The logistics and costs of same-day delivery have been a difficult challenge to surmount for retailers.
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
After the frenzy that followed store openings, local retailers were taking a breather during the mid-morning lull.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in the fatal shooting this month of a 9-year-old boy on the city?s South Side.
Bay Staters can forgo heavy layers this late November day and enjoy the fresh air and sunshine.
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The group has embarked on a campaign involving multiple levels of government in its protest of alleged wage law violations.
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Cherished son an innocent victim in Fenway shootingOutside a Fenway Park bar that has gained a reputation for violence, an off-duty MBTA conductor was caught in a hail of gunfire.
Paris attacks renew privacy vs. security debate in US politicsThe attacks are raising calls for Congress to take new steps on surveillance and ensure government access to encrypted networks.
Willis Glassgow/AP
Donald Trump accused the reporter, who has a condition that limits flexibility in his arms, of ?using his disability to grandstand.?
Ex-Millis officer linked to bomb threat, shootout found deadThere were no signs of foul play and the death is not being investigated as a homicide.
Turkey has been reluctant to share information with Moscow about citizens accused of involvement in terrorist activities.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
The teacher and the student had known each other in a Mattapan school. Little did they realize then they would become a family.
New Boston Public Market fills appetites, coffersSince the market opened July 30, over 500,000 visitors have checked it out.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Danny Amendola is upgraded on practice reportThe Patriots receiver, who hurt his knee against Buffalo, was a limited participant in practice Thursday after missing Wednesday.
Christopher L. Gasper
High school football at Fenway should be a traditionThe scenes at Fenway will be unforgettable for all involved.
Thanksgiving high school football scoreboardDid your local team win on Thanksgiving? Check out the results of Thursday?s high school football games.
Universal Pictures
Movie Review
Tom Hardy is the main reason ? make that the main two reasons ? to see this entertaining but unfocused and overlong gangster epic.
Pope Francis tells African youth that corruption is ?path to death?Pope Francis spoke to 30,000 young people gathered in Nairobi?s Kasarani stadium Friday.
Security, storage concerns linger at closed nuclear sitesThe Vermont Yankee plant stopped producing power last year, but hundreds of tons of radioactive waste at the site remain an issue.
Michael Dukakis wants your turkey carcass?There?s no better meal!? the former governor says of turkey soup.
From Syria to Waltham, from despair to hopeFor Ali Al Jundi, the month of November will always be full of celebration.
JOANNA WEISS
How to be grumpy, but gratefulEven in the most magical place on Earth, by the end of the day, everyone frays.
2015 holiday gifts for everyone on your listSpread the smiles with these tokens of your affection, from adorable to delicious.
Trendspotting
Marijuana tourism?s reach expandsMarijuana tourism is reaching new highs in Colorado, Washington State, and Oregon.
opinion reel
?Outside the Window,? a film by Sara TeshSometimes, you don?t fully know the people you love.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Ground Game
Who will be next to drop out of the presidential race? The signs point to two US senators: Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham.
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
People are in need, from Boston to places around the world, and many others have offered contributions.
TMZ Sports reported Philadelphia?s rookie center got violent in front of Storyville in Boston, though no arrests were made.
New Hampshire?s large number of independent voters have contributed to its reputation as a mercurial swing state.
Massachusetts lieutenant governors often dream of becoming governor. Very few ever do.
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Consumers in Boston can save $178 when buying a used car compared to the other cities and towns in the Bay State.
Joseph Caputo, who was draped in an American flag, climbed over the fence at the White House Thursday.
More than 20 years of retail sales data suggest it?s a distinct possibility.
Poland will not extradite Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski to the US in an almost 40-year-old case.
I?ve talked to him about getting divorced, about getting his own place with room for his kids, but it always comes back to the money problem.
Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy
Boston?s brand is the futureOur city isn?t about the past. It?s the place where the future happens first.
A criminal trial for leaks could boomerang on the VaticanThe Vatican?s effort to claim the moral high ground could be damaging, both immediately and over the long haul.
Design New England
Conquering realityA family learns that dream renovations take planning and time ? and are totally worth the effort.
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Michael Dukakis loves turkey carcasses
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