Federal prosecutor seen as leading AG candidate

If confirmed, Loretta Lynch would be the first African-American woman to serve as the nation?s top law enforcement official.

Photos show squalid conditions in Blackstone house

The released images were taken inside a home where investigators found the remains of three infants.

A photo taken on Sept. 9 shows part of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site in the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), some 80km east of Donetsk.

More remains found at Malaysia Airlines crash site in Ukraine

Rebel separatists said that more human remains have been found.

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Early reports on Bob Neumeier are encouraging

The longtime Boston sportscaster suffered a stroke last Wednesday and required 5½ hours of brain surgery, sources say.

?Simmons is aligning itself right now on the right side of history,? said Danny Boucher, a 21-year-old junior who was assigned as female at birth and now identifies as a transgender male.

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Simmons College expands gender rules for admittance

The women?s college will accept students born female, regardless of current gender identity, and those born male who identify themselves as female.

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval celebrates after Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. The Giants won 3-2 to win the series. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Red Sox to meet with Pablo Sandoval?s agents at GM meetings

The Red Sox have made contact with the free agent third baseman?s representatives, and a formal meeting is planned.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/baker150-8710.jpg Charlie Baker vows to tackle state?s opiate problem

The governor-elect wants to forge a coalition to curtail usage of prescription painkillers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/07salute01.jpg Salute to Menino procession has iconic power

Monty Moore put on his best clothes and then his sunglasses, knowing he might cry as Tom Menino?s funeral procession passed by.

Now retired, ex-Navy Seal member Robert O?Neill said he was convinced his identity as the man who killed Osama bin Laden was about to be leaked.

Ex-SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden reveals himself

Robert O?Neill, 38, said he decided to go public after becoming convinced his identity was about to be leaked by others.