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David Ferguson needs a new heart, and he needs it badly. The 31-year-old father of two, with another on the way, is fighting for his life at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he underwent an hours-long surgery Tuesday. Doctors are still working to stabilize his heart, but his family said that’s only a temporary solution, and he...

David Ortiz is officially a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and will be forever enshrined in Cooperstown. Big Papi played 14 years for the Red Sox, helping lead Boston to three World Series titles, including the storied 2004 championship that broke the 86-year drought known as the “Curse of the Bambino.” “Red Sox, I mean, the fans, everybody around pretty much encouraged me…

Expats advise those thinking about a move overseas to plan well, communicate openly and budget for an unexpected return home.

The Bruins officially raised trailblazer Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 to the TD Garden rafters on Tuesday. Watch the jersey retirement ceremony here.

Boston’s legal position is opposed by the Biden administration and the American Civil Liberties Union.

CNBC sports business reporter Jabari Young experienced the Jan. 10 NBA courtside game between the Celtics and Pacers on the Oculus 2 headset.

These 10 cities offer young professionals the best opportunities, according to a recent study.

Despite a surge in VC investment in the U.K and Europe, according to Dealroom data, the region has yet to create a tech titan.

It’s been a chaotic week for parents as students headed back to school during the latest Covid surge and winter storms.

Just before Thomas Randele died, his wife of nearly 40 years asked his golfing buddies and his co-workers from the dealerships where he sold cars to come by their home. They gathered to say goodbye to a guy they called one of the nicest people they’d ever known — a devoted family man who gushed about his daughter, a golfer…

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced new proof of vaccination requirements for restaurants and other indoor venues including gyms and theaters on Monday. She also said all city employees must be vaccinated along that same timeline, eliminating a weekly testing option that had existed previously. “This is just one step in an aggressive approach the city has already been working hard…

Starbucks baristas at two Boston cafes filed for union elections on Monday, becoming the coffee giant’s third U.S. market this year to organize.

The MBTA will cut services this winter as a result of a worker shortage, it announced Tuesday. Officials say the MBTA can’t find enough bus and train operators to keep everything moving, and that more people are leaving than it can hire. Effective Dec. 19, about one in every 20 scheduled bus trips will be dropped, the MBTA said. Off-peak…

Three decades after one of Boston’s most infamous unsolved robberies, a new clue may help answer some questions.

Demand for office space slowed in October for the second straight month, and the omicron variant of covid is hitting office REIT stocks hard.

Berklee College of Music in Boston has canceled classes on Thursday due to a COVID-19 outbreak on campus. The school will return to remote learning on Friday through next Tuesday, when Thanksgiving break is scheduled to begin. Thirty-seven students have tested positive since Nov. 10. “Classes will be cancelled for Thursday, November 18, and we will be working with faculty…

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is launching the first human clinical trial for a nasal vaccine for Alzheimer’s disease.

College athletes and recruits are now allowed to engage in “NIL activities” consistent with state law where their school is located.

Rents for single-family homes are soaring, as a pricey for-sale market keeps more potential buyers in rentals.

An Ohio cold case that puzzled investigators for more than 50 years has finally been solved in Massachusetts. On July 11, 1969, a 20-year-old man vanished after stealing $250,000 from a bank in Cleveland. The man walked out of the bank with the money in a paper bag, and it took bank employees two days to realize what had happened….