Even in the traditionally off-peak month of November, buying a home in Massachusetts continued to be a competitive endeavor. 

If you think it?s cold today, just wait until tomorrow. 

Civil rights leaders are asking whether law enforcement agencies are adequately investigating, documenting, and recording hate-crime incidents. 

No matter how careful a driver might be, icy roads are treacherous to navigate.  

The crowds have started to appear with the other Boston Winter ? the holiday fair, with an outdoor shopping plaza and an ice skating rink ? giving hope that, once again, City Hall Plaza can come alive. 

Homeless advocates are looking for people staying outside. Usually, they?ll accept an invitation for a night in a shelter.  

The pre-Columbian empire relied on knotted strings to encode information, a system so complex that scholars are still struggling to decipher it. 

A possible meteor lit the sky Tuesday evening and was seen in Maine and elsewhere in New England.  

The White House next wants to pursue an infrastructure spending bill, a prospect that would cause stress for both Democrats and Republicans.  

Fishermen have long refused to wear life jackets, saying the floatation devices are inconvenient, constraining, or get in the way of their work. 

There have been at least 26 murders in Essex County so far in 2017, the highest number of homicides since 1994, officials said. 

Beyond the pomp of the internationally televised event, the 400-member band faces a host of challenges ? like a grueling 5½-mile route. (Imagine hoisting a tuba for that distance.)