Six US service members were killed and three were wounded when a motorcycle detonated near them in an apparent suicide attack.
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The announcement that Nick Roberto will not return came the same day a report emerged that said he was involved in gambling.
The Boston Public Schools bus, carrying five children believed to be under eight, hit a utility pole.
More than 11,000 students had an emergency day off Monday as officials responded to a ?detailed threat of violence to harm students.?
Mona Haydar
A couple stood outside a public library for several hours last Friday and Saturday, talking with more than 100 complete strangers.
Medford officers rescue family from apartment fireTwo police officers helped guide a woman and two infants out of the building while firefighters were tied up with a different blaze.
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Even though the area could see record high temperatures this week, Boston will see its shortest days Monday and Tuesday.
Kathy McKee, 66, an actress and casting director in Las Vegas, filed a seven-page civil complaint Monday.
Violent shaking dropped as cause of death for infant It?s the third time state pathologists have changed their findings in Middlesex County child death cases.
Movies about a group of hustlers, a vigilante, and a foul-mouthed teddy bear took the vast majority of credits in 2014.
Red Sox to retire Wade Boggs? No. 26The Hall of Fame third baseman will be the ninth Red Sox player to have his number retired.
Patriots sign running back Steven Jackson, report saysAn 11-year veteran, Jackson has been out of the league since being released by the Falcons in January.
Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. suspended one gameBeckham drew three personal foul penalties during a game-long battle with Carolina?s Josh Norman on Sunday.
KEVIN CULLEN
Tim Davis has learned that when you give something that you love away, it will come back to you again and again.
spotlight
Concurrent surgeries come under new scrutinyFollowing controversy at MGH, the world?s largest surgeons? group is considering new guidelines for overlapping surgery.
Developer Jon Cronin filed notice with the city Monday that he wants to build the tower at the current site of the Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden.
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Dan Craig, the NHL?s man in charge of building the Winter Classic rink, expects a ?pristine? surface for the Jan. 1 game.
Chelsea Clinton announced Monday that she is expecting her second child next summer.
Bold Types
Yvonne?s is bringing back an extravagant holiday tradition: Locke-Ober?s historic holiday lunch.
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The former Miss Universe, serving as a judge at this year?s pageant, witnessed the host declare the wrong winner.
With housing and year-round jobs increasingly scarce, the resort town at the tip of Cape Cod is hollowing out.
DANTE RAMOS
Putin hasn?t changed, but GOP hasThere?s nothing to unite Republicans, so long-submerged disagreements are resurfacing.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Ground Game | Q&A
DNC chairwoman discusses timing of Saturday debateA Q&A with DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz before Saturday?s Democratic debate.
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.
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The Big Picture
The Treehouse Community was founded to support families that take in foster children in the hopes of stopping the bounce through the system.
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.
If Minnesota is better than 12 other teams this season, Boston could get its first-round draft pick.
Boston?s mayor said the city is considering protections for renters who are being priced out of the booming housing market.
Some Granite State voters say the lower tier of candidates have worn out their welcome.
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Prices have not been this low since March 2009.
People jumped on the car and banged on its windows, but Lakeisha Holloway, 24, would not stop driving, officials said.
The US Postal Service is now projecting about a 15 percent increase in the number of packages delivered during the holiday season.
To say that the force is strong with this one is an understatement.
Families with a child on the spectrum can enjoy a restaurant gathering in a nonjudgmental atmosphere.
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HubSpot inks lease to expand in East CambridgeThe sales and marketing software firm said Friday it plans to take over the rest of its building.
CRUX
Pope taps American as spokesman in shakeupThe Vatican announced that Greg Burke, a former Fox News correspondent in Rome, has been named the new vice director of the Holy See Press Office.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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The world of threats to the US is an illusion
Clinton?s brief absence at the Democratic debate explained
Patriots pay a business owned by Tom Brady and a partner with a dubious past
Couple sets up ?Ask a Muslim? booth in Cambridge
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