The housing authority’s board gave Robert Covelle an unpaid two-week leave of absence amid state and federal investigations into hiring and contracting at the agency.
Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren is 1/32 Native American, according to an 1894 document that was discovered Monday, said a genealogist.
A court in Ecuador convicted Luis Guaman of the savage beating deaths of a young mother and her 2-year-old son in February 2011.
The Celtics’ point guard will miss Game 2 of Boston’s first-round playoff series against the Hawks Tuesday night.
The teenager was videotaped as he allegedly punched another student at Franklin High School on Thursday.
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The Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem is one of the country’s oldest and largest no-kill adoption shelters for cats and dogs.
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Animals from around the country find a second chance at Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem.
Boston 11, Oakland 6
Clay Buchholz faltered in the seventh, but by then the Red Sox had scored 11 runs en route to their seventh win in eight games.
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ArtsEmerson is presenting “Maestro,” a play about Leonard Bernstein’s life, starring Hershey Felder, who has made a career performing one-man shows about musical greats.
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In a world premiere under the direction of Sam Gold at Yale Repertory Theatre, Will Eno’s play worms its way into the psyche.
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The Swan Boats are treasured icons that have graced the Public Garden for more than 130 years.
In the Hawks’ Game 1 win over the Celtics, Smith showed a national TV audience that the talk about him being one of the NBA’s best may not just be idle propaganda.
It is more difficult to treat those under age 20 than adults, a nationwide study indicates, and cases involving young people continue to rise.
At Royale, Edwards covered the gamut from roots-rock with a Crazy Horse kick to quiet, fingerpicked folk.
Romney, appearing with Republican senator Ayotte, railed against what he called overregulation by the Obama administration.
News that Spain’s economy entered another recession renewed worries about the fragility of Europe’s finances on Monday and nudged stocks lower.
The first column of the 100th floor of 1 World Trade Center will bring the tower to a height of 1,271 feet, making it 21 feet higher than the Empire State Building.
Electronic health records are being used in more hospitals and doctors’ offices, so how are they doing? Do the e-records protect and promote patient safety?
