Unscheduled absences by MBTA employees resulted in the cancellation of more than 6,400 bus trips in January and February.
Art Lien
While prosecutors painted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a cold-blooded terrorist, his defense argued that he had followed the lead of his late older brother.
KEVIN CULLEN
In the closing arguments, both the prosecution and defense tried to explain the reasons behind the bombings.
The former adoptions coordinator said that the incoming treasurer?s access to records is a breach of ethics.
Bureaucratic delays in the state?s program have left several of the companies awarded the first licenses short on cash.
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Deliberations in the Aaron Hernandez first-degree murder trial may start Tuesday.
Carlos Colina is charged in a case involving the dismembering of an acquaintance inside his Kendall Square apartment.
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Red Sox beat the Phillies, with Buchholz pitching seven scoreless innings, while Ramirez and Pedroia hitting two homers apiece.
DUKE 68, WISCONSIN 63
The Blue Devils (35-4) leaned on their talented freshmen while staging a second-half comeback.
The righthander, who is just 26, was originally slated to become a free agent after this season.
Nick Cafardo | On baseball
Pedroia looked like his old self ? his healthy self ? as he went 3 for 5 with two home runs.
Fraternity pursuing legal action against Rolling StonePhi Kappa Psi said in a statement that a retracted article led to members being ostracized and there was vandalism of the fraternity house.
The move comes after a Clear Channel Outdoor yanked donated billboard space amid outcry from firearms-rights advocates.
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For middle-income buyers, living in Boston?s marquee suburbs can strain the budget, and also the psyche.
When vital records were held for ransom, the Tewksbury Police Department had no choice but to pay up.
Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense restsThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
Jessica Stern
How ISIS, other jihadist groups lure WesternersMany are drawn by the lure of avenging wrongs. But they are also seeking adventure and a more glamorous life.
The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.
Clay Buchholz pitched seven scoreless innings, while Hanley Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia hit two homers apiece.
A dog that had been inside a stolen car was returned to its owner on the same day police arrested two people for the theft.
The New Jersey governor told reporters he expects to make a decision on running for president in ?the next three months or so.?
Parks officials ordered the bust removed after activists sneaked the 4-foot-tall, 100-pound bust of Snowden into Brooklyn?s Fort Greene Park.
Even without raising ticket prices in the wake of their last-place finish, the Red Sox and Fenway Park retained the title of most expensive place to see a baseball game in Major League Baseball.
Millions around the world have been drawn into a sprawling medieval medical-adventure saga created by a gentle, soft-spoken resident of NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham.
The votes are in, and this Somerville restaurant has officially been named our readers? favorite in the Boston area.
The Globe Book Club?s latest pick is ?The Grief of Others?Leah Hager Cohen?s powerful, deeply affecting novel is now a movie, directed by Patrick Wang.
Fighting to save cursive from the Common CoreDefenders argue penmanship is not just a handy skill but a source of art, virtue, and patriotism.
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