Baker taps Beaton, a Republican, as Energy secretary

Governor-elect Charlie Baker today picked Matthew Beaton to be secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Tom Brady wasn?t running on all cylinders Sunday night, but it didn?t matter; the Patriots still won by three touchdowns.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots good even when Brady isn?t his best

On the championship checklist, being able to win a tough game when the franchise quarterback is off his game is right at the top.

Heavy rain, strong winds expected for evening commute

The rain and winds bring the potential for fallen tree limbs and power outages.

Dr. Martin Salia at United Methodist Kissy Hospital outside Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Surgeon with Ebola has died, Neb. hospital says

A surgeon who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a Nebraska hospital.

A still image taken from a video published on the Internet by the Islamic State group militants showed a militant that the French government believes is Frenchman Maxime Hauchard.

In video, ISIS tries to portray itself as international movement

The video showing a beheaded US aid worker also depicted extremists who seemed to have come from across the world.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/17/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/CVS-580x331.jpg CVS Health will open digital innovation lab in Boston

The Rhode Island-based pharmacy giant will open a technology development center in Boston this winter.

Tracy Spicer pointed out mementos from her time working for Senator Edward Kennedy in her Washington office. Spicer now works at Avenue Solutions, a lobbying firm where she is a founding partner.

Kennedy?s power lives on through former staffers

Edward Kennedy?s former staffers are an informal network that is almost unrivaled in Washington in size and quiet clout.

Adrian Walker

Unindicted and unapologetic

Federal prosecutors seem to think the verdict in the Probation Department case sent a message. But the sentences certainly didn?t.