A judge sentenced Michelle Carter to two and a half years, with 15 months to serve and 15 months probation, for goading her boyfriend to kill himself in a high-profile texting suicide case. However, he allowed Carter to remain free while awaiting appeal.
KEVIN CULLEN
Judge Lawrence Moniz took great pains to explain that his job was to find that delicate balance between rehabilitation and punishment.
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Fire reported at Union Oyster House The fire started on the first floor and crawled to the second floor dining room, a manager said.
Nestor Ramos
He thought he was dying, but highway chief paved his own road to salvation Tom Tinlin needed a lot of things to go his way when a blood vessel in his brain burst in April. Fittingly, one of them was traffic.
Reports, which may have originated in Russia, about the online game say it leads youth through a series of steps over the course of 50 days that culminates in suicide.
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Dozens of people gathered to ask ICE to release Francisco Rodriguez, who missed the birth of his son this week.
Changes in convention center plans reflect broader industry shift Rather than bulk up to compete for trade shows, the convention center will likely focus more on a different market that doesn?t need sprawling spaces for their meetings.
Nonprofits? future cloudy as their Beacon Street home is sold Former American Congregational Association building is home to dozens of small social service agencies.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
A cross-country bicycle trip of a lifetime ? delayed 40 years John Sweeney averaged 65 miles a day, mostly along Route 20, a 3,365-mile ribbon of asphalt that is the longest road in the United States.
David Epstein
The same weather pattern that broiled West Coast earlier this year is back, roasting cities like Portland, Ore. with record temperatures.
?Hear Ye, Hear Ye? ? Plymouth isn?t so disappointing, after all A first-person account of a trip to Plymouth Rock and plantation, as part of the Globe?s summer tourist series.
TD Garden owed $13.8 million, they struck a deal for $1.65m A group of teenagers discovered the venue had failed to live up to its obligations to hold three fund-raisers a year to benefit the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Trump blasts Democrats for fueling Russia ?hoax? Speaking at a rally in Huntington, West Virginia, Thursday, Trump says the Russia story is ??just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of American politics.??
Special counsel in Russia probe reportedly impanels grand jury The grand jury is located in Washington, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited people familiar with the investigation.
John Kelly will face enormous challenges wrangling Trump ?I told John he?s going to need a big bottle of Scotch to deal with that chief of staff job,? said former secretary of defense Leon Panetta.
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Breaking through the Senate?s near-constant gridlock, Elizabeth Warren on Thursday scored a rare bipartisan legislative win.
Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president?s company The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower following a dispute between the government and President Trump?s company.
Democratic West Virginia governor switches to GOP Jim Justice told about 9,000 Trump supporters at a rally in Huntington that he will be changing his registration Friday.
Trump called N.H. a ?drug-infested den? ?I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den,? President Trump privately told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.
Former Trump advisor details tie to data firm, transition pay Michael Flynn has disclosed new income and consulting roles that he previously left off his public financial filing.
In honor of his G.O.A.T. status, the Patriots decided to bring in some surprise guests to help celebrate Tom Brady?s 40th birthday.
Mass. has more repeat lottery winners than any other state Some people redeem so many winning tickets that they raise questions about the integrity and oversight of the $5 billion state lottery.
The Torch Tower is one of the world?s tallest residential towers reaching more than 80 stories high.
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How to navigate the Comm. Ave. construction Public transportation officials are using a variety of measures to minimize the impact to commuters of all types.
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Opinion | John R. Kasich
Pushing the reset button on health care Meaningful change happens only with bipartisan support, open debate, and the normal push and pull of the legislative process.
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
What realtors and sellers are required to disclose to buyers ? and what they aren?t There are only two things state law requires a seller to tell you.
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.
Rhode Island?s novel approach to opioids: access to treatment for all inmates It?s the first state in the nation to offer medication-assisted treatment to its entire prison population ? in hopes it will reduce recidivism.
Rookie third baseman Rafael Devers knocked out his third home run.
Larry Eldridge, 84, of West Newton, began his four decades as a journalist as a copy boy at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
'Radiant' Maine home of the late E.B. White listed for $3.
McCourt previously served as president and chief executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers and is the ex-wife of former Boston developer Frank McCourt.
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A journey from a small village to a world capital in search of a long-lost father.
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Together for decades, the group?s timeless music still resonates inside and outside the church.
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