Uber battle goes to heart of Cambridge

The fight over the smartphone car service is a collision of cultures.

UMass graduate student Justin Warrenfeltz worked at an archeological dig at Burial Hill in Plymouth.

The mystery of where Plymouth got its start

Archeologists are searching for the palisades that would define the town?s original borders.

Scott Brown, now running for Senate in New Hampshire, agreed Friday to let reporters review eight years of tax returns filed by him and his wife Gail Huff.

Speeches paying off for Scott Brown

Brown has earned $186,000 for 20 speeches since he left office in January 2013.

Mass. to cover gender therapies

Hormone therapy and gender reassignment surgery would be covered by MassHealth.

Deal reached on botched Mass. health site

Massachusetts has agreed to pay a total of $52 million to end its relationship with CGI.

Belmont barber, 84, hangs up his scissors

Saturday is the last day on the job for Frank Cannalonga, who has been cutting hair on Trapelo Road for 50 years.

Red Sox starter Felix Doubront rubs up a new baseball after Oakland?s Josh Donaldson (rear) lost the previous one in the left-field seats, for a three-run homer in the first inning. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Athletics 4, Red Sox 3

Athletics bring down Red Sox again

Andrew Miller hit two batters in the eighth inning, allowing Oakland to break a 3-3 tie.

?I think the evidence was sort of overwhelming for anyone who honestly looked at the circumstances. I really don?t think there were any surprises,? said Brian LeClair, who was a law clerk for Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. when the landmark decision was issued in 1974.

1974 busing decision led to strong opinions, reactions

Bostonians recall the firestorm 40 years ago.

Interactive

The wealth of US cities

Many US metro areas have economies that rival those of entire countries, according to an analysis by the US Conference of Mayors.

Opinion

opinion | Donna Bivens and Chris Gallagher

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/NAACP-3-0529-7949175.jpg Taking stock of inequality then and now

Boston needs a collective reflection on the ongoing struggle for social justice in our schools.

Movies

Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/06/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/koch-walker.jpg ?Citizen Koch? preaches to the converted

The documentary is a recap of how campaign donations from the Koch brothers have influenced US elections.