Nearly a year after a law shifted broker fees to landlords, renters across Greater Boston say they’re still being charged thousands for broker services. Complaints to the AG are rising as listings keep advertising fees.

Jaylen Brown cursed out Stephen A. Smith on a profanity‑laced Twitch stream, calling the ESPN host “the face of clickbait media” and replaying a First Take clip.

A brick thrown from a rooftop shattered the rear window of a Boston police cruiser on Northampton Street; a suspect was taken for a mental‑health evaluation.

Two vehicles were engulfed in flames at a South Attleboro dealership early Saturday. Investigators say the fire is being treated as suspicious and no injuries were reported.

Mansfield voters approved a zoning amendment that blocks most large data centers, allowing only small 2‑MW facilities in limited industrial zones under special permits.

A man fell from Southwick’s Zoo’s Skyfari after a reported seizure and was airlifted to UMass in Worcester. Witnesses say staff and visitors tried to hold him before the fall.

A market-meets-small-plates spot from the Woods Hill team has set up at 300 Pier 4, pairing dry-aged meats, charcuterie and an in-house market. The intimate room and visible dry-agers give Seaport a farm-driven alternative.

Three Harvard Business School professors each reported roughly $1.9M in 2024 after one‑time retirement payments; those payouts topped the university’s pay list.

Biogen will advance diranersen — an antisense tau drug given intrathecally — to late‑stage trials after a Phase 2 readout showed tau reduction and hints of slowed decline.

MIT leaders say federal research cuts and falling grad enrollment forced tighter budgets and fewer admissions — a shift President Sally Kornbluth calls "a striking loss."

Councilor Ed Flynn has introduced a resolution asking Boston city employees to work in person at least four days a week, citing research that warns of billions in lost tax revenue. The move sets up a debate balancing downtown recovery with workers’ flexibility.

Firefighters and police responded to a water emergency between the Seaport and Logan early Thursday; officials have not yet released details. Marine units and harbor patrols were on scene.

A person was recovered from waters near the Nickerson Post in Quincy’s Squantum neighborhood on Wednesday night; police say the investigation is active. The individual’s condition has not been released.