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PopularReport: Boston minority neighborhoods struck hardest by evictions
BOSTON (AP) — Communities of color in Boston are disproportionately affected by evictions in the city, with some of the highest rates in Black communities, according to a new report released Sunday.Seventy percent of market-rate eviction filings occur in neighborhoods where a majority of residents are people of color, though only about half of rental…
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CDC changes its ‘confusing’ guidelines on coronavirus and surfaces. Here’s what we know.
CLOSE CDC says coronavirus 'does not spread easily' by touching surfaces or objects. But it still 'may be possible.' USA TODAYRecent guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have clarified how coronavirus spreads through surfaces.But two days after the federal health agency's guidelines said COVID-19 "does not spread easily" on…
Report: Boston minority neighborhoods struck hardest by evictions
BOSTON (AP) — Communities of color in Boston are disproportionately affected by evictions in the city, with some of the highest rates in Black communities, according to a new report released Sunday.Seventy percent of market-rate eviction filings occur in neighborhoods where a majority of residents are people of color, though only about half of rental…
Read MoreFederal appeals court reverses Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be…
Read MoreBoston Marathon bomber’s death sentence overturned, brand-new trial purchased for sentencing phase
CLOSE A Massachusetts federal appeals court vacated the death sentence of the surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev based on bias held in 2015. USA TODAYA federal appeals court Friday vacated the death sentence of the surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ruling that a judge did not fully vet potential jury bias in a case that consumed the…
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Court reverses Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon…
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Thunder Get Ready for Friday Scrimmage vs. Boston
The Oklahoma City Thunder has been in the NBA bubble for almost two weeks; now it’s time to see how they stack up against the rest of the league. Friday at 4 pm, the Thunder will scrimmage the Boston Celtics. As much as Billy Donovan would like to see where his squad is at the moment,…
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Boston Tavern Pivots To ‘Fallback’ To Try To Survive The Pandemic
Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee drinks with her husband, Cornwall’s general manager Billy Moran (left), and Speedwell Coffee Co. owner Derek Anderson. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee…
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