Eleven people were arrested outside the Burlington ICE field office; Police Chief Thomas Browne says protests have pulled officers from other duties.

Biogen beat Q1 estimates as Leqembi sales surged 74% to $168M, but the company trimmed full‑year EPS after booking deal‑related charges tied to the Apellis purchase.

A new industry report shows memory care in Massachusetts has a median monthly price of $9,840, with assisted living and in‑home care also carrying steep costs.

Former Rep. Barney Frank, 86, has entered hospice care at his Ogunquit, Maine home as he deals with congestive heart failure and finishes a political book.

Northeastern’s planned takeover of Marymount Manhattan is closing in on final federal approval; state and accreditor steps are already in place. The deal could be effective this summer.

The Massachusetts House advanced a roughly $63.3B FY27 budget and voted down Republican tax-cut amendments. The bill now heads to the Senate for its own plan and negotiations.

A Quincy autism‑center worker was arraigned after a parent says surveillance video showed their son being inappropriately touched. The provider says it fired the employee and cooperated with police.

More than two dozen news executives called on Israel to lift its ban on foreign reporters entering Gaza, saying independent reporting is essential after deadly attacks on journalists.

Weymouth is weighing competing bids from First Student and NRT for yellow‑bus service; the district could save about $1.5M over five years, but drivers fear losing wages and seniority.

Framingham firefighters responded to a working fire at 185 Irving Street Wednesday and urged motorists to avoid the area while crews worked.

Light rain will soak Boston's morning commute Thursday before clearing by afternoon. Small Craft Advisories remain in effect and MBTA shuttles may slow trips.

A 19-year-old Dorchester man was arrested after police say he tried to hide a loaded Glock near 70 Wayland Street in Roxbury. Officers recovered an extended magazine loaded with 28 rounds.

Cambridge-based Axoft says it temporarily implanted its Fleuron brain probe in a Shanghai patient and closed a $55M Series A to expand trials and scale manufacturing.