The Supreme Judicial Court ruling would affect more than 60 inmates in Massachusetts.
The boyfriend of a Fitchburg woman whose 5-year-old son is missing and presumed dead was held without bail.
Astronauts make rare Christmas Eve spacewalkTwo astronauts ventured out on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk, hoping to wrap up urgent repairs to a cooling system.
2013 was a year of fear, and cheer.
Ryan Brooker was stuck in traffic, trying to get to Tufts Medical in time for a heart transplant when State Police came to his aid.
Christopher L. Gasper
The systematic dismantling of the Ravens was reason to believe the Patriots can keep losing players and keep winning games into the new year.
TOM KEANE
Drivers in Mass. have a reputation for being awful and inconsiderate, but the statistics don’t bear that out.
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‘Duck Dynasty’: Free expression all aroundParticipants in reality television shows have the right to express their views, but the networks are right in letting their stars know when they’ve crossed a line.
The Bruins picked up a 6-2 victory on the strength of three assists from Ryan Spooner and a goal from Matt Fraser.
After months of number-crunching, state transportation officials believe they have safe alternatives for when the tunnel closes Friday night.
A federal judge refused to stay his own ruling and state authorities headed toward an appeal to a higher court.
Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh said he would announce several key hiring decisions after Christmas.
Paul Levenson, the agency’s new chief in Boston, was an assistant US attorney with 24 years of experience, most recently pursuing white-collar crime.
Reich’s shredded-from-the-headlines appropriations of real-life events beef up this solid financial thriller.
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Watch the ‘Broken City’ Insiders eventVideo of a discussion with The Boston Globe’s Washington bureau of the gridlock in Washington and what can be done to end it.
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When doctors prescribe books to heal the mind Can you read your way to psychological health? Britain is finding out.
