Fewer students disciplined in Mass. schools

The decline follows a change in the way school districts are required to approach punishment.

Bill Cosby arrived at court for his arraignment in Elkins Park, Pa.

Cosby arraigned on sex assault charge in 2004 case

Bill Cosby, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman 12 years ago, will remain free on $1 million bail pending trial.

Review faults T on maintenance, disabled riders

Federal officials highlighted what they said was the MBTA?s inadequate maintenance plans and subpar service for disabled riders.

Homicides down sharply in Boston, year-end report finds

Forty homcides were committed in Boston in 2015, down from 54 in 2014, officials said Wednesday afternoon.

11names - Maria Stephanos. (handout)

Fox 25?s news ratings drop under new owner

Cox Media Group took over the station in October 2014 and made changes, and results are starting to come in.

In this courtroom sketch, Enrique Marquez, left, appears with his defense attorney Young Kim in federal court in Riverside, Calif., Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. Marquez, 24, who authorities say bought the assault rifles his friend used in the San Bernardino massacre appeared in court Monday to face terrorism-related allegations. (AP Photo/Bill Robles)

Friend of San Bernardino shooter is indicted

Enrique Marquez, a friend of one of the shooters in the San Bernardino attack that killed 14, was indicted on terror and gun charges.

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Darryl Whiting, a notorious former leader of a Roxbury drug gang who is serving a life term, wants a reduction in his sentence.

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Bush blames Trump for blocking foreign policy debate

Jeb Bush said media fascination with Donald Trump had stymied a discussion of how Republicans should approach foreign policy.

North Pole was even warmer than Boston today

Temperatures in the North Pole reached about 50 degrees above normal for this time of year on Wednesday, experts said.

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A rare winter flood threatened nearly two dozen federal levees in Missouri and Illinois on Wednesday as rivers rose.

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LAKERS 112, CELTICS 104

Lakers defeat Celtics in Kobe Bryant?s Boston farewell

The Celtics? rally in the fourth quarter fell short in a stunning loss to the lowly Lakers.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper1-8642.jpg Peyton Manning doesn?t have history on his side

The five-time MVP quarterback has vehemently denied HGH allegations, but it?s a story high-profile athletes have told before.

Fireworks burst over Boston Common during First Night festivities in 2014.

Guide to First Night Boston

Planning on attending the festivities on New Year?s Eve? Here?s a look at how to get there, what to do, and where to go.

Actress Brittany Snow attends T-Mobile's Launch of Un-carrier X held at the Shrine Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Dear FCC: Don?t fight Internet freebies

The FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.

Wellesley Police Department

Driver cited for failing to remove snow from windshield

A driver in Wellesley cleared only a small porthole on the left side of the windshield before taking to the road.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/comp.jpg The notable figures who died in 2015

Chronicling the many notable figures who died in 2015, men and women whose impact upon the region, nation, and world was substantial.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner081015BIZ11backbay61.jpg New complex proposed over Back Bay Station

A developer has submitted papers to build a 1.4 million square-foot complex of office, housing and retail space over the T station.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/28/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/IMG_6363.jpg Favorite travel photos of the year, from Lima to Las Vegas

A look back at some of our favorite photos by travel writer and columnist Christopher Muther.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/turner100515METRO06geller2.jpg The top Globe arts stories of 2015

From protests at the MFA to Taylor Swift at Gillette, here are the most-read arts stories from the past year.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan talks about protecting children from violence, while giving his final speech at St. Sabina Church in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015. Duncan gave an emotional final speech as U.S. education secretary at the church on Chicago's South Side, using it as an opportunity to speak out against the violence in children?s lives and the inability of Congress to pass gun control legislation. (Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Duncan spotlights gun violence in last speech as education secretary

Arne Duncan said 16,000 young people were killed during his first six years as education secretary.

Perspective

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/essay.jpg Jim Braude predicts a 2016 full of frustration

Could these dramatic scenarios involving Trump, Brady, Belichick, and more actually come true? A guy can dream.

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An injuction delayed the deportation of Ethan Couch to the United States, but his mother was flown to Los Angeles.

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Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/499351058.jpg A campaign fundraising deadline that matters little

This time the difference between a pretty good and a pretty bad fundraising report isn?t much. If a candidate gets an extra million, it means virtually nothing.

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

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2015 Year in Pictures: Part I

A lot happened in 2015. Take a look at images from the first half of the year on topics from around the world.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kirsner_new_20150111.jpg SimpliSafe?s success awakens sleeping giant

The Boston company?s low-cost home security system has forced the hand of a long-time industry titan.

Crux

Crux | John L. Allen Jr.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/allen-1202.jpg Italy?s smog crisis may embolden Pope Francis on environment

If all politics is, indeed, local, then one probably shouldn?t expect Pope Francis? focus on the environment to diminish anytime soon.