Mass. courts ponder adult sentences for juvenile crimes

In Massachusetts, juvenile court judges cannot preside over the trial of an adult charged for something he did as a child or as a teenager.

Gender diversity increases productivity, decreases happiness

A recent study?s findings contradict previous research showing that happier employees are more efficient.

Mayor Marty Walsh spoke at an event to generate interest in a 2024 Olympics bid by Boston.

Mayor, athletes work for 2024 Olympics

Mayor Martin Walsh said the Olympics would bring long-term benefits to Boston?s infrastructure.

Appeals rejected, way cleared for wider same-sex marriage

The Supreme Court unexpectedly dismissed appeals from five states seeking to keep their same-sex marriage bans.

Ashoka Mukpo is loaded into an ambulance, after arriving in Omaha Neb. Mukpo where he will be treated for the deadly disease.

Rhode Island man in Nebraska to get Ebola care

Ashoka Mukpo remained in good spirits, but his condition is expected to worsen as he enters a critical phase of the illness, his parents said.

Author Kurt Vonnegut with his oldest daughter, Edie, in a family photo from his Cape Cod years. Edie, a painter, lives with her husband in a renovated barn behind the old Vonnegut home.

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A celebration of Kurt Vonnegut on the Cape

Sturgis Library in Barnstable is hosting a three-day series of events honoring the rich bibliography and deep local roots of Vonnegut, who died in 2007 at 84.

William Keating spoke in Hyannis in May.

GOP?s Chapman pressing Keating in 9th House district race

GOP challenger John Chapman says the time is ?ripe? for a battle against Democratic incumbent William Keating.

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When Goodfellas become Oldfellas

Last week?s arrest of Spucky Spagnolo made it official: The Mafia around here sleeps with the fishes.

Back with BC, Alex Carpenter found her footing, scoring twice in the opener.

Women?s hockey

Alex Carpenter?s return bodes well for BC

After taking a year off to compete for Team USA at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Carpenter is back at Boston College.

Opinion

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Why are police so quick to use deadly force? By the same token, why is the Secret Service so reluctant to do so?