Law enforcement officials are watching with increasing alarm as narcotics from Mass. are ferried to Vermont and swapped for guns that are plentiful and cheap.
Reuters
A powerful storm system moving across the region spawned several deadly tornadoes.
Suffolk University will require all tenured faculty to undergo performance reviews that in some cases could lead to dismissal.
The lack of racial diversity among teachers can be traced to not enough people of color enrolling in educator programs, according to a Globe review of state data.
Photos by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
With the restoration of Buckman Tavern, the Lexington Historical Society is hosting an exhibit exploring the debate over whether the Revolutionary War began in Lexington or Concord.
Analysis
Was yesterday’s massive canonization ceremony just another big event, or a cultural “happening” destined to pass into history as a symbol of broader transformations?
The unusually cool relationship across the partisan divide helps explain why the N.H. Senate race has quickly turned bitter.
The NBA world continued to react to racially charged statments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
JAMES CARROLL
The ferry tragedy offers a parallel to what Americans see: an elite that looks out for itself, with no regard for the welfare of the rest of those aboard.
The Red Sox were limited offensively and committed costly defensive mistakes in a 7-1 loss. Jon Lester gave up four runs on five hits in seven innings.
Catholics across the region rejoiced on Sunday as two popes who reigned during living memory joined the church’s canon of saints.
Pope Francis elevated to sainthood John XXIII and John Paul II in a ceremony bearing themes of hope and reconciliation.
Northeastern University’s Tom Webster believes nanomaterials can be used to stave off infections triggered by conventional materials used in surgical implants.
The singing throughout was excellent, and the orchestra impinged on it only rarely, but at times, particularly in the first half, the drama dragged.
The clouds of illness and disability come, not infrequently, with silver linings.
Design New England
Beachy keen in NantucketA new vacation house honors the island’s historic architecture—but without the old-fashioned quirks.
the internationalist
How can America really promote democracy abroad? One lesson of the Arab Spring: We’re putting billions of dollars into efforts that may not help.
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