Cambridge welcomes refugees, but few are resettled there
In their efforts to help refugees, well-meaning residents and local politicians have come up against the city?s high cost of living and the limitations of local government.
In their efforts to help refugees, well-meaning residents and local politicians have come up against the city?s high cost of living and the limitations of local government.
Three people were killed and a fourth person wounded in a series of shootings in the town of Madison. The suspected shooter was killed by police.
Cannabis users emboldened by the drug?s new legal status are altering the scentscape.
The officer was ambushed by an ex-convict who once ranted online about his treatment in prison. He was later killed after pulling a gun on police.
The man who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge and his family are being helped by a new program that covers the uninsured cost of skilled home care.
A municipality can buy power on behalf of its residents, even if it means switching to a more expensive supplier. To avoid paying more, you have to be proactive.
As far as days of the week go, Fridays had the highest number of violations in recent years, while significantly fewer were issued on Sundays.
Volvo will begin producing electric motors for all of its vehicles by 2019.
The memorial designer said the error is a ?pretty small thing to worry about,? but phones have been ringing ?off the hook.?
Did last-minute interventions from President Trump and the pope make a tragic situation worse?
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After a devastating tsunami wiped out many of Japan?s eel farms, fishing for baby eels meant big bucks and a black market.
?Cisco,? who was tagged last year off Nantucket, was released as soon as the fishermen saw the ocean predator had a transponder affixed to its dorsal fin.
More than 10,000 people called the day reservations opened for the season. The story behind this out-of-the-way restaurant is one of second chances.
?In case you forgot where I?m from, I was raised on Peking ravioli, 99 Restaurant, channel 56 and the Coffee Coolatta.?
The pop star has made a routine of spending July 4 at home with famous friends, but this year, the only familiar faces have been her parents.
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This year?s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular represented a rebirth of sorts for the long-running, city-beloved concert.
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The outfielder went 5 for 5 and David Price threw six scoreless for the Sox, who won their sixth straight.
Officials have received several reports of Portuguese man-of-wars ? venomous, jellyfish-like creatures ? washing up on shore.
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The ability to control Mosul and Raqqa served as a warped validation of the group?s ambitions to build a modern-day caliphate.
Roman builders used the world?s ?most durable? concrete, and it still holds lessons for modern engineers.
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I thought the University of Massachusetts Boston had fallen on hard times, but apparently that depends on whose times we are discussing.
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With an eye toward the future, the Boston Globe said goodbye to its longtime Dorchester home this week.
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There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
Do you know why teeth can?t heal and why it hurts to get water up your nose?
The forward from Brownsburg, Ind., has played seven seasons in the NBA.
Despite the frailties of age, George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush seem to be everywhere in town this summer.
The 1948 Colonial-style house that architect Andrea Zaff and her husband, Pierre Azoulay, purchased in 2010 was modest, and they liked it that way.
Trump returns to Europe after a shaky first trip to the continent in May and signs of unhappiness around the globe with the start of his presidency.
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The Trump administration said North Korea had tested an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Ali, who won an Oscar this year as best supporting actor in ?Moonlight,? is in serious talks to star in a third season of HBO?s anthology series.
For the best corn-y taste in corn muffins, use stoneground yellow cornmeal along with oil for moistness, and butter and buttermilk for flavor.
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