Stephanie Pollack, a policy analyst at Northeastern University?s Dukakis Center, has been a frequent advocate for raising the gas tax.
Tsarnaev friend faces reduced charges under plea agreementKhairullozhon Matanov, 24, has said in court records that he plans to plead guilty to destroying evidence.
Convicted killer apologizes to victims? relativesNorman Porter Jr. was convicted of two murders but fled and spent 20 years as a fugitive, becoming a poet in Chicago.
US job openings are at 14-year highUS employers advertised the most job openings in nearly 14 years in November, the Labor Department said.
Some concerned over new Charlie Hebdo coverMuslim groups and scholars in France are worried the cartoon depicting Mohammed will ignite dangerous new passions.
As the countries buried their dead, authorities intensified efforts to find associates of the gunmen who attacked France.
Dylan Polin was recorded on an Instagram video in a leaping flip over the Red Line tracks at Park Street.
At least 10 small earthquakes have hit eastern Conn.All the quakes have been recorded in an area near the state?s border with Rhode Island since Thursday.
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A number of apps are using technology to help smartphone users retreat from the pull of their devices.
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Patrick to become visiting fellow at MIT programThe former governor took a job working to connect policy makers and innovators at MIT?s Innovation Initiative.
John Harbaugh now says issue was with refs, not Patriots? schemeThe Ravens coach said at his season-ending new conference he was frustrated with the referee signals, not the Patriots? scheme.
Bill Belichick?s quizzes can be a terrifying experience, report saysThe Wall Street Journal detailed the methods by which the Patriots head coach expects his players to know their stuff ? at all times.
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Cooking with Gordon Hamersley
The former bistro owner?s new cooking column offers chef?s tips, dishes he?s been making lately, favorite recipes, and more.
Ferreira is just the third woman to be elevated to a baseball operations vice president position in Major League Baseball.
The goal is to cut methane emissions from oil and gas production by up to 45 percent by 2025 from 2012 levels, an official said.
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Don?t pardon Mark WahlbergThe former assistant attorney general who prosecuted Mark Wahlberg 26 years ago writes ?that history should never be erased.?
ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT
Crowds gathered in Paris and elsewhere in a somber display of solidarity and defiance after a series of terrorist attacks shook France.
The Patriots have won five straight games against the Colts, including the last three when facing QB Andrew Luck.
The person was in their 70s and was believed to be a resident of the home on Stage Island Road.
Civilians traveling on a commuter bus were killed by what Ukrainians say were rockets fired from rebel territory.
Two of the nation?s largest progressive groups are hoping to get Senator Elizabeth Warren into the 2016 race.
The arrangement is the first of its kind made by the rapidly growing San Francisco-based software company.
The prolific director will write and direct all the episodes of the half-hour show, which will premiere next year on Amazon Prime.
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Too much training requiredIt?s great to be a highly qualified professional. But critics say excessive licensing demands have a cost for everyone else.
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