The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant declared a caliphate in the territory under its control.
Robert McDonald?s nomination is expected to be announced Monday, an official said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said an independent Kurdistan could be part of an alliance between Israel and moderates in the region.
Researchers saw the shark about a quarter-mile off Nauset Beach in Orleans Saturday.
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?Snowpiercer,? one of the very best films of 2014, opens in the Boston area Friday, and you almost didn?t get a chance to see it in a movie theater.
Bosh joins LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as free agents.
Hindsight
How an unlikely Boston historian brought Columbus and his lost ship to life.
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Defending champions often struggle the next season, and that includes the Red Sox, who aren?t hitting as well as they did last year.
OPINION | Cathy Young
?Teach men not to rape?: Turn off the outrage machineThe ?don?t rape? logic seems almost entirely at odds with how the real world operates.
In luxury complexes, all the bells and whistlesHigh-end apartment complexes will do anything from so you?ll sign on the dotted line.
The US hasn?t played Belgium in the World Cup since winning 3-0 in 1930.
Protesters at Planned Parenthood pushed past the yellow line marking a buffer zone that was ruled unconstitutional.
Looking tired but relaxed, Pope Francis has led his first major public ceremony after a spate of canceled appointments for health problems.
Concord?s affluence, and the affluence of the communities around it, shielded it from the worst of the recession.
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The special needs division, part of the international Little League program, is made up of three teams and 36 players.
Debbie Allen?s musical rewrites the story of ?The Twelve Dancing Princesses? for 12 brothers.
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This year, the Wilderness Act, designed to protect the nation?s landscapes, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
The book offers a comprehensive tour of the decade when Paul McCartney reached the zenith of his success.
Design New England
A change of scene in Rhode IslandA hill-crest compound creates its own sense of drama on the former estate of a film legend.
How to paint van Gogh?s ?Sunflowers,? in 20 stepsA standard-size painting can be completed by a Chinese master copyist in two to three hours.
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