The agency failed to recognize that a Lynn infant killed in July and his twin faced an especially dangerous environment, the report concluded.
The unemployment rate plunged in April to its lowest level since September 2008 as employers added 288,000 jobs, the most in two years.
Police seeking extended detention for Gerry AdamsThe senior Sinn Fein politician in Northern Ireland’s unity government is demanding the release of his party leader.
Kevin Cullen
Arresting Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is not about justice, but revenge.
Dina Rudick/Globe staff
With students applying to more schools, and acceptance rates important to a university’s bottom line, wait lists have swelled.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY | Canadiens 4, Bruins 3 (2 OT)
Bruins’ loss to Canadiens a kick to the stomachIt was just Game 1, but it’s hard to be rational when the Bruins play the Canadiens in the playoffs. There’s too much history. Too many ghosts.
Which NFL teams perform best in the draft?Good drafting and Super Bowl titles don’t necessarily go hand in hand. An in-depth Globe study of current rosters had some revealing conclusions.
Indications of code of silence on doctorAn investigator’s affidavit describes allegations of sexual misconduct against Dr. Roger Ian Hardy that go back to his college days.
INFOGRAPHIC | JOANNA WEISS
The Faces of ‘Free Justina’When are Anonymous, Glenn Beck, and Scientologists on the same side? When they’ve taken up the cause of Justina Pelletier.
The Red Sox thought they had the advantage with a deeper and well-rested pitching staff. Instead they scheduled themselves into a sweep.
“They don’t go far enough,” Barbara Ferrer said of the agency’s proposed regulations.
A day after revealing his decision, Rob Ford boarded a plane for a treatment program that will last at least 30 days, his lawyer said.
In his first post-jail interview, former state representative Carlos Henriquez said he was considering another run for public office.
The Urban Institute, a Washington think tank, gives Massachusetts a failing grade in its new study on public pensions.
“The Loft Sessions” is a video showcase for Berklee College of Music students and alumni, and members of the Boston Pops.
The movie is an improvement over 2012’s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” meaning interestingly mediocre instead of actively bad.
From the Archives
College life in the Boston areaAs high school seniors make decisions about which college to attend in the fall, we take a look at the college life of decades past.
When times get hard, country music gets happy A new study reveals how honky-tonk hits respond to changing American fortunes.
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