Updated CHORD trial numbers presented in Seoul suggest most children with otoferlin‑related deafness gained meaningful hearing after Otarmeni treatment. The therapy was FDA‑cleared in April.

Firefighters rescued a crane operator more than 200 feet above Conley Terminal during a heavy wind-and-rain storm; officials say the operator was safely extricated with no injuries.

A loud, unexplained boom shook neighborhoods across Greater Boston just after 2 p.m., prompting calls to police and sparking speculation about meteors or sonic booms. Officials and the USGS have been contacted.

Sen. Ed Markey won the Massachusetts Democratic Party endorsement at the Worcester convention while Rep. Seth Moulton cleared the 15% threshold to make the Sept. 1 ballot. The result sets up a focused primary this fall.

Federal agents arrested eight people in Worcester this week in a federal sweep alleging fentanyl, crack and cocaine sales alongside unlicensed firearms deals. Two suspects face unlicensed gun-dealing counts while the others are accused of drug distribution.

Early trial data show amivantamab shrank—and in some patients erased—tumors in treatment‑resistant head and neck cancer, with results set for ASCO on Sunday. Investigators call the responses striking but preliminary.

Massachusetts troopers say AI‑generated images and encrypted apps have flooded cybercrime units with child sexual abuse material, creating a backlog investigators can’t clear. Global watchdogs warn the trend keeps accelerating.

A nonprofit launched a student-feeding program at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, offering hot vegetarian lunches and positioning the effort for expansion across Massachusetts.

Anne Brensley says a paid signature gatherer delivered suspect sheets, leaving her short of the ballot threshold as the campaign weighs legal action.

A mother‑daughter team opened Julienne's Afternoon Tea Experience on Coolidge Street, offering themed rooms, prix‑fixe three‑tier teas and seasonal pastries. Early reaction has been positive and the shop was recently showcased by local TV.

Somerville paired police with a COHR clinician for limited, real‑time co‑response shifts to handle mental‑health, substance‑use and welfare checks while officials collect data.

The Cambridge Housing Authority bought two historic Mass. Ave. buildings and plans to convert all 79 units into deeply affordable homes for low‑ and moderate‑income households.

Boston Children's says its internal ChatGPT platform helped diagnose more than 40 rare conditions while reclaiming roughly 60,000 staff hours.