The decision by a US organization of scholars to boycott Israeli academic institutions has ignited debate on college campuses.
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In his final days in office, Mayor Menino kept up his ritual of walking down the streets of the Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.
The court said scientific research shows that lifelong imprisonment for youths is cruel and unusual because their brains are “not fully developed.”
Sixty-three people in Mass. were convicted as juveniles of first-degree murder and are now serving mandatory life sentences without parole.
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Members of the Music & Youth Initiative, a nonprofit music training and mentoring program, are learning how to protect their work.
Retailers in the United States have been slow to adopt newer security technologies designed to reduce fraud.
We asked readers to vote on the year’s top local business stories. Here’s what they chose.
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Thanks to the generosity of thousands of Globe Santa friends, 45,633 kids in 25,927 needy families have presents to open on Christmas morning.
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Bridging the care gapThings have improved dramatically — but not enough — in rooting out hospital miscues and keeping patients from being readmitted.
Under the ruling, the Bruins forward remains ineligible to play until Jan. 11 against San Jose.
The mother of missing 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver “did nothing” to protect him and his siblings from abuse, prosecutors said.
A powerful blast ripped through a police headquarters in an Egyptian Nile Delta city, killing 15 people and wounding more than 100.
The government extended its deadline to sign up for health insurance for those who were stymied by the federal website.
Students say that fixed tuitions help them hold down costs by allowing them to budget wisely and borrow less.
The Middlebury College English professor tries to reimagine the mythic resonance of the narrative of Jesus.
The goal is to create a vision of abundance, yet the selection is practical.
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When doctors prescribe books to heal the mind Can you read your way to psychological health? Britain is finding out.
