The 7-year-old, who fell into a coma after allegedly being starved and beaten by his father, opened his eyes Saturday, according to his mother.
USOC increases pressure on Walsh, Baker to back bidNeither politician appears ready to satisfy the USOC, which raises new questions about the fate of the bid.
A way out of the city?s traffic circle from hell?Kosciuszko Circle is confusing and congested, and Olympic organizers say they have a fix in mind.
US Air Force photo
Some former Vietnam POWs say Trump?s insult mirrors their own misgivings about a label they have long worn uneasily: hero.
The car tried to crash the barricades hours before the final arrival of the Tour de France cycling race.
Trooper lawsuit ends in damagesA federal jury found a state trooper had probable cause to arrest Beth E. Shea, but used excessive force.
Address
In the Boston suburbs, returning to one?s hometown is often a solid bet.
music review
Waters, others launch a collaborative Newport Folk FestivalRoger Waters, a Pink Floyd founder, wasn?t the only one collaborating with his fellow musicians on the first day of Newport.
The righthander gave us matchless talent and revolutionized Boston?s baseball culture.
TIGERS 5, RED SOX 1
Red Sox knuckle under as Steven Wright is ineffectiveCatcher Blake Swihart was charged with four passed balls and the Red Sox returned to their losing ways.
KEVIN CULLEN
In its first six years, Home Base has treated more than 7,500 veterans and family members.
The clean energy sector is refocusing from breakthroughs to incremental advances that can be achieved faster and for less money.
Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff
Under one proposal, smoking would be banned on streets and sidewalks throughout downtown, including the Providence Place mall.
BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES
Goodell, signed through the spring of 2019 and the third commissioner in league history, isn?t going anywhere.
Love of the game drives semipro football players Players like Pat Caruso, 53, speak of a reverence for a game that melds speed, violence, friendship, adrenaline, and a type of discipline that teaches lessons to live by off the field.
JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC
India showcases the maddening complexity of religious persecution.
music review
At Gillette, Taylor Swift proves her pop superstar statusNo longer a doe-eyed ingénue, the 25-year-old Swift now commands an audience like none of her peers can.
Inside the presidential primaries with James PindellGlobe reporter James Pindell brings you the latest news from New Hampshire and beyond as 2016 presidential politics take shape.
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Big Picture
Photographer David Ryan provides a visual respite of the shoreline during an assignment in a fixed-wing Cessna.
Cambridge company born in Internet?s ?big bang? has lasting impact
Viaweb played a pivotal role in the evolution of e-commerce, and the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Hidden ethics battle in Planned Parenthood fetal tissue scandalVideo of executives talking callously about supplying fetal tissue for medical research has created flood of outrage.
Catcher Blake Swihart was charged with four passed balls and the Red Sox returned to their losing ways.
UMass Medical School has hired a longtime venture capitalist to help catapult advances out of the lab and into the commercial world.
?Ready, set, go!? I yell, fake the handoff to the first back, and gently place the ball in the second back?s hands. He runs for 7 yards.
An adviser to Hillary Clinton gave a House committee 15 emails that the State Department cannot find among the ones she handed over.
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Mayor Marty Walsh announced this week that the ParkBoston app could be used in five more Boston neighborhoods.
On the show, the Jews speak perfect Arabic, drink endless cups of strong coffee, and talk endlessly about business, family, and politics.
Contracts known as power purchase agreements are largely responsible for the boom in residential solar panels. But are they good deals?
The travel industry is changing to win over its most lucrative market ever: baby boomers.
In ?The Look of Silence,? Oppenheimer again grapples with the 1965 Indonesian mass killings.
Breakfast, lunch, and prepared meals at West Concord?s Saltbox Kitchen use produce from chef Ben Elliott?s nearby Saltbox Farm.
Design New England
A home with open spaceA new floor plan for a renovated 1960s ranch-style house makes entertaining easy.
Ideas
Doctors? poor training on antibiotics is making us sickerThe more antibiotics are incorrectly prescribed, the more they contribute to drug-resistant bacterial infections.
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