Government shutdown drags on as partisans dig in
Except for the furiously pointing fingers, Congress moved sluggishly through the first day of a federal shutdown Saturday.
Except for the furiously pointing fingers, Congress moved sluggishly through the first day of a federal shutdown Saturday.
A Senate showdown vote on a Republican plan for ending the federal shutdown is on track to occur by early Monday.
Attractions operated by the federal government closed Saturday after Congress failed to pass a budget bill, forcing a government shutdown.
Yvonne Abraham
Only one of the four men who made assault and harassment allegations against the husband of state Senator Stan Rosenberg has spoken to investigators.
There?s a ghost haunting Elizabeth Warren: her enduring and undocumented claims of Native American ancestry.
Prominent Russian business leaders and activists attended inaugural festivities, mingling at balls and receptions.
Cardinal Sean O?Malley issued a strongly worded statement reproaching Pope Francis over comments he made in Chile.
Starts & Stops
A study of a possible extension of the Lowell line to Manchester and Concord has a surprising new champion.
Middle school students used engineering skills to create model cities as part of DiscoverE?s Future City regional competition.
In the books he wrote, Lester often stepped back to examine his life and the complicated politics of race and religion.
Jaguars at Patriots | 3:05 p.m. (CBS)
The Patriots aren?t expecting ?any major problems? with Brady?s injured hand, a league source confirmed Saturday night.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
In the eyes of NFL America, we are the Evil Empire. And we don?t particularly care.
NORA PRINCIOTTI
The team brought in quick studies who listened, rookies proved themselves up to the challenge, and a pair of veterans held it all together.
BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL
This game hasn?t gotten as much attention as previous Patriots championship games, thanks to Brady?s hand injury.
In the Boston area and across the country, demonstrators marched in support of women?s rights and other issues.
Activists are returning to the streets a year after millions of people rallied worldwide for women?s rights.
Thousands of people turned out for marches in cities throughout the United States and elsewhere around the world. And they brought their signs.
It was a year that brought women a dizzying array of almost daily humiliations and vindications.
Bruins 4, Canadiens 1
David Pastrnak scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season in Boston?s third win over Montreal in eight days.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought
A century after the World Series title of that year, a lot has changed, but something is very much the same.
The former Patriot was the Houston Texans? defensive coordinator.
Commentary
Leave it to Kanye and Kim Kardashian West to put their own spin on the Friday afternoon news dump.
A man who was driving a tractor-trailer filled with shampoo on I-91 Saturday was pronounced dead at the scene.
nestor ramos
Why did Seth Moulton, a consistent critic of President Trump, vote to continue a controversial government surveillance program?
Opinion
One year after Trump upended the political world, 10 experts grapple with his presidency.
Jackie Bradley Jr. On Yankees' Splashy Offseason: 'Paper Doesn't Win Ballgames'
EDITORIAL
The new rules appear to open the way for a doctor or nurse to turn away a transgender individual with a broken arm.
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A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.
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The disagreement sheds light on a deep ideological schism between equally respected experts about what constitutes proof.
If the Vikings win on Sunday, they will be the first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium.
It?s a quick read, competently done, and it does not fundamentally change our thinking about Hernandez.
A sampling of the market in this neighborhood between Harvard and MIT includes a condo with high ceilings and an apartment with river views.
A neighbor of Senator Rand Paul has agreed to plead guilty in a November attack that left Paul with six broken ribs.
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Here?s likely your first chance to get an up-close look at Tesla?s newest sedan: The Model 3 is making its public East Coast debut following its West Coast debut last week. The car will be on display Friday at the Tesla showroom on Boylston Street in Boston as well as at Tesla?s Manhattan Meatpacking location [?]
The defense minister said the offensive against a Kurdish-controlled enclave had started with the sporadic Turkish shelling.
During a period of major transition, the Federal Reserve also faces some big economic policy decisions.
The author has sold the rights to a company that intends to adapt it into a series, not a movie.
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Photographers allow us to get up-close and personal with animals all around the world.