Unlimited permits strain Boston?s parking system

Boston has a policy of offering residents an unlimited number of parking permits for free and many are taking advantage.

Weymouth police are investigating the incident, along with the Norfolk District Attorney?s office and State Police.

Man killed by police was former heroin addict

Paul Campbell, who held at least one knife when he was shot dead by police, is suspected in the stabbing death of his mother.

Genetech, headquartered in south San Francisco, does not plan to open a research and development facility in the Boston area.  ?We do deals with Boston companies. But we go wherever the science is,? an executive said.

For a few big holdouts, Massachusetts still isn?t the center of all things biotech

Pharmaceutical companies have been flocking to Mass., but for some, California remains a better place to spark entrepreneurial activity.

Participants in a rally in Boston on Martin Luther King Day held signs and chanted.

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Hundreds march through Boston on MLK Day

Protesters clogged downtown Boston to honor the slain civil rights leader and to renew his calls for action against racism and inequality.

Falling heating oil prices boosting New England economy

New England relies more on heating oil, which has fallen to its lowest price in six years, than any other region.

NFL playoffs

Cameron Fleming, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edelman celebrated their win Sunday.

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Patriots don?t feel the love outside of New England

With the Patriots going to the Super Bowl for the sixth time in 14 years, it seems like everybody outside New England hates the Pats.

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Belichick says he didn?t know about alleged deflated footballs

Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the team would cooperate with an NFL investigation of the balls used in Sunday?s game.

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Director DuVernay talks ?Selma? in Somerville

Ava DuVernay said not receiving a Academy Award nomination for best director was not a big disappointment.

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Dorchester teacher stars on ?Ellen Show?

Nicole Bollerman donated to her school $150,000 that she won in a contest, earning her an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres?s show.

Amazon to start theatrical movie operation, with quick online streaming

The development is a step in Amazon?s plan to increase its entertainment offerings and an escalation in its rivalry with Netflix.

The delicate dance of kids? birthday parties

The holidays are over, but for parents there?s no respite from party season ? kids? birthday party season, that is.

Home Life

Why lawyers say January is ?divorce month?

Each January, many resolve to join a gym. Or to finally give up smoking. Many others, it seems, resolve to end their marriage.

Opinion

James Carroll

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By now, even many of his once-passionate admirers admit to a profound disenchantment.

The Big Picture

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The Naga tribes of Myanmar

Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.

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