Jack Levin, a professor of criminology and sociology at Northeastern University, said the officer’s judgment ­appeared sound. “I think if he had just ­allowed the commissioner’s son to drive on, it would have been a lot worse, especially if he had had an accident,” said Levin. The officer “protected motorists; he protected the driver he […]

The dreadful shooting sprees of the past few months, which claimed dozens of innocent lives, shocked and unnerved millions of Americans. The specter of some heavily armed madman turning a theater, a temple, a mall or a school into his personal battle zone has become all too real and terrifying. The latest episode still unfolding in Southern California implicates, oddly enough, a […]

Glenn Pierce, the acting ­director of the Institute for ­Security and Public Policy at Northeastern University, said that guns can easily be bought in some states from private sellers without any paper trail and that universal background checks would slow down the flow of guns to some people who should not have them. “The highly […]

Rising longevity and the aging baby boom partially explain the trend. Almost 75 percent of 55- to 64-year-olds will be working in 2018, compared with 65 percent in 2008, forecasts Northeastern University economist Barry Bluestone. Likewise, he thinks 30 percent of Americans age 65 to 74 will be working at that point, up from 25 […]

Boeing, along with investigators in the United States and Japan, have focused on the lithium-ion battery from the start. And today’s announcement that the problem appears to have started with a short circuit within a cell is exactly what battery expert Dr. K.M. Abraham suggested was the problem when we spoke with him last month. […]

It’s not often that a college hockey team has time to savor a victory. Usually, it’s back to work right away, getting ready for the next game. In the case of Northeastern’s win over Boston University in the semifinals of Monday’s 61st Beanpot at TD Garden, coach Jim Madigan said he wanted his players to […]

Joel Smith scored 19 points, Quincy Ford scored four of his 15 points and had a crucial block in the last 11 seconds and Colonial Athletic Association leader Northeastern rallied past Hofstra 62-57 Wednesday night. The Huskies (15-8, 10-1), who also beat the Pride 65-60 on Jan. 16, trailed 44-38 with 7:26 left when they […]

It was a play that would be frowned upon in youth hockey. And yet, there was the pass by Boston University’s Ben Rosen, the puck going far too close to an open goalmouth, the goalie in no position to do anything when Northeastern’s Kevin Roy intercepted the puck and poked it in. Sure, Rosen was […]