It?s a complex question for 8-year-old Caitlyn, one of 27 newborns surrendered anonymously under the state's safe haven law since 2005.
United defends decision to bar two girls from flight for wearing leggings United Airlines barred two women from boarding a flight and required a child to change after a gate agent decided their leggings were inappropriate.
Her black students struggled with beauty standards. So their teacher wrote a song. For students, messages about their blackness were everywhere.
State lawmakers are mulling legalization of online gambling Some say such a move would make Massacusetts a leader in gambling technology.
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Beyond state care, safety often lacking People with mental illness under the supervision of the Department of Mental Health have endangered themselves or others recently, including one who died.
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CELTICS 112, HEAT 108
The Celtics completed a four-game season sweep of the Heat, a team they could meet in the first round of the playoffs.
Ben Volin | On football
At NFL events, Belichick lets his rings do the talking Bill Belichick has been writing his own rules this offseason.
The Big Picture
Along the frozen trail Dogs and their mushers sped over 200 miles in Maine for the 25th annual Can-Am Crown 250 sled dog race.
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Some survivors accuse city officials and other organizers of commemorative events of excluding them from gatherings and tributes.
Industries hope to cash in on cannabis Possibilities abound for contractors, lobbyists, scientists, and chefs.
Trump to unveil new White House office led by Jared Kushner President Trump plans to unveil a new office on Monday to overhaul the federal bureaucracy by harvesting ideas from the business world.
Trump to undo plan to curb global warming President Trump plans to sign a new executive order that unravels his predecessor?s sweeping plan to curb global warming, said the EPA chief.
Dollar, S&P 500 futures drop on health care flop The move comes amid increased skepticism of President Trump?s ability to implement his economic agenda after last week?s failed health care bill.
Don Aucoin | Critic?s Notebook
What?s the role of theater in this time of Trump? Should playwrights shift into a higher gear to rebut the Trump narrative? They say no.
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Has a murderer in Haiti been hiding in plain sight in Massachusetts? Jean-Morose Viliena has thus far escaped trial, or justice in any form, but that could change.
A Suffolk University freshman died early Sunday after his Audi went airborne and struck the ceiling of a Massachusetts Turnpike tunnel.
Ideas | S.I. Rosenbaum
How to revive Massachusetts? first language For more than a century, the language of the Mashpee Wampanoag had no living speakers.
Address: The week in real estate Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.
Sentenced to life, a killer of 6 wants to go free (again) The last time Richard Steeves went free, in 1984, he killed for the sixth time.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
TV documentary on pain treatment funded by doctor with industry ties The doctor has significant financial ties to pain medicine makers ? a fact not disclosed in the program.
Rask, who has lost his last four starts, is dealing with an injury while Anton Khudobin has won his last five starts.
While a jury held Barry Cadden accountable for sending out tainted drugs, it refused to hold him directly responsible for 25 deaths.
Joe Dellanno has found a way to teach kids with special needs how to play the games they love.
If you're sick of the cold, head over to the Seaport World Trade Center this weekend, where spring is already in full bloom at the annual Boston Flower and Garden Show.
President Trump and Republican leaders have said they want to overhaul the tax code, but that may now be more difficult.
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Massachusetts, which was recently named the best state in the country, does not have a particularly great reputation when it comes to traffic and driving. NBC Boston recently calculated the Commonwealth?s five intersections with the highest number of car crashes, using 10 years of Department of Transportation data through 2013. Though not the deadliest intersections [?]
A dispute among several patrons escalated into a shootout, and police have made no arrests.
For homeowners, it makes sense to tackle minor household headaches before they become migraines.
Should playwrights shift into a higher gear to rebut the Trump narrative? They say no.
We settled on a moderately sized city on the west coast, nestled in an inlet along the Wild Atlantic Way: Galway.
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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A handful of Syrian refugees began arriving in Boston in recent months, welcomed by volunteers from local Jewish temples.
Ground Game
With health care proposal, GOP feels history repeating It wasn?t that long ago that Republicans mocked Democrats about the bumbling way they drafted the Affordable Care Act.
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