Shooting victim, arrests add to Ferguson unrest

Authorities said the response to the shooting was not related to demonstrators violating a midnight curfew.

State comes robocalling for old debts

Officials are targeting 63,000 people suspected of wrongly receiving jobless benefits as far back as 1985.

Kevin Cullen

Parity in mental health care a must

One of the symptoms of a sick society is the difficulty so many people face trying to access and pay for good mental health care.

David Ortiz (center) celebrated with Yoenis Cespedes (left) and Brock Holt in the fifth inning.

Red Sox 10, Astros 7

David Ortiz powers Red Sox past Astros

The slugger hit two home runs, including his 400th with the Red Sox, and matched his career-high with six RBIs.

Thomas Burke Jr., a 25-year-old US combat veteran and Yale University grad student, has a physician?s permission to use medical marijuana in Connecticut to treat PTSD symptoms.

Steven G. Smith for The Boston Globe

In halls of academia, medical marijuana an unwelcome guest

College officials say their hands are tied by federal regulations, which still classify marijuana as an illegal drug.

Pope Francis on Sunday attended a meeting with Asian bishops in Haemi, South Korea.

?Christians don?t come as conquerors,? Francis says

In a speech Sunday, Francis suggested that numerical gains among the faithful are less important than fostering friendships.

Michelle Chaudhry prepares dinner with her daughter Nadia, 9, earlier this summer in their shelter housing in Hyde Park.  She recently enrolled in a free 11-week college prep class.

The working poor who fight to live on $10 an hour

They are the waitresses, cleaners, clerks, and caregivers ? one illness, rent hike, or layoff away from the very bottom.

Charlie Baker.

Grossman voters could be up for grabs for Baker

If Republican Charlie Baker becomes the next governor, he may have Democrat Steve Grossman to thank.

Opinion

opinion | Daniel Benjamin

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It?s important to understand that the militant group doesn?t have genuine terrorist skills yet.

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