State child welfare officials had visited the home four days before the child died and a 22-month-old was hospitalized.
Quick hearing, disastrous results in Hardwick caseAdvocates are questioning a decision that granted a father custody of his son a year before he allegedly put the boy into a coma.
How long can Boston?s property boom last?The market for Boston office buildings has been pushed to heights not typically seen this side of Manhattan.
Farming helps Somali refugees find their place in MaineAfter years of gradual acceptance, they are emerging to rediscover the joys of an agrarian past.
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The explosion occurred in front of the Erawan Shrine, a tourist landmark also popular with Thais.
Surgeon general stands by comments on gun violenceDr. Vivek Murthy, a former Brigham and Women?s physician, has called gun violence a public health issue.
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The state law makes it harder for minorities, less likely than whites to serve in the military, to join the Boston force.
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The school system dismissed 57 nontenured teachers and staff this year after deeming they were not a good fit for the district.
Boston?s last tenement survived decay, gentrificationTo a dwindling number of West Enders, 42 Lomasney is a brick-and-mortar reminder of the past.
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Deflategate fight a long way from being overThe Tom Brady-NFL fight could turn from a six-week dispute to one that lasts several months, if not years.
Home Life
More millennials at home, even as jobs improveDespite the bonding and financial benefits of this sort of arrangement, it isn?t so great for the larger economy.
Young Americans waiting longer to buy first homesMillennial renters, often unsettled in their careers, are struggling to save for down payments.
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Elliot Sudal tags and releases them, he says, for research purposes, but others think he?s just grabbing attention for himself.
Bezos, the retail giant?s founder and chief executive, said he did not recognize the workplace portrayed in the article.
Trump reports for jury duty in New YorkAfter arriving in a limousine, Donald Trump shook hands and fist-bumped bystanders as he reported for jury duty in Manhattan.
Gronk shows off Super Bowl ring in SportsCenter commercialThe Patriots tight end has joined the long list of athletes featured in the ESPN series.
Parenting
A parent?s perceptions and presuppositions will all be wildly broadened by the experience.
Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, and Rand Paul have picked up the most support from top party activists in the Granite State so far.
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The EPA is a mess that needs cleaning upWhen government agencies undertake activity that results in consequences that are the opposite of their stated mission, something has gone awry.
At least 104 people died in large explosions in Tianjin, a port city on China?s northeast coast. The explosions are thought to have originated in a warehouse that contained chemicals.
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On-demand apps creating gigs, but not exactly jobsA parade of new app-based services are making urban life more convenient. But it can be tough to earn a real living.
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For Congo church, hand in politics is business as usualIt?s been an eventful few weeks for the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where roughly half the population is Catholic.
Boston erased an early 7-0 deficit, but the Mariners scored two in the 12th inning to get the win.
A former St. Paul?s School student will go on trial this week on charges of raping a 15-year-old girl.
The vice president is undertaking a ?deliberative process? on what the best decision would be, an adviser said.
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Lincoln has developed a concept luxury seat that can be adjusted in 30 different ways.
The comments by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei were his first since an accord was reached last month.
It comes as insurance agents, once the only way to buy policies in Mass., try to navigate the new landscape.
The event also honored late ??Furious 7?? star Paul Walker and paid homage to Britney Spears.
This slyly funny picture book about a boy and his imaginary friend, Brock, has abundant charms.
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