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LGBTQ+ supporters and 'No Kings' protesters hold signs reading, "Resist with pride" while walking down Boylston Street. Participants and spectators brought friends, family and pets to the weekend parade.
Thousands attend joint ‘No Kings’ protest, Boston Pride, celebrating love within resistance
Grace Phillips, news correspondent • June 17, 2025

Lady Gaga blasted from speakers while protesters waved “No Kings But Yas Queen” signs from a packed Copley Square. Vibrant rainbow colors...

A demonstrator holds a sign reading, "ICE out of MA" in front of the Massachusetts State House. Protesters used whistles and chants to attract attention to their mission — remove ICE and support the Los Angeles protests.
Hundreds gather at anti-ICE protest in solidarity with Los Angeles
Grace Phillips, news correspondent • June 13, 2025

“Down, down with deportation, up, up with liberation” echoed through the streets as a marching crowd of hundreds of people made its way through...

Marcelo Gomes Da Silva poses for a photo while wearing headphones. Gomes remained in ICE custody for six days. Photo courtesy Marcelo Gomes Da Silva.
Milford teen detained by ICE details 6 days in confinement, what comes next in interview with The News
Carson Lyle, news staff • June 7, 2025

On May 31, Marcelo Gomes Da Silva, an 18-year-old rising senior at Milford High School, was unexpectedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs...

Marcelo Gomes (left) and Laura Rodrigues pose for a photo in front of Milford High School. ICE confirmed that Gomes was not their intended target in a press conference June 2. Photo courtesy Laura Rodrigues.
Friends, classmates speak out against ICE detainment of Milford High School teen
Carson Lyle, news staff • June 4, 2025

He was the “ideal citizen” and had a “clean slate.” An active community member who has been in the U.S. since he was five years old,...

A Wentworth campus parking spot near 20 Annunciation Road and Ruggles Street. Police discovered Tatyiana Flood's body near the location in a wheelchair.
DEVELOPING: Man charged with murder after body of 21-year-old woman found near Northeastern
Katarina Schmeiszer, news staff • June 3, 2025

Kevin Boyette, 36, was charged with the murder of 21-year-old Tatyiana Flood, whose body was found May 20 near Wentworth Institute of Technology...

Elizabeth Siggers puts hair rollers in a customer's hair. Siggers opened Liz's Hair Care in 2001.
Liz’s Hair Care creates a welcoming environment for customers and workers alike
Kayla Goldman, news staff • April 7, 2025
A tote bag hangs from a bookshelf in Frugal Bookstore. The owners of the store chose to primarily feature Black authors.
Boston’s only Black-owned bookstore is a legacy business keeping Roxbury reading
Devyn Rudnick, news staff • April 1, 2025
What do Northeastern’s higher education neighbors think of the university?
What do Northeastern’s higher education neighbors think of the university?
Janira Skrbkova, news staff • March 18, 2025
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A demonstrator hoists a sign above their head that reads, "We [heart] our international students." Among the posters were some listing international scientists, while other protesters held American flags.
Hundreds rally at Harvard against Trump administration’s attacks on international students
Harrison Zuritsky, news staff • June 1, 2025

More than 300 people gathered at the Science Center at Harvard University May 27 to rally against President Donald Trump’s administration for...

Former Lead Boston Paranormal Investigator Barry Corbett uses an infrared thermal imaging camera to examine the room for ghostly silhouettes April 12. The organization used trail, phone and infrared cameras in order to capture paranormal activity.
Boston Paranormal Investigators sweep for spirits at Jeremiah Lee Mansion
Aiden Stein and Megan Canizares Castillo May 30, 2025
Three runners representing the Asian Pacific American Advocates New England chapter, or OCA APAA NE, a non-profit organization that empowers young generations of AAPI leaders, start the race. The race started promptly at 8:30 a.m. and was divided into four flights that took off two minutes apart.
AAPI 5K fosters an encouraging community of runners
Jenny Tran, news staff • May 25, 2025
Jesse Davis makes his way past eager crowds on Boylston Street as they snap photos from behind barricades. The marathon attracted runners and spectators from across the country and around the world.
Stride by Stride: 25 defining photographs from the 2025 Boston Marathon
Margot Murphy, Jessica Xing, Elizabeth Scholl, Chloe Craft, and Asher Ben-Dashan April 25, 2025
Two people hold up a transgender flag during the 2023 Boston Pride Parade. Boston officially recognized the Transgender Day of Visibility March 19.
Amid federal attacks on LGBTQ+ community, Boston officially recognizes Transgender Day of Visibility
Janira Skrbkova, news staff • April 2, 2025

Sixteen years ago, March 31, Rachel Crandall Crocker, executive director of the nonprofit Transgender Michigan, organized the first Transgender...

Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during her State of the City Address. She discussed recent achievements, future plans for the city and pushed back against the Trump administration's effort to weaken diversity initiatives.
‘God save whoever messes with Boston’: Mayor Michelle Wu delivers third annual State of the City Address
Bryce Gould-Anderson and Matias Gonzalez March 21, 2025
Wu's placard sits facing the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The mayor faced questions about Boston's law enforcement policies and immigrant population.
Mayor Michelle Wu defends city’s immigration policies at sanctuary city congressional hearing
Sonel Cutler, editor-in-chief • March 8, 2025
Josh Kraft poses for a photo at a Massachusetts STEM Week event Oct. 20, 2021. He recently announced his mayoral campaign and is expected to run against Mayor Michelle Wu. Photo courtesy Joshua Qualls, Wikimedia Commons.
Boston residents respond to Josh Kraft’s mayoral campaign announcement
Kayla Goldman and Paloma Welch February 26, 2025

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Boston Strong Marathon Daffodils volunteers organize and prepare flowers to be transplanted along the route. The organization planted over 130,000 daffodils for the marathon. Photo courtesy Matthew Piscitelli.
Why are daffodils everywhere on Boston Marathon weekend? Here’s how the yellow flowers became symbol of hope, remembrance in Boston
Jenny Tran, news staff • April 21, 2025

Yellow blooms of daffodils can be spotted across the city during marathon weekend in Boston: in the soil leading to the Back Bay Fens, in a pot...

A t-shirt featuring the names of the famous women who participated in the Boston Marathon hangs at the Marathon Sports tent near the finish line April 19. The shirt was one of many products sold at pop-ups along the course highlighting the achievements of female runners.
The women running with heart and sole to make Boston Marathon history
Chloe Craft, news staff • April 20, 2025

The Boston Marathon is a beloved part of Boston history, holding the title of the world’s oldest annual marathon since its inception in 1897....

The exterior of the Boston Children's Hospital Hale Family Building March 15. Over 400 individuals signed a letter asking for more healthcare facility protections from federal funding cuts and ICE raids.
More than 300 Massachusetts residents, healthcare workers sign letter demanding hospitals protect immigrant patients
Carson Lyle, news staff • April 17, 2025

More than 400 individuals, including more than 300 Massachusetts healthcare workers, have signed an open letter dated April 16 urging hospitals...

Ryuichi Kihara lifts his partner Riku Miura into the air while moving across the ice during the pairs free skate March 27. The Japanese duo’s free skate and short program featured nearly perfect synchronization and difficult throw jumps, which led them to take home the gold.
Skating off to Boston: Highlights from the ISU World Figure Skating Championship
Jessica Xing and Margot Murphy April 13, 2025

With enchanting elements, gripping music, heartbreaking falls and glistening gold, the Ice Skating Union World Figure Skating Championship took...

Masses of protesters pour into City Hall Plaza to hear empowering words from speakers, including Mayor Michelle Wu. Demonstrators and their signs created an expanse of color.
Boston’s mass mobilization: 18 images from the ‘Hands Off’ rally
Devyn Rudnick and Chloe Craft April 9, 2025

More than 50,000 people attended the Boston “Hands Off” rally April 5, joining thousands of other Americans across the nation in an organized...

Protesters hold up “Hands Off” signs and flags. The protest started in Boston Common before marching to City Hall Plaza.
Tens of thousands demand Trump take ‘hands off’ Boston amid nationwide day of protests
Chloe Craft, Devyn Rudnick, and Carson Lyle April 6, 2025

Over 50,000 people gathered in Boston Common April 5 for a “Hands Off Massachusetts” rally and march protesting the policies of President...

Women's singles winner Alysa Liu proudly wears her gold medal and holds the American flag during the Women’s Victory Ceremony March 28. She performed to Donna Summer’s “MacArthur Park Suite” for her free skate, earning her the World Champion title.
Victors made in the City of Champions: ISU World Figure Skating Championship returns to Boston
Margot Murphy, news staff • March 31, 2025

TD Garden exploded into cheers as skates scraped against the ice rink. Music blared from the speakers, stuffed animals littered the arena and...

A customer peruses the Trader Joe's meat selection. Bird flu affected poultry prices across all supermarkets and farms.
Groceries in Boston are getting more expensive. Here’s why it’s happening.
Sydney Woogerd, news correspondent • March 31, 2025

As of February, the cost of store-bought food in the Boston area has risen by 19% since 2021. According to The Greater Boston Food Bank, in 2024,...

A protester wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh holds up a sign demanding freedom for Rumeysa Ozturk during an emergency rally March 26. The keffiyeh and the slogan, "From the river to the sea," were characteristic of the movement for Palestinian liberation, which Ozturk and Sunil Khalil were detained for supporting.
Fear, outrage after Tufts doctoral student detained by ICE amid crackdown on student activists
Meghan Hirsch and Chloe Craft March 28, 2025

On the evening of March 25, Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,...

Hundreds gather to celebrate Holi in Adams Park. Many brought their families to the free event.
Roslindale community gathers for festive Holi celebration
Tanvi Saxena, news correspondent • March 25, 2025

Residents of Roslindale reveled in an afternoon of vibrant colors, energetic dances and thumping music March 22 to celebrate Holi, a Hindu festival...


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