What to expect from Alan Jackson in Karen Read's second trial

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 11:52P Matt Schooley

The Karen Read trial has garnered national attention, and one of the key figures in the case is defense attorney Alan Jackson. Here's what to know about Read's high-profile lead attorney as the...

Watch Live: Harvard University commencement ceremony

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 4:10A Neal Riley

The Harvard University 2025 commencement is underway in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is providing a livestream of today's graduation ceremony on YouTube. Harvard president Alan Garber got a standing ovation as he welcomed students from...

Harvard University commencement underway amid school's fight with Trump administration

CBS Boston (News) 5/29 3:36A Neal Riley

Harvard University is holding its 2025 commencement today in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The graduation ceremony comes as the Trump administration continues to pressure the Ivy League school with federal funding cuts and attempts to stop the...

Harvard University ends long battle over slave photos, sending them to South Carolina museum

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 8:53A Mike Toole

Harvard University has reached a settlement with a woman to end a long legal battle over slave photos. Tamara Lanier of Norwich, Connecticut claims she's a descendant of two of the slaves shown in the...

Trump suggests that Harvard University cap international student enrollment at 15% and "show us...

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 8:33A Neal Riley

Days after his administration moved to stop Harvard University from enrolling foreign students , President Trump said at a news conference Wednesday that the Ivy League college should set a limit for how many international students it accepts. "I...

Harvard reaches settlement to end legal battle over slave photos

CBS Boston (News) 5/28 6:35A CBS Boston

Harvard University has ended its long battle with a woman over slave photos. WBZ TV's Breana Pitts reports.

Keller: Putting the Trump administration's claims against Harvard to the truth test

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 12:02P Jon Keller

The opinions expressed below are Jon Keller's, not those of WBZ, CBS News or Paramount Global. In the latest salvo of its ongoing war against the nation's oldest university, the Trump administration accused Harvard of "race discrimination" and...

Keller: Putting the government's claims against Harvard to the truth test

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 11:57A CBS Boston

WBZ-TV’s Jon Keller reviewed the specific claims the Trump administration is making in a letter against Harvard University and put them to the truth test.

Man grabs officer's gun near Massachusetts General Hospital and shoots himself in foot, Boston...

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 11:28A Neal Riley

A man grabbed a police officer's gun near Massachusetts General Hospital Tuesday morning and shot himself in the foot with it, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said. The suspect was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound that was not...

Trump administration looks to end all federal contracts with Harvard University, totalling $100...

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 11:15A Neal Riley

The Trump administration is making its latest move to take away funding from Harvard University on Tuesday, writing in a letter that all federal agencies should look at canceling their government contracts with the Ivy League college or move them...

Trump administration looks to end all federal contracts with Harvard

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 11:04A CBS Boston

A letter from the Trump administration says government agencies should look at canceling their remaining federal contracts with Harvard University. WBZ-TV’s Louisa Moller reports.

Trump administration "sucking everything they can out of Harvard," professor says

CBS Boston (News) 5/27 6:17A CBS Boston

Harvard political science professor Ryan Enos says the impacts from the Trump administration's moves are being felt all over campus. WVBZ TV's Louisa Moller reports.

Heading to Boston Calling 2025 this weekend? Here's everything you need to know about the festival

CBS Boston (News) 5/23 7:44A Riley Rourke

Heading to Boston Calling 2025 this weekend? Here's everything you need to know about the festival, including the lineup, parking, bag policy and weather! The three-day event begins at 1 p.m. and runs...

Memorial Day Weekend weather is cool and cloudy. See what the pick of the weekend is for Boston.

CBS Boston (News) 5/23 7:08A Terry Eliasen, Exec. Weather Pro

Memorial Day weekend is widely thought of as the unofficial start of the summer season in Massachusetts. The pilgrimage to Cape Cod from Boston and beyond begins, and the backyard barbeque season gets...

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning Harvard from enrolling international...

CBS Boston (News) 5/23 6:12A CBS Boston

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, hours after the Ivy League school challenged a decision by administration officials that targeted its...