President Obama will keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017.
Tufts revokes honorary degree given to Bill CosbyThe longtime comedian who has been accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women.
Baker unveils opioid bill, looking to address crisisThe governor?s proposal includes tightening opioid prescribing practices for doctors and strengthening prescription monitoring.
No benefit rise for Social Security next yearIt?s just the third time in 40 years that benefits will remain flat. All three times have come since 2010.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
architecture review
What is it trying to look like? A cruise ship? A running shoe? Maybe a frog? Regardless, it?s an outstanding chunk of architecture.
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Hastert intends to plead guilty in hush-money case, lawyer saysA plea deal would avert a trial for the former House speaker and help keep any potentially embarrassing secrets quiet.
Steve Annear/Globe Staff
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy hit the waters for one of the final times this season.
Police unsure what ?sins? provoked attack on brothers at N.Y. churchA young man was killed and his brother severely beaten by relatives and fellow members of an upstate New York church.
Craig Blankenhorn/HBO
Television review
Can you deal with taboo? I hope so, because the ?Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo? special is raw, funny, and wise.
Movie Review
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?Steve Jobs? talks, but doesn?t speak the truthThe movie ? scripted by Aaron Sorkin ? is often great, appalling fun. But it?s not really about Steve Jobs.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Tom Brady shouldn?t play keepaway with facts on health guruIf the Patriots QB is going to be Alex Guerrero?s biggest fan, he has to acknowledge the controversies as well.
Ben Volin | On Football
In shadow of Deflategate, Colts try to downplay Sunday?s gameSunday?s matchup is the Patriots? first crack at revenge on the team that snitched on them in the Deflategate episode.
From gluten to garlic, diets and dislikes are being passed off as medical conditions.
Odom didn?t last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.
Finneran is entitled to pension, judge rulesFormer House speaker Thomas Finneran had been denied his pension after a conviction stemming from testimony in a civil lawsuit.
FBI said to be investigating DraftKingsFederal authorities in Boston are looking into whether DraftKings and other fantasy sports operators are violating gambling laws.
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Google making a virtual tour of the Charles RiverThe Charles River Conservancy is creating an online panoramic portrait of the river using the same camera that brought us Google Street View.
opinion | Ambassador John Bolton
The UN doesn?t work. Here?s a fixThe world body has become a conglomerate overwhelmed by unsustainable ambitions and inadequate capacities.
In N.H., Rubio and Bush are in a zero sum gameJeb Bush is in third place in a new poll in New Hampshire with Marco Rubio just one point behind.
Lucas Jackson/Reuters
The Big Picture
A look at some of the 2015 balloonist gatherings around the globe.
hiawatha bray | tech lab
With Moments, we all might use TwitterTwo-thirds of registered Twitter users don?t actually use it. For them, Twitter has designed ?Moments.?
?Yes We Can!? emerges as rallying cry at 2015 synodAs the synod rolls into its second week, the fundamental divide is clear.
Dorchester?s Jimmy Hayes scored his first goal as a Bruin, and Tyler Randell scored his first goal in his NHL debut.
A four-day deer hunt will be allowed in the Blue Hills State Reservation, the state announced Wednesday.
Hillary Clinton?s polished, upbeat performance reinforced her front-runner status and calmed the nerves of top party officials.
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Israeli soldiers fanned out across major cities and police tightened controls on Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
Roosevelt, who turns 70 next month, will step down after 16 years with the insurer, including the last 10 as chief executive.
In British playwright Caryl Churchill?s dystopian vision, cloning proves to have unexpected consequences.
?It?s plain and simple, the way we make it anyways, and it?s the way we?ve always made it,? says Glenn Cook, owner of Cider Hill Farm in Amesbury, of his award-winning sweet apple cider.
Design New England
Deck House ReduxA new floor plan and a fresh palette prove the stalwart post-and-beam, open concept design is still relevant.
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Why food allergy fakers need to stop
Architecture Review: New Balance gets an outstanding new building
What?s life like inside America?s most famous dorm room? Cramped, mostly.
Can we please stop pretending marijuana is harmless?
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