Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s former roommate at UMass Dartmouth testified at the obstruction trial of Azamat Tazhayakov.
The child welfare agency also plans to hand out 2,300 iPads so social workers can file reports from the field.
Israeli launches major offensive in GazaAs militants unleashed rockets on Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel mobilized forces along the border for a possible ground invasion.
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Live updates | Germany 7, Brazil 1
Follow the Globe?s live updates and commentary as the teams play for a spot in the World Cup final.
Like all deceptively simple games, the devil is in the details. Formalized in the 1970s, the sport has been growing exponentially ever since.
Gordon College president defends exemption requestThe school president sought a religious exemption to federal regulations banning anti-gay discrimination.
The freeze-dried smallpox samples were found in a cardboard box in a Maryland research center.
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JK Rowling?s new story is creative media criticism JK Rowling?s new Harry Potter story is a wonderful feminist message to the international press.
Book Review
?Jennifer, Gwyneth & Me? by Rachel BertscheThe book is less about celebrities than it is about what it?s like to be 30, semi-employed, and trying to get pregnant.
The Celtics have been quiet so far, but Ainge is convinced he can devise a package to land Love.
Health officials sought to determine what made about a dozen people sick, and may have killed the school?s head custodian.
The White House says the money would help increase the detention, care and transportation of children from Central America.
The federal government can?t be blamed for any fallout from a 2011 FBI report that put a gang tag on fans of the rap-metal group.
?People had nothing to do but go to restaurants,? said the president of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association.
The roving cavalcade known as the Vans Warped Tour has grown to feature nearly 100 bands.
Design New England
Plenteous pots in New HampshireWith a little help from a friend, children?s author Tomie dePaola contains his garden.
Dawn of the Web: an oral historyHow did it feel when the Internet first arrived on your desk? What does a tidal wave look like from shore?
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