Twelve states, including Mass., and the District of Columbia will be considering hikes this year through legislation or ballot initiatives.
An effort has been launched to both get a question calling for the drug’s legalization on the 2016 ballot and to raise enough money for victory.
A first-of-its kind study finds that older adults who engaged in brain training drills retained measurable benefits up to 10 years later.
Health
Why sleep is more important than you thinkAmerica is chronically sleep deprived and Dr. Charles Czeisler wants to do something about it.
Drug makers and deal makers are basking in the glow of one of their strongest years financially, but warily looking ahead.
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71st Golden Globe Awards
“American Hustle” was the night’s biggest winner on the film side, while on the TV side, there were some expected and unexpected winners.
Christopher L. Gasper
The AFC Championship couldn’t have come down to two other teams or two other quarterbacks.
Experts say the images have been helpful in millions of dollars’ worth of renovation work in New England and beyond.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley preached at Sudbury United Methodist Church in commemoration of Cardinal Richard Cushing’s visit a half-century earlier.
opinion | Mike Ross
Newmarket risingWhat if Boston had a second chance to redefine a place for artists to gather, grow, and thrive?
With a 24-17 victory over the Chargers, the Broncos will now host the Patriots in next Sunday’s AFC Championship game.
About 50 people — many of whom were in Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 — gathered to count their blessings.
Iran and six world powers agreed on details for freezing much of Tehran’s nuclear program next week.
The high Court is refereeing a politically charged dispute between President Obama and Senate Republicans.
The Cambridge-based biotech will pay $700 million to buy a chunk of Alnylam and tap its pipeline of rare disease drug candidates.
Local string ensemble A Far Cry and local dance troupe Urbanity Dance collaborated at Jordan Hall.
Dr. Josephine Briggs became interested in alternative medicine after running a conference on the placebo effect.
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Patriots fans before the Belichick eraAmid images of enthusiasm and devotion, signs of frustration are also seen among Patriots fans throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
ideas
Can the evangelical church embrace gay couples?A new wave of thinkers says yes — and is looking to Scripture for support.
