Harvard’s mistake costs 11,000 employees

Officials said that a mistake led some employees to pay taxes on income they did not receive — to the tune of millions of dollars.

Tashea Coles, a mother of two, is one of hundreds who found an apartment and employment through the Secure Jobs program.

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Taking a new approach to end homelessness

An initiative funded by ex-Reebok CEO Paul Fireman’s foundation aims to demonstrate that a coordinated effort is the way to break the cycle.

A clock at the MBTA’s Mass. Avenue Orange Line station lets riders know how long it will be until the next train arrives.

Timing is right for T riders, businesses

Countdown clocks give commuters an idea of whether they have time to stop by food and coffee shops.

The Merciers, Benjamin, 5, Holly, and Dylan, 10, visited a memorial for Colby O’Brien. Dylan is also in the afterschool program.

Gardner mourns after boy, 8, killed by falling television

The boy was killed Thursday afternoon when a large television and cart fell on him at an after-school program.

Police investigating the fatal shooting of a Mattapan boy outside the Morton Street home where he was shot.

Police say Mattapan shooting was an accident

A 9-year-old boy was killed by his 14-year-old brother who was playing with a gun inside the family’s home.

Search for solutions focuses on getting guns off streets

With another child shot to death in Boston, officials, ministers, and activists are grappling with what, if anything, can be done to stop the shootings.

Neil Patrick Harris accepts Hasty Pudding award

The actor was teased about his TV work during Friday night’s presentation for the 2014 Man of the Year Award.

A geek’s guide to Valentine’s day

Here are some tips for gamer nerds and fandom freaks on going out, staying in, and gifts.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Derrick_Z_Jackson_150px-1375.jpg CVS tobacco ban just the start. Next: soda

There are other dangerous products that should go behind the counter.