Iran apparently turned down US demands for concessions, leaving negotiations in limbo just three days before a deadline.
Woman sentenced in fatal Stoughton crash apologizes The Sharon woman drunkenly drove into, and killed, a pregnant woman who was walking with her 11-year-old son.
The settlement comes after a laptop holding personal information for nearly 4,000 patients and employees was stolen.
An investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee found the CIA and the military acted properly.
The sea turtle weighing close to 300 pounds is the largest discovered in Massachusetts waters this century.
Sudders named health and human services chiefGovernor-elect Charlie Baker picked Marylou Sudders, a veteran mental health administrator and child protection advocate.
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Ryan and Stephanie Fattman are young, Republican, and ? this month ? victorious in their political campaigns.
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In a new vision for the region, climate change gives local agriculture a big boost.
Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI
Maybe we expect more from a sitcom fantasy figure than we do from real-life politicians.
Holiday Style
What to wear to a holiday party? 17 outfit ideasFrom fancy to casual, these looks are fresh, simple, and chic.
Jonas Gray sent home after being late for Patriots practiceThe running back violated one of coach Bill Belichick?s cardinal rules on Friday and was punished in the usual manner.
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Can Pope Francis heal Christianity?s divisions?The pope is preparing the ground for a historic breakthrough between Catholics and evangelicals.
Here?s Jim McBride?s weekly look at all the games on the NFL schedule.
Recent post-election revelations are a fairly thorough validation of Charlie Baker?s argument that one-party rule has consequences.
In 1989, Mass. lawmakers passed a law protecting gay and lesbian residents from discrimination. It was a 17-year effort.
He enjoys long walks, sometimes falls asleep with tennis balls in his mouth, and has spent almost 450 days in a shelter.
The school system enabled Adam Lanza?s mother to ?appease?? him as he became more withdrawn socially, a state report said.
The innovative Boston company?s antenna and digital recording service was declared illegal by the US Supreme Court.
Charles Busch?s career breakthrough gets an update at the Lyric Stage Company.
The odd, ungainly western is harsh in its details, yet increasingly powerful.
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The snow kept piling up in Buffalo.
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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.
Return to the moon Decades after that first small step, space thinkers are finally getting serious about our nearest neighbor.
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