Area residents felt a mix of disappointment and joy as it became clear that the president would help some immigrants, but not others.
The president said he will halt deportations and issue work permits for nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants.
opinion | Marcela García
There are inevitable repercussions that will stem from President Obama?s unilateral action on immigration.
Evan Horowitz
What makes the president?s plan so controversial is that he is largely acting alone.
Marty Walsh has been in the news nearly nonstop, but the others have largely disappeared from the public stage.
Under federal law, the 15 dispensaries provisionally approved in Mass. could face prosecution if they open too close to a school.
The team of rocket scientists and math majors went 9-0 and will play its first playoff game Saturday.
Ty Burr | Commentary
A Bill Cosby conundrum: Why did we look away so long? Our own long-delayed response to allegations that have been out there for a decade might be scarier than Cosby?s career meltdown.
Though a storm dumped up to eight feet of snow on the Buffalo area since Tuesday, Buffalonians were not downcast.
Shirley Leung
Hardly anyone is talking about being the next director of the BRA, but the rustle of resumes is so loud I can hear it on Morrissey Boulevard.
LAWRENCE HARMON
Soccer stadium belongs in Boston?s futureHere?s a chance for Mayor Walsh to step up his game.
Look for Jonas Gray to remain the primary ball carrier, but adding a second workhorse-type back was a shrewd move.
Recent post-election revelations are a fairly thorough validation of Charlie Baker?s argument that one-party rule has consequences.
In 1989, Mass. lawmakers passed a law protecting gay and lesbian residents from discrimination. It was a 17-year effort.
The governor-elect said the state faced a host of fiscal problems that need to be dealt with first.
Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, reportedly does not expect to face criminal charges from a Missouri grand jury.
A new analysis shows residents aged 25 to 54 are getting back to work, which is good news for the economy.
Actor and playwright Charles Busch?s career breakthrough, ?The Tale of the Allergist?s Wife,? gets an update at the Lyric Stage Company.
The odd, ungainly western is harsh in its details, yet increasingly powerful as it wends its way back East toward civilization.
Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via Associated Press
More than 6 feet of lake-effect snow was dumped in the Buffalo, N.Y., area over the last few days with reports of more on the way.
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The Piano Guys: ?A Family Christmas?Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Utah-based classical-pop group, which is bringing its tour to Boston on Dec. 9.
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Return to the moon Decades after that first small step, space thinkers are finally getting serious about our nearest neighbor.
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