MassHealth on massive hunt to verify eligibility

An unprecedented requirement to check the eligibility of 1.2 million Medicaid enrollees is proving daunting.

From left, Robert DeLeo, Stanley C. Rosenberg, Maura Healey, William F. Galvin, and Martin J. Walsh.

Top Democrats meet on retaining party?s dominance

The unprecedented gathering came as top state Democrats grew alarmed by a heavily financed GOP effort to challenge local liberals.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. (AP Photo/)

Amtrak train accelerated quickly before crash, officials say

Before it derailed, the train was speeding up in a moment that it was supposed to be slowing down, investigators said.

The Deflategate report

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Patriots hit back on process, data, meaning of ?deflator?

The Patriots issued a nearly 20,000-word rebuttal rejecting nearly all the findings of the Wells Report.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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When you have nothing, the best course of action is to accuse the accuser, and the Patriots have done this in spectacular fashion.

In this undated photo provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office, Luigi

Octogenarian mob boss released from prison

Former New England Mafia don Luigi ?Baby Shacks? Manocchio, 87, is back home on Federal Hill in Providence.

Adrian Walker

In Orchard Park, awaiting the return of ?God?

Few struck as much fear into a Boston neighborhood as drug kingpin Darryl Whiting did during his heyday.

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Apparent violation missed in senator?s JP home expansion

The apparent height violation was made more visually jarring by a last-minute redesign approved weeks after a public hearing.

Travel

The do?s and the don?ts of air travel explained

It seems when people get to the airport, they leave their manners and good judgment curbside.

President and Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Management Company Jane Mendillo is pictured in her office at HMC. (Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University)

Ex-Harvard endowment chief earned nearly $10 million in 2013

Jane Mendillo was paid $9.6 million, twice her pay the previous year, while the school?s president earned $1.1 million, tax filings show.

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Upscale hotel to open in Downtown Crossing this fall

After two years of renovation, two historic buildings on Washington Street will open as the 242-room Godfrey Hotel Boston.

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The jury that will decide if Dzhokhar Tsarnaev receives the death penalty was set to reconvene Friday.

Dick Evans is the chairman of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Massachusetts.

Meet Mr. Marijuana

For more than 30 years, Dick Evans has pushed for the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts. His moment may have arrived.

Investors skeptical as Keurig Kold details released

The machines will cost around $300 or more and will be rolled out slowly over the next year and a half.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

Shouldn?t Jackie Bradley Jr. be playing center field while he?s up?

Would it really be that disruptive for Mookie Betts to move to right, making way for the best defensive player in center?

Magazine | Perspective

Marriage equality is great. How about equality for singles?

Eleven years after same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, a voice for the unmarried.

The Big Picture

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Amtrak derailment

Authorities continue to investigate the scene of a fatal train derailment on a route between Washington and New York.