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Generative AI tasks use up a lot of energy and environmental resources.
Boston University has laid off 120 employees and eliminated an additional 120 vacant positions as part of an effort to reduce its budget.
Four criminal defendants were released from jail on Monday in Boston because they have not had an attorney for more than seven days.
The new theater at Jacob's Pillow, the top dance center in the United States, opens this week in western Massachusetts.
Police are on the hunt for two bronze plaques stolen from a Newburyport cemetery. Both plaques are more than a hundred years old, and one belonged to a famous author.
According to the CDC, emergency room visits for tick bites in the Northeast are at their highest levels in at least five years.
A man was arrested after allegedly carjacking a 55-year-old woman's vehicle in a Dairy Queen drive-thru in West Boylston on Sunday.
There's a heat advisory in Massachusetts and remnants from Chantal could influence storms on Tuesday around Boston.
Greg Hill, the former WAAF and current WEEI radio host, said Monday he is "gutted" by the death of Lyndon "LB" Byers over the weekend.
Sgt. Yuri Bukhenik, a key investigator in the Karen Read case, has been transferred to another Massachusetts State Police role.
The Skating Club of Boston announced new initiatives to honor community members killed in a deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C.
A 9-year-old boy from Rhode Island was in distress while swimming off the coast of Dartmouth, and later died.
Garbage piled up over the long holiday weekend as a trash collectors strike in Massachusetts enters its seventh day.
Boston nurse practitioner Alexa Nicholls Costa wants to help couples struggling with infertility by assisting with the numerous injections that are part of in vitro fertilization.
A small plane was forced to make an emergency landing on a beach on Martha's Vineyard Sunday.
The commission in charged of the state's police officer standards has banned Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read case, from working in Massachusetts law enforcement.
The suspect in both shootings has been identified as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente.
Public tips about a rental car and a controversial piece of technology helped investigators identify and track the suspect in the Brown University and MIT professor shooting. WBZ-TV's Aaron Parseghian reports.
A 4th grader from Lowell is being rewarded for his kindness after he bought food for his dog rather than toys for himself during a Target charity event.
Eric Fisher has an updated weather forecast.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
The university announced a number of security improvements following the shooting that killed two students and injured nine others.
Former University of North Carolina head coach Mack Brown heaped praise on Drake Maye, who he a special leader and player.
The driver accused of intentionally crashing his car into a police station allegedly told others beforehand to "watch the news."
Suni Williams completed three missions aboard the International Space Station and set numerous spaceflight records throughout her career.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
Jason Robertson scored two goals, Justin Hryckowian had a goal and two assists, and the Dallas Stars ended a three-game skid while snapping the Boston Bruins' six-game winning streak, 6-2.
Carlos Beltrán was a nine-time All-Star during his 20-year MLB career. Andruw Jones was a five-time All-Star and won 10 Gold Gloves.
Former University of North Carolina head coach Mack Brown heaped praise on Drake Maye, who he a special leader and player.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.