It?s the first time since July 2008 that the unemployment rate was below 6 percent.
Evan Horowitz | Analysis
Is the Mass. job market really improving?Despite all of the indicators suggesting improvement, the labor force continues to shrink.
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The decision had been called for by a coalition of tech industry giants including Google, Amazon, and Facebook.
Prosecutors allege the 21-year-old assaulted his girlfriend?s 3-year-old son.
Militants fly their black banners at key Iraqi refineryA top Iraqi security official and a militant fighting for control of the plant said the government still held it.
Tech Lab
By wearing a camera that takes photos twice a minute, the Globe?s Hiawatha Bray found that he spends too much time with ordinary pursuits.
Analysis
Many factors may have led to Justina Pelletier?s releasePolitical, legal, and financial aspects appear to have figured in ending the 16-month-long custody battle.
Residents voiced frustration about an investigation of the town administrator, but many were not surprised.
The Timberwolves reportedly want proven players, which could put the Celtics at a disadvantage.
Alex Beam
Beautiful People find compassionSometimes posh people go to jail. And sometimes they have something insightful to say about it.
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New record set for most Mass. biotech IPOs in a yearZafgen was the 10th Mass. biotech to complete an IPO this year.
David Ortiz and Mike Napoli hit back-to-back home runs to give the Red Sox a three-game sweep over the Twins.
Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said there is an ?overwhelming presumption of guilt? in the state.
The Portland area is hoping to revive a food processing industry fallen on hard times.
The ruling protects public employees from job retaliation when they testify in court about official corruption.
Outgoing Majority Leader Eric Cantor was seen by many as Speaker John Boehner?s successor.
Norwood?s Challenger program offers baseball and other sports year-round for special-needs athletes and their families.
The crash in New Jeresey seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed another man.
It?s bouncy house season again. After two high-profile accidents out of state, should parents be worried?
Design New England
Back Bay revivalAfter several iterations, a city town house returns to its rightful single-family status.
Ideas
The history of an early American same-sex marriageSylvia Drake and Charity Bryant were a married couple living in Vermont in 1807.
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