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Alexander Ciccolo, seen in a 2014 booking photo, was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release for plotting a terrorist attack in the United States.

National

Boston Police Captain's Son Sentenced To 20 Years For Terror Plot

9:43pm September 05, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

"Alexander Ciccolo planned to kill innocent civilians in the United States on ISIS's behalf," prosecutor Andrew Lelling said. His father tipped off the FBI who arrested his son in 2015.

Music & Culture

Tell 'Em Where You're From: The Regional Anthems That Move Us

10:10am July 26, 2018

Some sprout from the cities and states they rep for; others are outsiders, held up in pride by a sister community. NPR's American Anthem series continues with a list of place-based bangers.

Rep. Mike Capuano struggles to understand why some voters think race and gender are relevant in this race. When Capuano campaigns, he doesn't talk much about his opponent, focusing on his own record.

Politics & Government

The Next Big Democratic Primary Showdown

11:23am July 15, 2018

by Asma Khalid

The future of the party is being tested in a Massachusetts congressional primary, in which a challenge to a veteran Democrat has echoes of the upset of a party leader last month in New York.

Massachusetts State Senate President Stan Rosenberg, left.

What You Should Know About The Decline Of This Powerful Massachusetts Politician

1:48pm May 02, 2018

by Steve Brown

What's next for Massachusetts State Senator Stan Rosenberg, whose husband has been charged with sexual assault, criminal lewdness and distributing nude photos without consent?

A man dressed as Elsa frees a Boston Police vehicle from a snowbank.

National

Here Is Video Footage Of A Guy Dressed As Elsa Freeing A Police Van Trapped In Snow

4:14pm March 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A Bostonian dressed as Elsa from Frozen to mark the city's third nor'easter in 10 days. A police van got stuck in a drift. You know exactly what happens next; please don't accuse us of clickbait here.

Conductor James Levine, rehearsing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Paris in September 2007.

Music & Culture

New Details Emerge In Abuse Allegations Against Conductor James Levine

11:11pm March 02, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Friday the Boston Globe published allegations accusing of the conductor of sexual, emotional and physical abuse in the 1960s and '70s, in behavior that former students describe as "cult-like."

Cardinal Bernard Law (right) speaks with unidentified prelates as he attends Pope Benedict XVI's last general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in 2013.

Bernard Law, Former Archbishop Of Boston, Dies In Rome At 86

12:47pm December 20, 2017

by Tovia Smith

Once considered among the most influential prelates in America, the archbishop was forced to resign amid the church's growing sex abuse scandal, which indelibly stained his reputation.

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during his election night victory gathering on Tuesday.

Democrats Sweep Mayoral Elections In New York, Other Major Cities

9:52am November 08, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Bill de Blasio won re-election handily. Democratic incumbents also won in Boston and Detroit. And Charlotte, N.C., elected its first female African-American mayor.

Medusa Brewing Company co-founder Keith Sullivan checks on the beer in the brewing area. "There are very few big breweries that have this family, community, connected feel. That's what we're selling," he says.

National

The Next Big Thing In Beer Is Being A Small Taproom

9:16am September 27, 2017

by Aaron Schachter

The explosion of these cozy craft breweries has happened as states relax laws to allow them direct-to-consumer retail rights, meaning the majority of their revenue no longer has to come from food.

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Counterprotesters assemble at the Statehouse before a planned "Free Speech" rally by conservative organizers begins on the adjacent Boston Common, on Saturday.

National

Boston Right-Wing 'Free Speech' Rally Dwarfed By Counterprotesters

5:12pm August 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Thousands of counterprotesters gathered in Boston Common to meet the rally participants, who said they have no connection to those who perpetrated violence in Charlottesville, Va., last week.