Detox unit urged for inmate drug users

A 42-bed detox unit has been proposed for a Middleton jail, with the intention of serving drug users who have not been convicted.

Marine Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Sullivan, 40, survived two tours of duty in Iraq and earned a Purple Heart.

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Sullivan was ?everything that a Marine should be?

Sergeant Thomas Sullivan, a Springfield native who survived two tours in Iraq, was gunned down in Tenn. on Thursday.

A courtroom sketch showed Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seated as transit police Sergeant Richard

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev transferred to Supermax prison

The Boston Marathon bomber is at the country?s most strict and secure prison while he appeals his death sentence.

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A state commission ruled the school unlawfully blocked a bipolar professor?s attempt to reintegrate into the university.

A RENDERING of the proposed Congress Square, a renovation of a block at Congress and Water streets in the Financial District that was approved by the BRA on Thursday.

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With BRA?s blessing, developers ready to rebuild and renovate

One of the biggest projects is Congress Square, the renovation of an entire city block of buildings in the Financial District.

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As relations between Cuba and the US resume, this moment of transition provides an opportunity to see old and new Cuba through the same lens.

A Dominican soldier watched the border crossing at Malpasse, Haiti, in June.

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Caribbean issue divides Mass. lawmakers

The conflict roiling the Dominican Republic is testing loyalties and pushing local politicians to take sides in the international fray.

Governor Baker is set to fully take the credit and blame for what happens in state government for the rest of his time in office.

Baker signs $38.1 billion state budget

The budget works to reform the beleaguered MBTA, rein in spending on health care for the poor, and hold the line on taxes and fees.

Kyle Piers rented out his condo through Airbnb, a violation of his condo association rules.

Short-term rentals irk condo groups

Fearing a flood of strangers, condo boards are cracking down on owners renting out units on sites like Airbnb.

ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 17: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim reacts as he runs to first as his walk off home run clears the wall in the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 17, 2015 in Anaheim, California. The Angels won 1-0. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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Red Sox waste Wade Miley?s effort, fall in ninth on walk-off homer

In Boston?s first game since the All-Star break, Mike Trout ended it with a homer to deep left center off Koji Uehara.

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Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace writing diversity success story in NASCAR

The two drivers, who are shining on the Xfinity Series circuit, are graduates of the 11-year-old NASCAR Drive for Diversity program.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-8851.jpg Strangers bond after brush with mortality

The story of how Ed Ingalls ended up on that Franklin Street sidewalk is almost as unlikely as the extraordinary efforts that unfolded to save him.

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Anthony W. Lord allegedly shot and killed two, wounded three others, and abducted a 22-year-old woman before his arrest.

Ground Game

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Thursday was one of the busiest days so far in a state primary that?s more than six months away.

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Yochi Dreazen

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The agreement gives deference to a country with a long history of concealing its nuclear-related work.

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Following the 102nd Tour de France

A look at the fans who are catching a glimpse of the Tour de France as it moves though different locations in Europe.