A push for more inclusive sex ed

Landon Callahan, a 17-year-old senior from North Attleboro, recalled being an anxious fifth grader facing gender identity confusion in school.

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Gay rights advocates are planning their next fight in America?s culture conflicts: the classroom.

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?Fast-fashion? retailer Primark set to open Boston store

In two days, Bostonians will be able to shop four floors of budget-friendly fashion at the new Downtown Crossing store.

Stabbing victim identified as 15-year-old East Boston boy

The victim of an apparent fatal stabbing whose body was found Monday morning was a 15-year-old resident of the neighborhood.

A large fan was brought to the Joseph P. Manning Elementary School Tuesday.

School begins as temperature in Boston breaks record

The mercury climbed to record heights on the first day of school in Boston.

US stocks bounce back after last week?s drop

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 390 points, or 2.4 percent, to 16,492 Tuesday.

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Authorities unveiled a new billboard they hope may finally help them learn the name of the girl whose body was found on Deer Island.

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The approximately 100-odd stones sit beneath three feet of earth and are thought to be 4,500 years old.

Survivor of Virginia TV crew shooting released from hospital

Vicki Gardner, who was being interviewed on live TV when two journalists were shot and killed, lost a kidney, her husband said.

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Amid raft of allegations, only a few points are salient

The connections between Spygate and Deflategate are relevant, sour grapes and innuendo aside.

Rowan County clerk Kim Davis, center, hugged her attorney after being released from jail.

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis released from jail

A judge ordered Davis, who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, not to interfere with marriage licensing.

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KO Pies? little shop in Southie, on the corner of A and West Third streets, is being threatened by a huge condo development.

Clinton said her use of a private email account was a

Hillary Clinton offers apology for e-mail practices

?That was a mistake. I?m sorry about that. I take responsibility,? she said in an interview with ABC?s David Muir.

Patrick Doyle, a former Taunton High School social studies teacher, was formally sentenced Tuesday in Taunton Superior Court.

Ex-Taunton teacher sentenced to 5-7 years for child rape

Patrick Doyle 36, who taught eighth-grade social studies, pleaded guilty last week in the case.

Colbert is morphing from a fire-breathing blowhard into a late-night desk jockey. His new show starts Sept. 8.

Stephen Colbert?s highly visible transition to ?The Late Show?

As Stephen Colbert debuts as host of ?The Late Show? tonight, he is morphing from a fire-breathing blowhard into a late-night desk jockey.

Injured Boston Red Sox players Dustin Pedroia, left, and Hanley Ramirez after the Boston Red Sox 11-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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Red Sox activate Dustin Pedroia from DL

The second baseman missed the last 42 games, but is in the lineup Tuesday vs. Toronto.

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The judge rejected efforts by prosecutors in the death penalty case to have him removed because of questions about his appearance of objectivity.

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Many area schools now depend heavily on revenue from foreign students, especially those from China.

The Big Picture

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Migrant crisis in Europe

A record number of migrants, most of them refugees fleeing war and crisis in the Mideast and Africa, are seeking asylum in Europe.

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Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

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The Boston-based company allows researchers to ask questions of website users, allowing those sites to collect revenue.

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It?s long been criticized for being complicated, costly, and out of reach for many Catholics.