Sal DiMasi, who received a compassionate release due to his poor health, will return to Melrose where he will be spend the next six months in home confinement.
A man and a plain-clothes police officer banged shoulders on a sidewalk. Now three people are facing charges.
Dare how they? MassDOT apologizes for ?Cod Cape? signThe sign was removed Monday after the transportation department was made aware of the blunder.
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It?s the first time scientists have tracked record low ice levels around each pole simultaneously.
Worcester woman faces charges linked to death of Lowell woman A 23-year-old woman has been charged with assault and battery for her alleged role in the death of 44-year-old Gloribel Orengo.
Michael Dennehy is departing to become town administrator of Milton.
What does Thanksgiving look like in America? A holiday that belongs to everyone.Members of Boston?s diverse restaurant community share their Thanksgiving stories.
Shire to lease Genzyme building as part of Kendall expansionThe fast-growing drug maker plans to create a ?rare disease innovation hub? with 1,000 employees.
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Hours after suddenly canceling the meeting, Donald Trump said it was ?back on? and that he looked forward to it.
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Donald Trump?s former campaign manager confirmed the president-elect doesn?t want to follow through with a campaign promise to put Hillary Clinton in jail.
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The Trump Foundation apparently admitted it violated a ban that bars nonprofit leaders from using their charity?s money to help themselves.
15 cold-stunned turtles rescued from Cape Cod The young turtles struggle to escape the Cape as the water gets cold, so the Mass Audobon?s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary works to send them to the Gulf of Mexico.
Love Letters
In my job, I literally get paid to listen to people. I feel that I am incredibly easy to talk to and that I am very understanding. Is it time to let go because of her continued lies and forgetfulness?
TV Critic?s corner
Everything we know so far about the return of ?Stranger Things?New cast members for season two of the Netflix hit include Paul Reiser and Sean Astin.
HOME OF THE WEEK
With myriad windows, this home design just clicksNearly every room in this three-level contemporary has a ceiling at least 10 feet high and tall triple-insulated windows.
Television Review
Despite its flaws, ?Gilmore Girls? miniseries culminates in a satisfying endingNetflix?s ?Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life? debuts Friday in four parts over six hours.
BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL
What we saw from Patriots isn?t exactly accurateBecause of the opponent and weather, don?t assume that Sunday?s game is a sign that all is well entering the stretch run.
EDITORIAL
Donald Trump puts a dangerous spin on Syrian policyTrump?s position is Trump at his worst, putting a seductively simple spin on a dangerous and immoral approach.
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?I still should be playing?Five years after concussions forced Marc Savard out of the NHL, he?s found a new way to stay in the game.
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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Big Picture
Kabul?s military training academy is churning out classes of enthusiastic women to serve in Afghanistan?s army.
The guard?s message before the fourth quarter ignited a rally as Boston won in Minnesota.
Boston police officer Matt Morris will spend Thanksgiving at home with his family.
Experts in legal ethics say the kinds of arrangements Donald Trump has could easily run afoul of the Emoluments Clause.
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General Electric didn?t need to go far to find a buyer for its former 67-acre headquarter facility in Fairfield.
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The announcement came after a pair of tirades at concerts over the weekend, and it wipes out his show at TD Garden.
One factor in getting a memory loss disease may be the menopause?s hormonal changes, according to a study.
ground game
Where do the Democrats go from here?Perhaps the bigger problem for Democrats moving forward is the fact they don?t even know how to think about the future of the party.
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A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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After tense encounter caught on camera, police eye charges for three
Sea ice hits record lows at both poles. What does it mean?
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President-elect Trump skewering foes on Twitter like he?s back on campaign trail
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