Democratic lawmakers see a fight over the popular entitlement program for the elderly as an opportunity.
Death toll in Indonesia earthquake now stands at 97After the magnitude-6.5 quake, rescuers rushed to see if survivors could be found.
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A memory ingrained in the psyche of earlier generations has been softened by the passing decades.
Shirley Leung
More cracks appear in the corporate glass ceiling The number of public companies here with no female directors or top executives fell to 9 from 15, the Boston Club said.
The cuts will affect a range of programs, from health care for the poor to state parks.
Walsh proposes lower Boston property taxesTaxpayers who own and live in their homes would see their bill shrink under a plan to expand the residential exemption.
Cambridge blaze grew unusually fast, official saysFour minutes after the first 911 call for Saturday?s massive Cambridge fire, seven buildings and nine cars were engulfed in flames.
Critics worry after Trump security chief fuels conspiraciesA former security official said she was ??deeply troubled?? by Michael Flynn?s tendency to promote fake news stories on his Twitter feed.
Healey tries to buck up disappointed DemocratsAttorney General Maura Healey spoke in Arlington on Tuesday night to shell-shocked Democrats.
Developer pitches 21-story building for Coolidge Corner Chestnut Hill Realty wants to build 320 apartments and a three-level parking garage in the Brookline neighborhood.
Iwan Baan
ROBERT CAMPBELL | ARCHITECTURE CRITIC?S NOTEBOOK
Novartis? Cambridge facility is the most interesting new building in town.
The power of will | Chapter 4
A new drug trial leaves the Lacey family and Dr. Sholler with only one option: to keep going, with more sick children. But it would prove harder than anyone could imagine.
Globe Santa
The Globe Santa program can trace its origins to an effort founded by the late Boston Post in 1910.
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NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
Dombrowski has been criticized for giving up so many prospects, but he?s here to win championships.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
True to form, Dave Dombrowski went for broke by dealing prospects for White Sox ace Chris Sale.
New D.C. museum draws out emotionsAt the National Museum of African American History, a group of Boston students gaped at the reminders of black tragedy and triumph.
Parents want to limit screen time, but not for themselvesKids are facing limits on their time sitting in front of devices. That?s not the case for the grown-ups.
Dining Out
Oversize burgers and $11 cocktails: finding us where we live Dorchester gets two new (and surprisingly similar) restaurants, Lower Mills Tavern and Lucy?s American Tavern.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
What sort of sentence for Boston?s fallen taxi cab king?Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to send Edward Tutunjian to prison for at least two years.
The trend has filled retail catalogs and social media in recent weeks with beaming families decked out in snowflake and reindeer motifs.
special report
Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.
JEFF JACOBY
There is one China and one Taiwan. Let?s all stop pretending otherwise.Taiwan is a sovereign, independent, civilized nation. There should be no hesitation about saying so, and treating it accordingly.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison, yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?
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.
The former Texas Ranger, a first baseman and lefthanded hitter with power, fills a need.
Organizers said they expect to serve 12,000 people by the end of Wednesday.
Condo prices are rising at more than twice the pace of those of single-family homes, new stats show.
The former presidential candidate and lobbyist was acting as a foreign agent for the Taiwanese government.
Closing out two terms as a president at war, Obama said his strategy kept the nation safe while preserving its ideals.
The outdoors group is leaving its longtime Beacon Hill headquarters for City Square.
The orchestra earned two nominations for the 2016 installment of its ?Shostakovich Under Stalin?s Shadow? album series.
They?ll tempt you, transport you, and turn you into a better cook.
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People mourned and celebrated and the death of the controversial and revolutionary former leader of Cuba.
Ground Game
Convenient truths about Al Gore?s meeting with Donald TrumpThree things are absolutely incredible about this meeting.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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Democrats relish battle with GOP over Medicare
Pearl Harbor survivor recalls ?The day I do not forget? 75 years after it happened
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