Hinge of History: Two lives shaped by busing

Orlando Bagwell was a 23-year-old teacher in South Boston in 1974 when he was brutally beaten by a group of young white men.

Busing in Boston | Part One

For new South Boston teacher, a life shaped by school busing

Beaten by a mob in South Boston, a young teacher learned to overcome humankind?s darkest impulse.

A photo of Marsha-Joan Galvin in her Hyde Park yearbook, with the class of 1975 reflecting wider diversity.

Busing in Boston | Part Two

For Hyde Park student, a life rerouted by school busing

When busing polarized Hyde Park High School, Marsha-Joan Galvin found herself in a lonely place: the middle.

Ferguson officer Darren Wilson resigns

Wilson?s resignation comes nearly four months after the fatal shooting death of Michael Brown.

The ability of online retailers to avoid collecting taxes has frustrated brick-and-mortar retailers, such as David Didriksen (pictured), owner of Willow Books and Cafe in Acton.

Amid online shopping frenzy, Internet sales tax fight picks up

The reinvigorated battle in Washington could determine how much customers pay for online goods.

Thousands still without power across the region

More than 9,000 customers are still without power across New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Brookline removes textbook over passage about slavery

A fifth-grade textbook criticized for downplaying the ills of slavery in America has been removed from Brookline public school classrooms.

The Revolution's Jose Goncalves (far right) holds the MLS Eastern Conference Champion's Cup aloft as he and goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth (far left) and Jermaine Jones (second from left) and others celebrate.

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Revolution tie Red Bulls, secure spot in MLS Cup

Charlie Davies scored two goals and the Revolution held on to tie the New York Red Bulls on Saturday.

Comedian Bill Cosby performed during a show at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla., on Nov. 21.

Temple stands by Cosby as other universities cut ties

UMass Amherst and the Berklee College of Music in Boston are among schools that have disassociated themselves from Cosby.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)

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Encounter at Portland, Ore. protest leads to hug for boy, officer

A photo capturing a heartfelt moment between a police officer and a boy at a Ferguson rally has skyrocketed around the Web.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is good anywhere, but he takes his game to another level at Lambeau Field.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots-Packers matchup has it all

Sunday?s game represents the toughest challenge the Patriots have faced during their seven-game victory tour.

Kerry Washington faces danger in the fall finale of ?Scandal.?

Buzzsaw

Fall finales? Bring ?em on

Networks are packaging fall finales to signal to viewers that they?re off the hook for the holidays.

Staff Sergeant Nick Lavery training other Green Berets at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.

Soldier Nick Lavery?s story is one of courage, selflessness, and giving

Lavery offers a humbling lesson during a holiday season that is often more about getting than about giving.

Area towns among nation?s priciest home markets

A study found that Cohasset, Hingham, and Norwell were among the 100 most expensive housing markets in the country.

Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse in South Portland, Maine, on the breakwater in Casco Bay.

How the offseason has stretched into January, beyond

From Provincetown to Newport to Nantucket to Bar Harbor, summer destinations are steadily stretching their offseasons.

Trey Anastasio feels renewed creative urge

Following forays into musical theater and the concert hall, Anastasio feels a new focus and creative drive in Phish and in his solo band.

opinion | P.J. O?Rourke

So much to be thankful for

Thank you, government policies, for creating more problems than solutions.

Governor-elect Charlie Baker.

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Charlie Baker?s big choice: Whose portrait?

By tradition, each incoming governor chooses the portrait of a predecessor to hang in the corner office.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

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Even if a Boston startup doesn?t succeed in bringing this level of workplace transparency into the mainstream, someone else will.

The Big Picture

Nia Richardson, 16, of Roxbury, wets the reed of her saxophone as she prepares for practice in Jamaica Plain Nov. 19.

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English High?s marching band

The marching band at English High brings back a tradition that has been dormant at Boston public schools for about 40 years.