Microsoft Makes Its Biggest Buy Yet: Skype
Microsoft is paying $8.5 billion for Skype, which gives the company a user base of about 170 million people, a number that's growing daily.
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Microsoft is paying $8.5 billion for Skype, which gives the company a user base of about 170 million people, a number that's growing daily.
Dozens of people were at the statehouse Tuesday arguing that more places should be allowed to sell beer and wine.
An emergency alert system that will send messages to cellphones during disasters could have been used to warn New Yorkers of the tornadoes that hit the city last year, city officials said Tuesday.
WBZ's Jordan Rich talks with Annie Copps about her spring cooking class in Maine.
Gardening With Gutner takes us to the Arnold Arboretum this week, where they have the largest collection of Lilacs in all of New England.
For the third time Consumer Reports has rated weight loss programs and each time they have a different winner.
A new report says about 17-percent of Boston area homeowners are "underwater," which means they have a mortgage balance that's greater than their home's value.
Artichokes are in season and on sale right now.
Point, shoot, and make money. All you need is your smart phone to save money on things you buy everyday, like buying a bagel or a cup of coffee.
Local biopharmaceutical company Alkermes of Waltham is buying Elan Drug Technologies, a drug formulation company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
A federal grant for track upgrades in Massachusetts will smooth out bumpy sections of track and set the stage for another daily round trip for Amtrak's Downeaster between Boston and Portland, officials said Monday.
For more and more of Americans, that daily cup is a necessity, not a luxury.
WBZ's Jordan Rich talks with Annie Copps about an event on May 12th.
Gas prices in Massachusetts have held steady in the past week after seven consecutive weeks of increases.
The Fresh Grocer, Tony Tantillo, shows us the best buys at the grocery store this week.
A retired Gloucester firefighter has died after being struck by a police cruiser in Lowell last Thursday.
The iconic Sunrise Bakery, a longtime staple known for Portuguese baked goods, was destroyed in a fire in New Bedford.
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley touted her office's successes including an 80% increase in cases charged compared to the previous year.
As frigid temperatures wracked Massachusetts this week, one business owner in Brighton arrived at his storefront to find it flooded.
An igloo has popped up in the backyard of a South Boston property and it's taking the neighborhood and internet by storm.
There's a new drug that can help early morning shift workers stay awake and alert, a study out of Boston found.
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.
The ads for the Find Mass Money website in Massachusetts make it seem easy. But one couple struggled to get their $11,000.
Four Massachusetts State Police instructors have been charged following an investigation into the 2024 death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
After I-Team reports about a Foxboro woman's frustration with her GE gas range, the company has agreed to give her a refund.
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.
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.
Two more movie theater chains are closing locations in Massachusetts. Experts say megaplexes need to make major changes.
The Neiman Marcus store at Copley Place in Boston is closing, Saks Global announced.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
The Kowloon is coming to Revere Beach.
Panera, Zipcar and Thermo Fisher are all closing facilities or offices in Massachusetts.
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.
Payton Pritchard scored 26 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Chicago Bulls 124-105 on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams before the All-Star break.
A close family friend tells CBS News about the Olympic dream Team USA skater Maxim Naumov shared with his parents, and how "he did it."
Maxim Naumov's score Tuesday was enough to make it through the short program, giving him another opportunity to perform when the men's free skate takes place Friday night.
Head coach Mike Vrabel held his final news conference of the season at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday.
Quarterback Drake Maye confirmed during his final news conference of the season that he did injure his throwing shoulder during the AFC Championship Game.
Raising Cane's claims a Boston landlord has threatened to evict one of its locations in the Back Bay because the restaurant "smells like chicken fingers."
A tegu lizard was found buried beneath the snow in Providence, Rhode Island.
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.
