Harvard threat came from overseas, police say

Harvard police said an e-mail sent to hundreds of people may not be credible, but security will remain at a high level.

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The 33-year-old journalist felt ?scared to death? after he came down with the virus in Liberia, his father said.

MBTA sees rise in major crimes

The T reported an 11 percent year-over-year increase in violent crimes as of Oct. 1, Transit Police said.

Investigation into heroin overdose at UMass reopened

The reopening comes after the dead student?s mother identified the person she believes provided the drug.

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.

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Menino?s best stories left out of his memoir

Missing is a sense of Thomas Menino?s personal passage from an inconspicuous political aide to a great urban mayor.

The Old Courthouse (1894) and The Gateway Arch (1965) are landmarks to runners through St. Louis.

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Sightrunning turns tourists into quick studies

There?s a surprisingly big market for seeing travel destinations at a run.

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Dozens of breeding farms could close up shop, and a little-noticed way of life may disappear from the state.

Receiver Aaron Dobson has played in only one of the Patriots? four games this season. AP Photo/Steven Senne

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Patriots, Aaron Dobson deny report of confrontation

Both the receiver and coach Bill Belichick say there was no verbal disagreement with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.