The suspensions are usually for minor infractions such as violating dress codes or being disrespectful, a report said.
Sarah A. Miller/Associated press/ File 2012
The 59-41 vote fell short of the 60 votes needed to send the bill to the White House.
More than 14,000 elevators in Mass. had expired inspection certificates in 2012, state officials said.
The state gambling panel?s plan would reward slot-machine players who stick to a daily limit on how much they?re willing to lose.
Mourners gathered in Brookline Tuesday night for Rabbi Mosheh Twersky, who was from Boston and was the son of a Harvard professor.
opinion | Michael A. Cohen
Both Israelis, Palestinians only talk past each otherTuesday?s tragedy is yet another piece of evidence of the need for a permanent solution to the conflict.
bruins 2, blues 0
The Bruins won their second straight at TD Garden, with goals by Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug.
Parts of New York see more than 4 feet of snowSnow blanketed the Buffalo area, leading to four deaths and stranding motorists.
The case stems from an incident last summer in which Howard, who plays for the Houston Rockets, said he disciplined his son with a belt.
SCOT LEHIGH
Elizabeth Warren?s new post will be her albatrossIt?s easy to imagine her populist message morphing into a vague muddle.
The Patriots drove inside the 20 five times against the Colts, and five times they scored a touchdown.
Investigators were looking for evidence connected to the missing woman, Jaimee Mendez, at Floating Bridge Pond.
Since the election, the governor-elect has returned to urban areas where voters are usually hard pressed to find GOP politicians.
President Obama has ordered a review of how the United States responds when citizens are taken hostage overseas.
The rapidly growing Boston-based wind power firm has been purchased by two companies.
Even though it is displayed in a dim room, the colors in this superb pastel by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) fairly leap out at you.
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/afp/getty images
A portrait often pauses events and allows viewers to look into the eyes of the participants.
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The Piano Guys: ?A Family Christmas?Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Utah-based classical-pop group, which is bringing its tour to Boston on Dec. 9.
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Return to the moon Decades after that first small step, space thinkers are finally getting serious about our nearest neighbor.
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