Charlie Baker?s legislation would grant hospitals the power to force addicts into treatment ? the House bill wouldn?t do that.
Most who OD on opioids are able to get new prescriptionsThe Boston Medical Center study is believed to be the first to ask: What happens to those who survive overdosing?
National Weather Service
Snow and sleet are coming down across the Boston area.
On-the-run ?affluenza? teen detained in MexicoEthan Couch, 18, and his mother were taken into custody in Puerto Vallarta, a law enforcement official said.
?This is a movement,? Donald Trump says at Nashua rallyThe presidential candidate also ratcheted up feuds with Chris Christie and the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Holiday spending is up, and online shopping was a winnerRetail spending rose 7.9 percent, spurred by a sharp rise in online shopping, although brick-and-motor sales declined.
FedEx says late orders contributed to holiday woes The shipper attributed its failure to deliver some Christmas packages to volumes that ?far exceeded all previous records.?
Jane Flavell Collins
A former federal prosecutor said that city employees weren?t part of the Teamsters? alleged attempt to extort the TV show?s crew.
The state is raising the minimum wage to $10 per hour in 2016 and also expanding a tax credit.
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When it came to spending in 2015, Mass. said ?no?Whether it was the Olympics or efforts to fix the T, lawmakers consistently opted against using taxpayer dollars to make big investments.
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Since its inception with the snow-globe game in Buffalo in 2008, the Classic has been a made-for-TV event.
Heirs to New Hampshire poet sue ?Big Bang Theory?Edith Newlin?s daughters say the hit CBS sitcom has repeatedly used lyrics their mother wrote.
Jimmy Tingle happy to be ?home? for holiday The Boston comedy mainstay is bringing his ?Humor for Humanity? show to the Wilbur Theatre on New Year?s Eve.
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Building on 2015 as we look aheadAs one year gives way to the next, international leaders have an opportunity to build on several major achievements of 2015.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Patriots can still flip right ahead to the Super BowlThe decision to kick off in OT and the loss to the Jets will not deter them from going to Santa Clara.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
Communication breakdowns cost Patriots in overtimeNew England had two coverage breakdowns in the extra period, and the Jets took advantage.
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Dr. Eli Newberger founded the first child abuse unit at Children?s Hospital in 1970, and is also an acclaimed jazz musician.
Demand for initial public offerings of biotechnology companies softened in the second half of 2015, and the outlook is uncertain.
Neverett, from Nashua, previously called games on TV and radio for the Pirates and the Rockies.
Maybe it?s some kind of meteorological karma, or just another example of the fickleness of New England weather.
Renowned abstract artist Ellsworth Kelly dies at age 92Kelly was a world-renowned abstract painter and sculptor whose work combined an everyday French suavity with vaulting American confidence.
Motive still unknown in Haverhill dead baby hoaxHolly Fowler, 42, was held on $5,000 cash bail after police said she and her daughter made up a story about a baby being thrown into a river.
Frederick M. Lawrence
Ellsworth Kelly?s Brandeis connectionKelly?s iconic work ?Blue White? is part of the Rose Art Museum?s core collection.
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Ground Game
Iowa, N.H. could knock out 15 of 23 presidential candidatesIowa and New Hampshire do not pick presidents. What they have done in the past is winnow the field and point the way on a few options.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big Picture
Over the past year the Globe spent time with Raquel Rodriguez as she struggled to get clean for her two young daughters.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Bill Belichick cited field position and the struggling offense as reasons he chose to go the conservative route as the first half was ending.
Police say a man stole $20,000 worth of copper cable from a Nashua Street work site.
Leibowitz kept a low profile while working for Ray Flynn and Tom Menino, but was an outsize figure in city politics and policy.
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Boston.com?s most-read car stories of 2015.
A grand jury declined to bring charges against either of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old who was playing with a toy weapon.
Only one Mass.-based technology company went public in 2015, and it ended the year with shares trading below the IPO price.
Thousands of bit players offered up by the Internet granted us a clearer view of what a complete mess we are right now.
Men and women tend to approach retirement differently, and the transition from the workforce can present adjustment challenges for heterosexual couples.
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Software turns smartphone into 3-D scannerResearchers have developed a new technology that could turn most smartphones into high-quality 3-D scanners.
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Pope Francis, Donald Trump tie on list of most-admired men in USPope Francis shares the spot with someone whose world view couldn?t be further from his own.
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The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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