Chapter 40B proposals in South Brookline, Chestnut Hill, and Coolidge Corner could add up to 316 new housing units.
Health officials are vaccinating hundreds of homeless people against a bacterial infection that can kill within hours.
Harvard names new public health school deanMichelle A. Williams will be the first black person to lead a school at Harvard.
2,000 acres in Plymouth, Mashpee eyed for national wildlife refugeThe proposal would encompass about 300,000 acres in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island.
A nine-year police veteran has been placed on leave pending the outcome of an anti-corruption investigation, authorities said.
Camille Cosby set to be deposed MondayA federal magistrate judge rejected a last-ditch effort Friday to postpone the scheduled deposition Monday of the wife of Bill Cosby.
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Fast facts about the Tobin Bridge, turning 66The steely Boston stalwart?s history, by the numbers.
Sanders, then a 21-year-old student at the University of Chicago, was arrested Aug. 12, 1963, while protesting segregation.
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Less than a day before Nevada?s Democratic caucuses, the campaigns and the state party are bracing for problems.
In Nevada, high stakes for Clinton and SandersEven the most sophisticated political operations have scant idea what might happen in Nevada on Saturday.
GOP hopefuls swap venom before S.C. primaryVoters head to the polls on Saturday in what Republican Party officials are projecting will be a record turnout.
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Harper Lee?s book gives a space for educators to talk about racial prejudice.
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It?s all good for Red Sox? first spring workoutPitchers and catchers were on the field under sunny skies at JetBlue Park.
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Cape Town features natural wonders and a city rich in history that is still making up for lost time.
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They had sex . . . and then she sent a ?sext?I called him the next morning and tried to explain, but he said it was too much for him. Poor guy.
If jaywalking is wrong, I don?t want to be right A $1 fine for jaywalking is already 100 cents too high.
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Five ways the South Carolina primary is different from Iowa, N.H.Republicans will hold their presidential primary Saturday in a state where they must navigate an entirely different political landscape.
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Voting continued for a second day in Uganda amid riots and frustration during the presidential election.
Boston isn?t Tampa or Toronto, and he has already felt the wrath of Red Sox fans once.
Bob ?Moona? Mullins?s career stretches across three decades and has made him one of the most sought-after basketball officials in Eastern Mass.
The Vt. Democrat said the GOP leadership would be shirking its duty if it blocks a vote on a Supreme Court nominee.
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China?s top securities regulator Xiao Gang will step down following months of turmoil in Chinese stock markets.
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Tesco, Britain?s largest supermarket chain, is dispensing with the traditional curved pastry.
Laila McQueen is the stage name of Gloucester artist Tyler Devlin, who will soon compete in the eighth season of ?RuPaul?s Drag Race.?
Lee, who once aspired to be the Jane Austen of southern Alabama, won the Pulitzer Prize for her book ?To Kill a Mockingbird.?
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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Why entrepreneurs still bolt from BostonThe area must do a better job of retaining young entrepreneurs who feel the pull of California or New York.
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.
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No, Internet, the Vatican is not a walled cityIn fact, Vatican City is wide open to anyone who wants to stroll down the Via della Conciliazione and into St. Peter?s Square.
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Burundi: Alexis Sinduhije, once an icon of peace, turns to war
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