New Green Line stations are delayed until 2021

The delay for the seven new stations for the Green Line extension into Somerville and Medford pushes the project back yet again.

Antiboycott groups pay for state officials? trips to Israel

Governor Baker and state lawmakers are touring Israel even as Beacon Hill considers legislation that would benefit that country.

Pilgrim nuclear plant staff said to be ?overwhelmed?

Staff members at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station appear ?overwhelmed? by the task of running the Plymouth facility, inspectors found.

Milton officials deliver a big tax bill to Senator Brian Joyce

A dramatic increase in his property tax bill comes after a dispute over whether he was paying his fair share.

In this photo taken Jan. 8, 2016, Gen. John Kelly speaks to reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. President-elect Donald Trump is tapping another four-star military officer for his administration. He has picked Kelly to lead the Homeland Security Department, according to people close to the transition. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) — Associated Press

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Knowing the cost of war and of being unrealistic

John Kelly, who grew up in Brighton, is the right person to protect the homeland, because he will tell us what we need to hear.

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John McCain, it?s time

John McCain was born for this moment. Will he seize it?

For child sex abuse victims, court may feel unsafe

Prosecutors are mulling ways to make testifying easier for children, but standing in the way are the state?s strong defendant?s rights laws.

Young skaters take to the ice at the City Hall Plaza holiday site that opened on Wednesday, after a five-day delay due to mild weather. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

After delay, Boston Winter opens on City Hall Plaza

Lights, a giant ice skating loop, gift ?chalets,? and bountiful decorations drew hundreds to experience the installation?s opening night.

Ever tough, always loyal, O?Flaherty is Walsh?s rock

Gene O?Flaherty is a trusted adviser to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and a longtime friend.

Reebok?s new HQ will be at Design Building in Seaport District

The maker of athletic shoes and gear said it has chosen the Innovation & Design Building near the city?s cruise ship terminal for its new headquarters.

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Why ?Jackie? deserves a rare four out of four stars

In this moving film, Natalie Portman plays the former first lady as a breathy, traumatized living doll fighting hard to become her own woman.

Olympian Kayla Harrison is reportedly going to MMA

Wakefield resident and two-time Olympic gold winner Kayla Harrison is reportedly making the jump from judo to MMA.

How many miles away is Oregon? A sign will soon let Mass. drivers know

A new road sign is coming to Kenmore Square ? but it won?t tell drivers the quickest way to Cambridge or Brookline.

(WE ARE NOT IDENTIFYING THIS STUDENT BY NAME OR IMAGE.) Medford, Ma., 12/02/16, This transgender student at Tufts, photographed on the Tufts University campus, is at the center of this story, which details how she rushed a sorority that has national bylaws which aren't inclusive of transgender women, which caused residual tension in the chapter, causing over half the girls to quit, including her. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff) — Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Members quit Tufts sorority as transgender student?s application is delayed

Only a handful of national sororities have explicit bylaws that protect transgender women from discrimination.

Her home was lost, but her cats survived the Cambridge blaze

Christina Jeffrey?s reunion with her two cats, Mac and Cheese, was captured on video ? which has, in turn, captured the hearts of thousands.

Chris Sale coming to Boston

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Teams are calling Red Sox about extra starting pitchers

The Sox aren?t inclined to deal lefthander Drew Pomeranz, even though he may not crack the starting five.

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Every doctor told the Lacey family their son would die ? except one

Pat and Dina Lacey had been parents for only a few months when doctors discovered a tumor in their new baby?s chest. Told to take their son home to die, they put their faith in a young doctor who wouldn?t accept death as the answer.