Oversold prenatal tests leading to abortions

Some are terminating pregnancies after receiving screening results, which are sometimes misunderstood as diagnostic.

Senate passes $1.1 trillion spending bill

The measure, which funds the government through Sept. 30, has been sent to President Obama for his signature.

Bette Burke-Nash, 78, took her first flight at the age of 16.

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Defying gravity ? and time

Bette Burke-Nash has been a flight attendant for 57 years ? which she believes makes her the nation?s longest-serving.

Mohegan Sun has reduced the number of slot machines as part of a shift in business tactics.

A season of limits for Conn. casinos

Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are undergoing changes in leadership while bracing for a new wave of competition in Mass.

Demonstrators held a sit-in in downtown Boston on Saturday.

State Police arrest 23 protesters in Boston

The protests over recent cases involving police killings drew about 1,000 demonstrators to downtown Boston, authorities said.

A walking tour was held in August through the so-called North 40 parcel up for sale.

As Wellesley College moves to sell land, critics emerge

The college has five potential buyers for 40 acres of open land, sparking opposition from some who want to keep it undeveloped.

The two-lane bridge, which is two-thirds of a mile long, has connected Boston?s Long Island with Quincy?s Moon Island since 1951. The bridge is owned by the City of Boston.
Barriers were in place to block access to the Long Island Bridge on the day after the closure order.
At the time of the steel-truss span?s construction in 1951, bridges were typically built to last about 50 years, according to experts.

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Abrupt closing of Long Island Bridge was slow to arrive

For years, the structural hazards of the bridge grew increasingly obvious, and the city did little beyond patchwork fixes.

Andre Tippett and his wife, Rhonda (right) of Sharon light a menorah with son Coby, 16, and Rhonda?s parents, Chuck and Myrna Kenney.

Patriots? Hall of Famer Andre Tippett lights the menorah

Tippett is a towering man with a gentle voice. When he starts to speak about the meaning of Hanukkah, his voice grows even softer.

Retail customers setting trends in age of e-commerce

Shoppers ? not stores ? are increasingly becoming America?s tastemakers with the choices they make collectively online.

Images of Paul, John, Ringo, and George, circa 1964.

The magical, musical mystery of Liverpool

The Beatles are not just legendary in Liverpool, but the band is an industry in this city 2½ hours north of London by train.

Innovation Economy

Mobile pay not yet ready for prime time

We?ve got smartphone apps and accompanying devices that work at one retail chain or a bunch ? but nothing yet that?s universal.

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota poses with the Heisman Trophy after being named college football's best player Saturday night in New York. (Kelly Kline/Heisman Trust)

Marcus Mariota wins 2014 Heisman Trophy

The Oregon quarterback beat out Alabama?s Amari Cooper and Wisconsin?s Melvin Gordon.

By being the Big Ten champs, Evan Spencer and Ohio State became the fashionable choice to be included in the inaugural College Football Playoff. (Darron Cummings/Associated Press)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

College football playoffs better but not perfect

The College Football Playoff is a tremendous idea and a vast improvement. But the execution was less than perfect, or logical.

Emily Loprete, Allie Doggett, Rachel Campbell, and the Watertown field hockey program has won 138 consecutive games.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Fall 2014 All-Scholastics: Honoring the area?s best

The Boston Globe celebrates the top performers from this fall?s competition.

Opinion

Dan Ward

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A new company looks to connect saffron farmers with American markets while cultivating peace.

The Big Picture

Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

Protesters rally in downtown Boston

About 1,000 people demonstrated Saturday in Boston to protest over the recent deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.