61 affordable units for senior citizens 
planned in Brighton

Sixty-one new affordable apartments for senior citizens — including seven for formerly homeless seniors and five for older adults with lifelong disabilities — will be built in Brighton under plans by Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly. The Brighton...

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IKEA stops online Russian magazine due to gay propaganda law

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, says it is halting its online magazine in Russia out of fears it violates the country's law banning promotion of same-sex gay values to minors. The Swedish retailer says its magazine...

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Suffolk Law School behind anti-discrimination effort

Suffolk Law School's use of sting operations to crack down on housing discrimination in the Boston area was hailed by a top HUD official yesterday. "They are very critical in the work they do to protect fair housing rights, help HUD advance our goals...

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Size isn’t everything for Bay Village unit

Curbed.com recently called Bay Village "Boston's Monaco: tiny, charming and pricey," and this $1.1 million condominium at 34 Melrose St. is a perfect example. Tucked in a quiet corner of the city's smallest neighborhood, it is one of two duplexes that...

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3 Kansas hospital patients die of ice cream-related illness

DALLAS — The deaths of three people who developed a foodborne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products have prompted the Texas icon's first product recall in its 108-year history. Five people, in all, developed listeriosis in Kansas after...

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New blood for Health Connector

Two new appointments to the Health Connector board yesterday signal a new focus on transparency as the board moves forward to smooth out kinks in the program's troubled website, according to an analyst. "I'm cautiously optimistic," said Joshua Archambault,...

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Harsh winter hasn’t slowed home sales

Spring is typically a popular time to buy and sell homes, but local realtors say this season could be huge. The Massachusetts Association of Realtors released pending sales figures for February last week that could indicate a promising sales season....

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Charlie Baker task force to focus on chronic unemployment

Gov. Charlie Baker wants to find new ways of addressing chronic unemployment problems for minorities, veterans and people with disabilities, and is forming a task force of top state officials and advocates to come up with ideas. "There are still far...

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New life proposed for vacant Dorchester site

A Boston developer hopes to breathe new life into a vacant patch of Dorchester land with a new mixed-use residential and retail project. "I think this is a game-changer in my neighborhood," said Catherine O'Neill, a real estate consultant and Savin...

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At odds with Google, US seeks new rule on computer access

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is at odds with Google and privacy groups over the government's push to make it easier to locate and hack into computers in criminal investigations, a simmering conflict with constitutional and policy implications....

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Boston-Cambridge biopharma ranked first in U.S.

The Boston-Cambridge biopharma cluster plays second fiddle to the San Francisco Bay area no more. In a reversal of fortunes, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, or GEN, this week ranked Massachusetts' cluster first in the nation, above last...

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MBTA tries to make amends with free day, May discount

The MBTA, desperate to win back the loyalty of straphangers and atone for winter's lost days, will let T riders through the gates for free for a day, and discount monthly passes by 15 percent for May. "We're trying to strike a balance between acknowledging...

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Health Connector scramble spikes calls

Calls from Bay Staters with problems enrolling in the Health Connector and MassHealth to an unrelated state health office have increased by 49 percent since December, according to independent state agency Health Policy Commission. Health and Human Services...

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Charlie Baker cites increase in cyber attacks in Mass.

Gov. Charlie Baker yesterday called cybersecurity "one of the major challenges" Massachusetts faces, citing a recent 30 percent increase in attacks in the state. "This isn't just about hackers," Baker said at a meeting of business, university and government...

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Applications for US unemployment benefits fall sharply

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, a sign that strong hiring will likely continue. The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment aid dropped 36,000 to a seasonally adjusted 289,000....

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European stocks rebound after Wall Street inspired sell-off

LONDON — European markets rebounded strongly Wednesday from a big sell-off when investors fretted over a looming U.S. interest rate hike. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany's DAX was up 1.7 percent at 11,697 while the CAC-40 in France rose 1.8 percent...

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Suit: Scratch sales to minors

A public health advocacy group has sued Star Market, claiming the supermarket chain makes it easy for minors to buy scratch tickets, after a Cambridge youth was able to buy two tickets. "Encouraging or facilitating youth gambling is oppressive and unconscionable,...

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Scammers target over-50 set

Impostor scams topped the list of consumer complaints in Massachusetts last year, and people 50 or older were among the most common victims, according to a new report. Con artists posing as other people led the list, accounting for 5,250, or 14 percent,...

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Study: Boston renter spending at $12.2 billion

Metro Boston's apartment industry has been a boon to the local economy, emerging as one of the strongest sectors to come out of the Great Recession, according to a new study. "In the darkest depths of the downturn in 2007-08, a lot of developers knew...

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Bay State job growth hits fifth straight month

Massachusetts added 2,600 jobs in January, the fifth straight month the state has added more than 2,500 jobs — prompting optimism from economists. "Finally we've reached escape velocity from the recession," said Robert Nakosteen, an economist and professor...

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Maine harness track sued by Massachusetts track for $180,000

PORTLAND, Maine — The Scarborough Downs harness racing track has been sued by the Suffolk Downs horse track in Massachusetts for allegedly failing to pay nearly $180,000 in simulcast bets placed at the Maine track. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/1EPw5z9...

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Report: Specialty drugs drive prescription spending jump

Prescription drugs spending jumped 13 percent last year, the biggest annual increase since 2003, according to the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager. Express Scripts Holding Co. said Tuesday that the jump was fueled in part by pricey specialty...

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Secret Service testing drones, how to disrupt their flying

WASHINGTON — Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the U.S. Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington — usually off-limits as a strict no-fly zone — are part of secret government testing intended to find ways to...

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Fed rate hike fears weigh on stocks as Greece dogs euro

LONDON — Global stock markets fell sharply while the dollar spiked further against the euro Tuesday as traders fretted about the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates. Renewed concerns over Greece further weighed on Europe's single currency. KEEPING...

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EU nations get deal on rules for investment fund

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Tuesday took a major step toward a 315 billion euros ($356 billion) investment plan to encourage the private sector to launch higher risk projects like broadband and energy networks. EU finance ministers reached agreement...

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McDonald's global sales drop in February

NEW YORK — McDonald's says global sales declined in February, including a 4 percent drop in the U.S. that the company blamed on "aggressive competitive activity." The world's biggest hamburger chain says global sales fell 1.7 percent at established...

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GM plans $5B stock buyback, avoids showdown with hedge funds

DETROIT — General Motors has headed off a potentially divisive proxy fight by agreeing to buy back $5 billion in stock by the end of next year. The move announced Monday is part of a deal with Harry Wilson, a former member of the government task force...

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APPLE WATCH ANTICIPATION: Features, functions unveiled

SAN FRANCISCO — The Apple Watch. CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the company's newest device and make the case for why it's a must-have gadget at a San Francisco event later Monday. Apple teased the smartwatch in September but has given few details....

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Major credit agencies agree to changes sought by advocates

NEW YORK — The three largest credit-reporting agencies will change the way they handle records in a major revamp long sought by consumer advocates. People who contest items in their credit reports will receive additional information concerning those...

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Alcoa to buy RTI Intl in $1.5B deal, expand aerospace push

Alcoa is taking another step to bolster its stake in the aerospace industry with a $1.5 billion deal to buy titanium supplier RTI International Metals. The New York-based company said Monday that it will buy the specialty metal products company in an...

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Repair shops unable to find source of van’s ‘clunk’

I have a nice '93 GMC conversion van that has been stored winters since new. There is a clunking sound when moving forward or backward while turning left or right, and it's getting worse. It has been in two shops with no results. One shop removed brake...

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Lawyers predict claims for ice falls will be hard to prove

Massachusetts personal injury lawyers say they expect to see an influx of slip-and-fall claims stemming from this winter's record snowfall and ice, both of which have been so extreme that they may make such cases harder to win. David White of Breakstone,...

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Tesla denies reports about gigafactory construction delay

RENO, Nev. — Electric-car maker Tesla Motors is denying reports that construction has been delayed on its gigafactory about 15 miles east of Reno. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), in an online job posting, says the project...

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Wicked Good jars cupcake business

Something's cooking in Marshfield — good enough to get the attention of "Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary. The celebrity entrepreneur was in town for a promotional photo shoot with one of his most successful investments to date: Wicked Good Cupcakes,...

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Merkel deputy: Badawi case straining Saudi-German relations

BERLIN — German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticized the sentence against Saudi blogger Raif Badawi shortly before meeting Sunday with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. The German news agency dpa quoted Gabriel as saying "the harshness of this sentence,...

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