Edward Leffler created the first open-end mutual fund, democratizing investment by offering small-scale savers a low-cost financial product managed by professionals. His original fund has achieved an annual return of nearly 9.5% over the last century
Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research
States and cities governed by Democrats are vowing not to cooperate with the president-elect’s immigration agenda. In response, incoming border czar Tom Homan has threatened legal challenges and cuts to federal funding
The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Democratic cities like New York or Chicago radicalizes the discourse. Polls show that this issue is much more important to Republicans than Democrats
The interposition of the moon between the Earth and the sun becomes a mass spectacle followed by millions of people across North America
The patient, Richard ‘Rick’ Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, is recovering well from the surgery last Saturday and is expected to be discharged soon, doctors said
Most of the stadiums will temporarily change names in order to follow FIFA’s policy on corporate sponsored names
The final game of the longest World Cup ever will be played at the MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Among the seven matches that will be played at Gillette Stadium in the Boston suburb of Foxborough will be five group stage matches, one match in the round of 32 and a quarterfinal match on July 9
Gay’s academic career first came under the scrutiny following her congressional testimony about antisemitism on campus. The allegations of plagiarism continued through December and Gay resigned this month
A screenwriter and legend of crime fiction, Lehane last year published his 15th book, returning to his hometown: Boston. The author of hits that have been adapted to film – such as ‘Mystic River’ or ‘Shutter Island’ – and the creator of several characters in the legendary TV series ‘The Wire’ has recovered a story from the 1970s about racial segregation
Lawyers for the 14-year-old and her parents say the failure of other crew members to confiscate the flight attendant’s phone allowed him to destroy evidence
Traffic was snarled for hours after more than 200 demonstrators demanded that Biden, in San Francisco for the APEC leaders’ conference, call for an immediate cease-fire
While much attention has focused on clearing the names of those put to death in Salem, most of those caught up in witch trials throughout the 1600s have largely been ignored
The Boston Celtics made several acknowledgments for this week’s victims of the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, during their home opener
The routes are located in low-income neighborhoods, where the population depends on surface transportation. The White House has committed to reducing the sector’s carbon footprint by 85% by 2050
The storm promises a weekend of windy conditions and heavy rain in the mid-Atlantic region through Sunday. The system had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph with some higher gusts late Friday night, but was forecast to weaken after landfall
The pilot, the only person on board, had removed himself from the plane before first responders arrived
The chemical, which has been associated with health problems including several types of cancer, is used in turnout gear to repel water and other substances when fighting a fire
The cause of Harris Wolobah’s death last Friday hasn’t been determined and an autopsy was still pending as of Thursday, but the 14-year-old’s family blames the challenge
The elite institution — created in 1871 — educated icons such as Sylvia Plath or Gloria Steinem, allowing them to dream of broader horizons
According to the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Charles Murrell III was near the Boston Public Library to play his saxophone on July 2, 2022, when he was surrounded by members of the Patriot Front and assaulted
“Not only is it pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the U.S., but also it’s pickleball inside of Fenway,” Pickle4 America President Ben Weinberger said in an interview
Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, filed the suit Monday on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England
Debris found near the wreckage of the ‘Titanic’ during the search for the vessel has been identified as the remains of the OceanGate submarine, which buckled due to external pressure
In 2022 Alan Estrada traveled aboard the OceanGate submersible, now missing with five people on board. He signed documents accepting all the risks
The oxygen supply inside the submersible, which is carrying five passengers, was sufficient for 96 hours, but experts say there are ways to prolong survival expectancy
