Ideas: Can affirmative action be saved?

The ballot measure would regulate staffing levels in Mass. hospitals. Some nurses, including unionized ones, worry about losing flexibility on the job. 

The Globe reviewed the governor?s stances, pledges from debates, hundreds of news releases, and media interviews; consulted policy experts; and found a mixed bag. 

As the governor pursues a second term, it?s time to look at what he said to get elected in the first place. 

Thousands in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover have no way to heat their homes after last month?s natural gas-fueled fires and explosions. Officials are ready for an influx of people looking for heated accommodations. 

Warren sounded a strong populist message at Saturday?s rally in Roxbury. ?We don?t want a government that just works for the wealthy and the well-connected,? she said. 

For several years, Jared Kushner appears to have paid almost no federal income taxes, according to documents.  

There were seven fatal shootings in Boston over an eight-day span, but some residents don?t think anything will ? or can ? be done to stop the violence. 

More than 1,500 employees at Marriott-run hotels in Boston walked off the job Oct. 3 after six months of negotiations. 

Swing state Maine features a pair of races that highlight the region?s most competitive down the stretch. 

After carving a path of despair along the coast of Florida?s Panhandle, Hurricane Michael drubbed the state?s inland rural communities with unexpected brutal force. 

The climbers died after a violent snowstorm ripped through their camp in the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal, officials said Saturday.