A law passed last summer to provide public comment about the closing or sale of nursing homes has not been put into effect.
Ron Edmonds/Associated Press/File 2006
President George W. Bush denied several disaster requests from his brother, Jeb, when he was governor of Florida.
The tax break would be the second in a year for the online retail giant as it moves forward with the fulfillment center in Fall River.
Prosecutors say Ernest Wallace vowed not to break his silence after the murder of Odin Lloyd in a recorded jail phone call.
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A major challenge for Senator Ted Cruz will be translating Tea Party activist fervor into a viable national campaign.
A Globe investigation first uncovered allegations that Hewitt sexually abused underage girls he coached.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended the 2012 Marathon and sent out a tweet afterward that echoed a phrase by an Al Qaeda militant, according to testimony.
KEVIN CULLEN
Tsarnaev?s writing on the wallAt issue in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is what his writings mean, including his words inside the Watertown boat.
Potentially millions of red pine trees are at risk across the region.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Chris Borland is part of the first generation of NFL players with enough information to decide whether the risk of playing is worth it.
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For nearly two decades, an eclectic group of readers has devoted a book club to a single novel: ?Finnegans Wake? by James Joyce.
Steven Syre
A Holy Grail of biotechnologyInvestors are increasingly putting money into promising treatments for Alzheimer?s.
A visit from celebrity chef Robert Irvine and his ?Restaurant: Impossible? TV crew proved the catalyst to break up a partnership to save the business.
The retailer bit off more than it could chew when it launched four websites and an Internet television station, its CEO said.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Reform is the best weapon against radical IslamThe horrific lynching of an Afghan woman falsely accused of burning the Koran perfectly illustrates the desperate need.
Vote now: Round 3 is liveSixteen restaurants have made it to the next round. Where do you love to eat?
Music review
Diamond surveyed his 50-year career with schlock and awe, yes, but also real heart and many, many singalongs.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Dehydration, strained obliques, dead arms . . . spring is the season of curious little tweaks and twinges.
Episode 9: Inside Tsarnaev?s digital trailThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
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The big picture
Thousands of people lined the streets of Leicester, England, Sunday to view the coffin of King Richard III as it made its way to Leicester Cathedral.
The Patriots owner also addressed the loss of Vince Wilform and the status of Deflategate.
With a rumbling boom and a burst of smoke, contractors imploded a 750-foot-long piece of the bridge.
All six members of the GOP caucus hold a leadership title ? and thus gets the added $15,000 that comes with the title.
The move was a surprise, as the court last year temporarily blocked the law for the November election.
The new treatment, using stem cells, could let those with Type 1 diabetes produce their own insulin, the hormone that keeps blood sugar levels in balance.
A gastronomy student is hungry for books about food.
The Cat Tracker Project has enrolled more than 500 cats in a program that will outfit them with GPS devices.
ideas
Not even Paul Krugman is a real KeynesianLance Taylor and Duncan Foley of the New School argue that John Maynard Keynes?s insights have yet to go mainstream.
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