Mayor taps pair to lead antiviolence initiative

A Suffolk County prosecutor and former probation officer will lead the Mayor’s Safety Initiative, aimed at curbing violence.

Lila McCain, mother of Karen Douglas, with Mayor Setti Warren (center) and schools chief David Fleishman of Newton.

Communities taking frank approach after teen suicides

More schools are confronting the issue explicitly, guided by specialists who say an open discussion can help support troubled students.

Former presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, arrived for the Super Bowl earlier this month.

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No, no, not again, Mitt Romney says

Romney denies running for president a third time, but some supporters keep chatter of a 2016 campaign alive.

Lily Jones, nearly 2, was captivated at Candlewick Press, the children’s book publisher that’s won critical acclaim.

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Somerville publisher finds big success

Candlewick Press is enjoying a string of critical successes when most other publishing houses have fled Boston.

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Reporting will certainly warm us this year

The Mass Pike looks like the halfpipe run in Sochi. Have we ever been more ready for spring training?

Lucas with his sister and their guardians, Elizabeth Cavallini (left) and Sheryl Erb. The cause of his death is still under investigation. Erb is a cousin of the children’s mother.

Toddler’s death heartbreaking for 2 guardians

The death of the child, who was found unresponsive in his crib Thursday morning, remains under investigation.

Talks on hospital merger break down

Negotiations to forge an alliance between Beth Israel, Lahey Health, and Atrius Health stumbled over merge issues.

Opinion

Derrick Z. Jackson

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The US attorney general has spent the past several months restoring compassion and sanity to criminal justice.

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Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay (top) as Gilded Age mansion burglar and resident, and Eva Marie Saint (above) as an acquaintance Farrell runs into in modern day.

‘Winter’s Tale’ fails to go with flow of Mark Helprin novel

Writer-director Akiva Goldsman takes Helprin’s book — a work overflowing with events, ideas, characters, passions — and pounds away at it until it’s mush.