Northeastern

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell returned to the dugout for the first time since revealing his cancer diagnosis in mid-August, and his team opened exhibition play Monday with a 6-0 win over Boston College and an 8-3 victory over Northeastern...

BOSTON (AP) _ U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been chosen to deliver Northeastern University's commencement speech. Northeastern President Joseph Aoun said in a statement Tuesday that Kerry, like Northeastern, has deep roots in Massachusetts and is engaged in the global community...

(Associated Press) - Backers of a drive to hike wages for the nation's lowest paid workers to at least $15 per hour are holding a series of events in Boston. Several hundred people, including college students, fast-food restaurant employees and other workers gathered for a rally on Tuesday afternoon at Forsyth Park near Northeastern University...

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are shaving their trademark facial hair for the new year.  Outfielder Jonny Gomes said at a Red Sox event at Northeastern University that he intends to shave his long, thick beard.  Catcher David Ross tells WEEI Radio that he plans to shave too, that it's a new year and they can't do the beard thing again...