Judge rules NSA phone record collection unconstitutional

The federal judge put his decision on hold pending a near-certain government appeal.

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State investigators find Wynn ‘suitable’

Wynn Resorts, which is seeking to build a casino in Everett, will have to explain its business practices in Macau, China.

Members of the Cambridge Police Special Response Team walked past Memorial Hall during a bomb scare Monday.

E-mail triggers evacuations, canceled exams at Harvard

No explosive devices were found after an e-mailed threat spurred police to search four buildings at the heart of the campus.

Republican from Shrewsbury to join race for governor

Mark Fisher, a 55-year-old political novice who embraces the Tea Party, will enter the race.

First of two parts

Pediatric patient in limbo as parents, hospital at odds

Just a few days after a 14-year-old girl had arrived at Children’s Hospital, doctors were urging state officials to take emergency custody of her.

In July, Justina Pelletier’s family was rattled by a phone call from the state child protection agency saying it was ready to release the 14-year-old from Boston Children’s Hospital — but not into her parents’ custody.

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Second of two parts

Frustration on all fronts in struggle over child’s future

The Justina Pelletier case sheds light on the fact that there are few good paths to resolution once doctors are convinced that parents are harming their child.

Shawn Thornton knocks out Brooks Orpik

Shawn Thornton to appeal suspension

The Bruins enforcer will appeal his 15-game suspension for an altercation with Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik.

Ideas

Public schools beat private schools

A pair of education researchers have a new take on which schools work — and why.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1541.png What is personhood?

When animals and humans developed a relationship of love, only one species knew to wonder about the meaning of the interaction.