Greater Boston's median single-family sale price rose to $1,032,500 in April as listings remain tight and borrowing costs hover in the mid-6% range. Buyers are feeling the squeeze again.

A juvenile was pulled from Field Pond in Andover on Tuesday and taken to Lawrence General before being flown to a Boston hospital; police say the incident is under investigation.

Plymouth County's DA is fighting to keep a Brockton man behind bars as he faces a parole review for the 1993 murders of his parents and sister.

A father and his 15-year-old son from Martha’s Vineyard were detained while fishing and handed to ICE; lawyers filed an emergency habeas in federal court in Boston.

The NCAA recommended adding a national women's flag football championship, setting a path to a potential spring 2028 title as the sport heads to the LA28 Olympics.

An American Airlines flight bound for Boston turned back to Chicago after the crew reported an engine issue. The FAA says the incident is under investigation.

A Saugus resident was arrested and charged with unlawfully voting in federal elections, prosecutors say, after allegedly registering as a U.S. citizen despite holding a green card.

Massachusetts’ top court ruled victims can sue individual academics under a 1986 statute, clearing the way for a former student’s personal claim against a former MIT researcher.

An early-morning blaze on Banton Street in Dorchester sent two people to the hospital and displaced multiple residents. Officials say the fire began on the second floor and the cause is under investigation.

A man was detained outside Macy’s in Downtown Crossing as MBTA Transit Police investigated a possible assault involving a child. Officers cuffed the man and took him into custody near Chauncey and Summer streets.

Xi Jinping hosted Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after President Trump’s state visit; the leaders extended a 2001 friendship treaty and put energy deals front and center.

An MIT researcher is sending a limited batch of at-home tick tests this summer that promise quick results and telehealth follow-up, though experts urge clinical caution.

Harvard says an intruder entered Lowell House and assaulted a student from behind; the student was uninjured and campus police are investigating.