An average of 2,100 families a night — an all-time high — were temporarily housed in motel rooms in October.
Shoppers will spend $2 billion on what is expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year, a research firm predicts.
After months of delays, the Boston School Committee is expected to resume its search for a superintendent in the coming weeks.
Analysis
Karyn Polito is expected to declare that she will run for lieutenant governor, a move that puts the GOP gubernatorial favorite Charlie Baker in a difficult spot.
On busy travel day, black ice led to pileupEarly Sunday, some 65 vehicles spun and collided on a frozen patch of Interstate 290 in Worcester, seriously injuring two people.
Christopher L. Gasper
The 2013 Patriots may not be up to the level of prior Patriots teams, but they are good enough to contend for a Super Bowl title.
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On Football
A lot of Tom Brady’s protection the last two weeks has come from Brady himself, in addition to good play-calling and adjustments.
“I don’t really think much of it, truthfully,” Tom Brady said of comments by Houston’s Antonio Smith about the Patriots’ second-half performance.
Feud with writers helped Ted Williams hit harderIn an article adapted from a new biography about the Red Sox legend, we learn that Williams would read much into critical words in the press.
opinion | jennifer graham
Fast, slow, or zombie-like — just runThe philosophical divide in America is not just between conservative and liberal, but between fit and fat.
The Patriots overcame another slow start to rally past the lowly Texans and then break their 3-game road losing streak.
If there is one common thread that ties together the thousands of letters to Globe Santa, it is this: parents reaching out for help.
The train operator told emergency medical workers that the brakes had failed, but the operator’s account had not been confirmed, a city official said.
The worst of the glitches and delays may be over, the Obama administration said, but that doesn’t mean the website is completely ready.
Total spending over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend was projected to fall for the first time since tracking began in 2006.
The longtime Boston scene stalwart resurfaces after a long hiatus with a diverse, deeply satisfying solo disc.
More than 1 in 10 children in the United States have ADHD. That’s astounding — and frightening.
Globe Talk | Dec. 4
A conversation with author Tom PerrottaThe best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.
