Assault victims demand review at R.I. prep school

Angry and tearful survivors called on St. George?s School to hire an independent investigator.

President Obama wiped away tears as he announced new gun control measures Tuesday.

Reuters

Obama says gun lobby took Congress hostage

While announcing new measures to combat mass shootings, the president insisted it was still possible to uphold the Second Amendment.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Massachusetts, with its strict laws, has about 70 percent fewer gun deaths than the national average.

Workers used a specialized crane to get a derailed commuter rail train car back on the tracks Tuesday morning.

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Official says cold weather to blame for rail problems Tuesday

Despite today?s delays, transit secretary Stephanie Pollack said she is confident that MBTA winter preparations will lead to smoother commutes.

Brighton man is arrested for allegedly damaging trees

After a stakeout, police arrested Joe Rizza, who was out on bail in a tree damage case from last April.

Greenfield battle over big-box retailer headed to SJC

A group of neighbors filed suit against several developers, claiming that building a major retail store nearby would hurt their property values.

Ammon Bundy, the leader of an anti-government militia, spoke to members of the media in front of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Headquarters Tuesday.

Leader of armed Oregon group wants land transfer, then will go home

As the occupation entered its third day, leader Ammon Bundy said the group felt it had the support of the local community.

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New year, new business regulations?

2016 could bring relief for Massachusetts business leaders burdened by strict regulations.

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First graders in Maria Simon?s first grade class took part in a mindfulness meditation at Birch Meadow School in Reading.

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Learning Curve

In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

Across Massachusetts, schools are devoting more time to address the social and emotional well-being of their students.

Betaboston

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Questions were left in the wake of a criminal investigation of two former employees who allegedly tried to obtain a manuscript of a forthcoming book.

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The holiday spirit in the Republican presidential primary evaporated this week, and the latest evidence is on the airwaves in New Hampshire.

Thomas Farragher

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Only a handful of funeral directors in the state volunteer to bury the poor. These students are helping out.

Lieutenant Michael Buzzard and David Karras Jr. met near the ?wishing tree.?

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Boy, 8, sparks effort to get running water for family in need

This week, David Karras Jr. found out that the Salvation Army had helped raise close to $1,000 to aid his friend.

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With Mayor Walsh in Washington, D.C., Wu became the stand-in for the mayor.

Cheryl Cronin is the new CEO of the Boston Public Market.

Cheryl Cronin named CEO of Boston Public Market

The prominent Boston lawyer will replace Liz Morningstar, who will leave the nonprofit later this month.

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No decisions have been made, but CEO Jack Dorsey has been pushing the company to think of ways to make the product more engaging.

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No Bill Belichick team had dropped its last two until now, but a playoff winning streak will make that moot.

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2013, file photo, former Seattle Mariners' Ken Griffey Jr. speaks at a news conference following a luncheon in his honor at the Mariners' ballpark in Seattle. Ken Griffey Jr. and Trevor Hoffman are among 15 newcomers on this year's Hall of Fame ballot and will face a newly trimmed electorate along with steroid-tainted holdovers Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

How the Globe voted in 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame election

Ken Griffey Jr. and Curt Schilling were the only two unanimous choices by the six Globe reporters who vote.

Bloomsbury Publishing's cover for the 33?
 book about the New Kids on the Block album

Names

New Kids on the Block?s ?Hangin? Tough? gets a book

The boy band?s album ?Hangin? Tough? will be the subject of a 33? book to be released by Bloomsbury on April 21.

Customer Mary Talbot picked some fresh carrots as 4 Nichols watched at the Mill City Grows farmers market booth in Lowell. Mill City Grows hopes to bring fresh foods to more locations in Lowell if the Massachusetts Food Trust receives its authorized funding.

Advocates press Baker to release funds for healthy foods initiative

The Massachusetts Food Trust aims to bring supermarkets to ?food deserts? and create jobs in low-income neighborhoods.

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Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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It?s been liberals, in the days since the militia seizure, who have been loudly calling for blood ? and pointing out alleged double standards.

Life sciences

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Ground Game

Ground Game

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With Donald Trump holding a solid lead in the polls, it appears his competitors have conceded the caucuses.

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

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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

 Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan, Feb. 25. An army of cats rules the remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering humans six to one. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

Thomas Peter/Reuters

The Big picture

The year 2015 in pictures: Animals

A selection of some of the best animal images from photographers 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

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

Crux

crux

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Francesca Chaouqui believes she?s been a target since being named to a reform panel independent of the Vatican bureaucracy.