“There was some kind of extraordinary event that happened in the basement,” said an official on the deadly Back Bay fire.
Friends and fellow firefighters remembered Lieutenant Edward Walsh Jr. and Firefighter Michael Kennedy, who died in the line of duty Wednesday.
Engine 33 firehouse honors two fallen colleaguesThe Boylston Street station draped black bunting beneath an American flag lowered to half-mast, as passersby stopped to pay their respects.
YVONNE ABRAHAM
The legacy of Jennifer MartelHouse Speaker Robert DeLeo was shocked into action by Martel’s murder, and now has an evangelist’s zeal on matters of domestic violence.
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The historic meeting at the Vatican comes as both leaders remain deeply split on issues of abortion and contraception.
New research suggests that it’s the comedown after the craziness that brings on the pain.
Tech Lab
New software could broaden illegal movie viewingThe solution: Stop turning customers into criminals.
JOAN VENNOCHI
A bully, or a boosterBU women’s basketball coach Kelly Greenberg has been the subject of criticism and support by current and former players.
Aruba isn’t a baseball hotbed. So the Red Sox had to dig deep to discover Bogaerts, who is now a celebrity in his homeland.
The findings add to a growing list of concerns about the agency, which is charged with protecting 36,000 abused and neglected children.
Heavy rains, strong winds, low clouds and reduced visibility are expected in the area where crews are searching for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.
Tito Jackson told the story of the day he found out he was born to a 13-year-old girl who had been sexually assaulted by two men.
King Digital’s stock opened on Wednesday at $20.50, down almost 9 percent. Its shares lost more ground by the day’s close.
Christopher Meloni wears the part of Jack Dunlevy on the new Fox sitcom like a suit perfectly tailored to his imposing frame.
A new Peabody Essex Museum show looks at the roots and influences of West Coast midcentury design.
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The custom justice of ‘problem-solving courts’A new kind of court is reshaping the American legal system — with little oversight.
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