Menino is being treated for advanced cancer

Thomas M. Menino began an intravenous chemotherapy regimen early this month.

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Never one to back down, 71-year-old former mayor of Boston Thomas Menino says, “we’ll get through this.”

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Caravans have emerged as the nation’s latest trend and ecofriendly staycation.

Nancy Nangeroni, who says she has suffered neck, shoulder, and back pain since a 2004 auto accident, brought her medical records with her in a visit to  Dr. Joey Rottman to get certified for medical marijuana.

Doctors open offices in Mass. to prescribe marijuana

The 2012 referendum is giving rise to a new niche in the state: physicians turned medical marijuana specialists.

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in the FX Cold War drama “The Americans.”

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‘The Americans’: Stumbling into timeliness

The FX show has gone from being a record of a dark time in our relations with Russia to something a lot more germane.

Ukrainian servicemen are pictured at the entrance to a base in the village of Lyubimovka, near Sevastopol, on Saturday.

In Crimea, uncertainty grips Ukraine's military

The new government in Kiev is struggling to respond to a threatened Russian invasion in the east.

Brenner’s standup routines became a favorite of ‘‘Tonight Show’’ host Johnny Carson starting in the 1970s.

David Brenner, 'Tonight Show' favorite, dead at 78

Mr. Brenner’s brand of observational comedy became a staple for other comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld and Paul Reiser.

Julian Edelman (11) will return to the Patriots after a breakout season in 2013.

Julian Edelman agrees to return to Patriots

Edelman tested free agency but will return to New England after a career-high in catches, receiving yards, and touchdowns last season.

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The focus of the investigation has shifted to the crew and passengers.

Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (center) is a moderate who prefers seeking compromise to bringing down fire and brimstone.

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A conversation with the Asian Pope Francis

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila seems emboldened by the new pontiff.

Opinion

Michael Patrick MacDonald

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The biggest misperceptions gun-buyback advocates are up against today are the same ones we saw 20 years ago.

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A building at the facility in 1981. A warehouse will be transformed into office space.

BRA approves plans for Hood headquarters

The scaled-down plans on the Charlestown property call for renovating and expanding a warehouse into 126,000 square feet of office space.

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Love Letters

Time for ‘the talk’?

Their relationship has been going along happily for months, but it’s still undefined.