A medic attends to a protester who attached himself to a barrel filled with concrete and blocked Rt 93N in Milton, Mass. on Jan. 15, 2015 during morning rush hour. (Scott Eisen for The Boston Globe)

City employee fired after taking part in I-93 protest

Mayor Walsh ?finds it unacceptable for a City employee to put public safety at risk,? said a statement from his office.

Officials consider deer hunts at Blue Hills

The growing population is damaging the reservation and putting humans at risk to illnesses like Lyme, officials said.

Fugitive arrested in 2012 killing of Army veteran

Peter Castillo was brought from the Dominican Republic to the US in the killing of a man in the Theater District almost three years ago.

State paternity leave law benefits working fathers

A new law entitles male employees to take time off for the birth or adoption of a child, but it also signals a recognition of the role fathers play.

New England Baptist Hospital has been in Mission Hill for more than a century. The hospital has won acclaim for its orthopedic care.

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New England Baptist Hospital plans to move

The renowned hospital has been at its perch Mission Hill, on a sprawling site overlooking Boston, for 119 years.

One dead, two injured in Brockton crash

A 23-year-old man was killed and two men were injured in a car crash in Brockton early this morning, police said.

A lawsuit filed by a group of taxi owners accuses Boston of allowing services like Uber and Lyft to unfairly and illegally operate in the city.

Boston taxi owners sue city over Uber, Lyft

The suit accuses the city of destroying the value of taxi medallions, and asks to implement the same rules that taxis face.

NFL playoffs

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Failure against Colts not an option for Patriots

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (right) has been on the receiving end of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck?s congratulations all three times they have played.

A loss to Indianapolis, a team the Patriots have dominated, would be a letdown of epic proportions.

11/16/14: Indianapolis IN: Patriots linebackers Rob Ninkovich (left) and Jonathan Casillas (right) put the squeeze on Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) as they force him to throw an ugly incompletion in the fourth quarter. The New England Patriots visited the Indianapolis Colts in a regular season NFL game at Lucas Oil Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section: sports topic: Patriots-Colts

Andrew Luck draws high praise from Patriots

New England players complimented the Colts quarterback even though they have never lost to him.

Jeff Aronson was at the Tsongas Center in Lowell on Dec. 19 for an event.

Cage, not gilded, provides second act for Cash4Gold founder

Jeff Aronson is the majority holder in a mixed martial arts circuit that is a feeder to Ultimate Fighting Championship.

President Lyndon B. Johnson discusses the Voting Rights Act with Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.

opinion | Michael A. Cohen

Bursting the myths about LBJ

In his desperation to move forward with his legislative agenda, Johnson made several dubious decisions.

Jim Gilford (left), 57, of Topsfield, and Roger Martell, 43, of Beverly prefer to run the wooded trails of Bradley Palmer State Park in Hamilton.

When it comes to exercise, long and slow or hot and fast?

For those with busy schedules, what?s the best and most effective way to get fit?

The roof deck of this South End home has electricity and water.

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Home of the Week

South End condo with its own private deck

This condo has three bedrooms, a private rooftop deck, one parking space, and a $2.075 million price tag.

An 1872 woodcut of a whale trying to repulse a boat.

travel

Explore historic downtown New Bedford

The downtown has undergone something of an artistic renaissance in recent years, cultivating a historic-yet-hip port-town vibe.

Opinion

Colin Nickerson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/04559813.jpg Can the US-Iran rift be healed?

Leaders could make a breakthrough on nuclear talks if hard-liners on both sides don?t block progress.

The Big Picture

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The Naga tribes of Myanmar

Around 120,000 people live in the Naga Self-Administered Zone, where they survive mainly by subsistence farming and hunting.

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