The House rejected a stopgap spending bill that would have averted a partial agency shutdown hours before it was to begin.
Evan Horowitz
Is there any escape from government shutdowns?The yawning ideological gap between Democrats and Republicans plays a big role, but so does the gap between House and Senate.
A database containing the names and drivers? license numbers of 50,000 Uber drivers was breached in May.
Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister of Russia and a critic of Vladimir Putin, was shot and killed in Moscow.
The Sun Chronicle
Michelle Carter, 18, allegedly texted back-and-forth with Conrad Roy III in the minutes before Roy killed himself.
Prosecutors detail Hernandez texts before murderThe texts Aaron Hernandez sent to alleged accomplice Ernest Wallace showed him appearing to issue orders to Wallace.
Deal reached that could bring racing back to Suffolk Downs?Several steps? are needed before racing can return, said the president of an organization that represents owners and trainers.
Jeb Bush faces some boos at conference of conservative activistsSeveral dozen people walked out of the room in protest shortly after Bush started his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
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ideas
An endless winter has everyone threatening to flee for good. Who might really go ? and how it could shift the population.
Two more snowstorms expected to hit Mass.The weekend storm, which could dump up to 6 inches in some areas, will be followed by another storm early next week.
Leonard Nimoy, 83, was a son of Boston who created one of the most enduring and beloved characters in modern pop culture.
People who worked 49 or more hours per week were 12 percent to 13 percent more likely to begin risky alcohol use, according to a recent study.
Our interpretations of color can play out like a game of telephone, full of miscommunication.
Greg Mably
Families
What started our obsession with assigning gender to playthings, and how can parents combat it?
The boat was heading out toward Buzzards Bay when it got stuck between Pasque Island and Nashawena Island.
JEFF JACOBY
Spat over Netanyahu?s speech doesn?t change US-Israel relationsHowever fraught the relationship between Netanyahu and Obama, the ties that so uniquely bind their nations remain.
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The Chinese Lunar New Year began Feb. 19 ushering in the Year of the Sheep, according to the Chinese zodiac.
The pair has provided stability in the crucial 2-6 p.m. slot.
The boat was heading out toward Buzzards Bay when it got stuck between Pasque Island and Nashawena Island.
The victims? bodies were found in four different homes in Tyrone, in Texas County, about 40 miles from the Arkansas border.
With season three debuting today, ??House of Cards?? already ranks among the most influential series in TV history.
Bettye LaVette is relishing a new album, ?Worthy.?
The film surveys the modern Hollywood wasteland.
The Internationalist
A daring plan to rebuild Syria ? no matter who wins the warWith the battle still ongoing, a huge team of Syrian planners plots the restoration of Aleppo and beyond.
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