and what time to see the show on April 8 . New Hampshire solar eclipse path of...

Change Healthcare faced a cyberattack weeks ago. How does it impact you?

CBS Boston (News) 3/29 12:14P Kristina Rex

WELLESLEY - Bryan Harnsberger owns and operates a Wellesley therapy practice with more than 600 patients, but for nearly six weeks, he hasn't been able to properly bill them. "Initially, we were kind of shut down," he explained. "We were not able...

Roger Federer to give commencement speech at Dartmouth College

CBS Boston (News) 3/28 7:23A Neal Riley

HANOVER, N.H.- Tennis legend Roger Federer will be the commencement speaker at Dartmouth College this year, the Ivy League school in Hanover, New Hampshire announced Thursday. "I am so excited and honored to be your commencement speaker and I hope...

Where are the best places to live in Massachusetts? Here's what a new ranking says

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 4:36A Neal Riley

BROOKLINE - Where is the best place to live in Massachusetts? A new report from rankings and reviews website Niche identifies what it says are some of the top communities and neighborhoods in the state. Coming in first for Massachusetts is...

Chelsea Women's Commission aims to cultivate next generation of female leaders

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 3:01A Jordyn Jagolinzer

CHELSEA Just in time for Women's History Month, Chelsea city leaders have announced they're creating a new Women's Commission dedicated to cultivating the next generation of female leaders. "Women have been historically been a really big part of...

Massachusetts to open new temporary shelter, adds eligibility requirements for families

CBS Boston (News) 3/25 7:55A Neal Riley

CHELSEA - Massachusetts is opening another temporary shelter for migrant and homeless families, while also announcing new eligibility requirements for those staying in the "safety-net" sites. Old Chelsea Soldiers Home to become safety-net site...

Taxi driver dies in crash on Soldiers Field Road in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 3/24 5:44A Matt Schooley

BOSTON A Boston taxi driver died Saturday night during a crash while bringing a woman home from Logan Airport. It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Soldiers Field Road. Massachusetts State Police said a 68-year-old Lynn man was driving the taxi with...

Who got the most rain in Massachusetts?

CBS Boston (News) 3/24 4:01A Matt Schooley

BOSTON - Some in New England dealt with snow, but most of Massachusetts spent Saturday dealing with several inches of rain. Here are the communities that had the most, according to the National Weather Service and WBZ-TV weather watchers....