Prosecutor details alleged neglect in Blackstone case

Erika Murray kept the children who didn?t die in her home essentially imprisoned in a bedroom of filth, a prosecutor alleged at her arraignment.

Nearly 50,000 pay for Connector health insurance

Sunday?s deadline was for people who wanted coverage effective Jan. 1.

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was depicted in a courtroom sketch attending a pre-trial hearing last week.

Tsarnaev lawyers again push for trial delay

Attorneys for the Marathon bombing suspect insisted they won?t be ready for the trial, which is set to start Jan. 5.

Two bodies, one dismembered, found in Brockton woods

Police are searching the area for evidence after the bodies, including a woman in her 20s, were found Sunday.

An Indonesian Air Force C-130 airplane searched over the Karimata Strait Monday.

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Missing AirAsia plane tried to avoid storms

An Indonesian official said the plane, which disappeared Sunday, ?is at the bottom of the sea.?

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (right) and New York Police Commissioner William Bratton stood on stage during the New York City Police Academy's graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Amid tensions, Bill de Blasio addresses NYPD cadets

A scattering of boos and jeers greeted the mayor Monday as he spoke at the Police Department?s graduation ceremony.

Andy Dalton and the Bengals open the postseason against the Colts while Ben Roethlisgerger and the Steelers host the Ravens.

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Scouting the Patriots? potential playoff opponents

With the six AFC playoff teams decided, here?s a look at how the contenders shape up.

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The Patriots would likely use the money to keep impending free agents, such as cornerback Darrelle Revis.

2015 predictions for changes in our digital lives

Arts and technology writers and thinkers offer predictions for our digital lives.

Eric Garner?s mother, Gwen Carr, hugs a supporter as she comes off the stage at a National Action Network event in Harlem Dec. 25.

Opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

?Broken windows,? broken policy

The theory that targeting low-level crimes will reduce major ones has led to the deaths of unarmed blacks by police.

Christian Vazquez made his major league debut July 9 and started 50 of the remaining 72 games.  (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Peter Abraham | Around the horn

Red Sox armed with defense, youth at catcher

Christian Vazquez, the 24-year-old defensive whiz, will enter spring training as the favorite to be named starting catcher.

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Many contend Cambridge did not anticipate how bad things would become when it allowed so much building in the area.

2014: The Year in Arts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/19/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/6bc1518e9c8242cd98724201af4e3d86-4811b56cdc294970bef71b77d0c3b6c6-0.jpg Best movies of 2014 dealt with unpleasant people

The movies that seemed to matter most in 2014 concerned characters who are their own worst enemies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/4157504141b840d6b5f95ae37af40204-f16a5d1677b844529844d2677725417f-11.jpg In 2014, late night woke up

Late-night TV became less about rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship and more about reviving a TV institution.

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1229restaurant200-1145.jpg Diners should demand high quality for workers

Americans have started asking questions about every aspect of a restaurant?s operations ? except for how employees are treated.

The Big Picture

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Seasonal lights

Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year and illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.