The case is ?very difficult? and ?evolving,? investigators said Sunday.
Some say they were unfairly evaluated, adding that administrators failed to provide prompt feedback.
Edge for veterans hurts minority hiring in city fire departmentThe state law makes it harder for minorities, less likely than whites to serve in the military, to join the Boston force.
Ben Volin | On Football
Fight over Deflategate has barely startedWhatever the ruling from the court case, the battle between Tom Brady and the NFL could last for years.
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Ethnic Bantus who fled a brutal civil war more than a decade ago have found their way to an unlikely home north of Portland.
Opponents to tribal casino on Vineyard fall short in voteHalf of the voting tribal members cast ballots against the plan, well short of the two-thirds of votes needed.
R.I. Green Beret killed in Afghanistan honored at wake?He wasn?t a person to draw attention to himself,? one said of Peter Andrew McKenna Jr. ?That?s what real heroes are about.?
Surgeon general stands by comments on gun violenceFormer Brigham and Women?s physician Dr. Vivek Murthy said that the backlash from his statement was not a surprise.
Sick-leave law leaves out municipal workersThere is a notable exception to the new Mass. law requiring employers to offer sick time: the state?s 351 cities and towns.
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With such a large field of Republicans running for president, the candidates will do just about anything to stand out.
Hub office buildings commanding lofty pricesThe question being asked around town is simple: How long will these new boom times last?
Tamed | Untamed
What Cecil the lion?s death represents to usThe outcry and debate over the death of Cecil the lion reflects our conflicting beliefs about animal consciousness and the power of a name.
In a time of heightened concern about bicycle safety, rising third-graders are learning more than the rules of the road.
Home Life
More millennials at home, even as jobs improveMillennials have better job prospects and slightly higher earnings than they did a few years ago. Yet they are no more likely to be living independently.
As landfills fill up fast, advocates are prodding communities to recycle the 600,000 mattresses thrown out each year.
APP SMART
Outfitting a company to get it off the groundApps can help people collaborate and make quicker decisions.
Connections
It doesn?t matter how many guests you get to invite or how involved you are in the planning.
7-minute hearing sealed Hardwick boy?s fateAdvocates are questioning a decision that granted a father custody of his son a year before he allegedly put the boy into a coma.
Sexual culture at N.H. prep school under scrutinyA former St. Paul?s School student will go on trial this week on charges of raping a girl, 15.
Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Rand Paul have picked up the most support from top party activists in the Granite State so far.
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The EPA is a mess that needs cleaning upWhen government agencies undertake activity that results in consequences that are the opposite of their stated mission, something has gone awry.
At least 104 people died in large explosions in Tianjin, a port city on China?s northeast coast. The explosions are thought to have originated in a warehouse that contained chemicals.
Innovation Economy | BetaBoston
On-demand apps creating gigs, but not exactly jobsA parade of new app-based services are making urban life more convenient. But it can be tough to earn a real living.
JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
For Congo church, hand in politics is business as usualIt?s been an eventful few weeks for the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where roughly half the population is Catholic.
Boston erased an early 7-0 deficit, but the Mariners scored two in the 12th inning to get the win.
Authorities rescued two dogs left in a parked car in the Liberty Tree Mall parking lot Sunday morning, police said.
The vice president is undertaking a ?deliberative process? on what the best decision would be, an adviser said.
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Lincoln has developed a concept luxury seat that can be adjusted in 30 different ways.
The fires have destroyed scores of homes in Oregon and Washington, cut power, and forced thousands of evacuations.
?Higher education alone cannot level the playing field,? a report concludes.
The event also honored late ??Furious 7?? star Paul Walker and paid homage to Britney Spears.
This slyly funny picture book about a boy and his imaginary friend, Brock, has abundant charms.
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