Methuen police combined first aid efforts as they raced to save the life of a 10-month old girl who had stopped breathing twice after ingesting the drug.
Obama, Pence hold dueling meetings over ObamacareOn the one side, a president who is fighting for his signature legislation. On the other, an incoming administration that has sworn to dismantle it.
Donald Trump suggests ?careless? DNC led to e-mail hacksThe president-elect also reiterated Wikileaks founder Julian Assange?s claims that the e-mails did not come from a nation?s government.
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Three firefighters were alerted by smoke detectors and safely escaped the two-alarm blaze.
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The model train is traveling by boat from China and is expected to reach the Conley Terminal in South Boston.
Jay Gonzalez, who resigned as chief executive of CeltiCare Health last month, is ?seriously exploring? a gubernatorial bid in 2018.
More than 100 injured after NYC commuter train hit blockPassengers were standing as they prepared to get off the train when it struck a bumping block at a Brooklyn station.
?Heinous, depraved?: Closing arguments begin in Gary Lee Sampson caseProsecutors are arguing for the second time in the case that Sampson deserves the death penalty for a fatal crime spree in 2001.
?Nothing wrong with me psychologically,? Dylann Roof tells jurorsThe Charleston church shooter had a key omission as he addressed the jury in the sentencing phase: He didn?t ask to be spared from the death penalty.
Turkey identifies gunman in Istanbul nightclub shootingThe gunman, who killed 39 people during New Year?s celebrations at the Reina club, is still at large.
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Where were you when we needed you, Deval Patrick?The former Mass. governor promised to ?stay woke? after Donald Trump?s win, but he was in political hibernation during the campaign.
The 10 most unusual things TSA confiscated in 2016A fake hand grenade, a bladed dragon claw, and a prop corpse. Yes, people really tried to get these items through airport security.
Man allegedly targeted family of color with banana peels A Lexington man is accused of tossing as many as 30 to 40 banana peels in the past year onto the property of a family of color on his street.
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Apparently, until this week, Speaker Ryan had not caught on to the trend.
How colleges are helping non-English speakers study in the USPathway programs serve as a gateway to American colleges for students with poor English proficiency, but do the systems lower a school?s standards?
The Patriots coach took responsibility for a lack of clarity that led to the busted coverage.
James Cordon pays tribute to George Michael, passenger of 1st carpool karaokeCorden said that Michael paved the way for other celebrities to get involved.
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One of the last remaining Shakers dies at 89, leaving just 2Sister Carr remained hopeful to the end that her religious society would grow, and she bristled when those in the village were described as the ?last? Shakers.
Five siblings have been reunited at a Peabody nursing center?We started our lives together and we are so lucky to be ending our lives together,? said Mary Cena, 92.
Upgraded planetarium reopens at Brockton HighThe 41-seat planetarium underwent more than $150,000 in renovations and improvements, with the money coming from private and public sources.
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Judge not, that ye be judged unfit for ?Ellen?Perhaps homophobic gospel singer Kim Burrell skipped the biblical passages about hypocrisy and not judging others.
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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.
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The San Antonio solutionOne Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?
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.
The guard followed up his 52-point game Friday with a career-high for assists on Tuesday to help beat the Jazz
Martha Minow will step down at the end of the academic year, the school announced Tuesday.
This five-bedroom, five-bathroom, two-half bathroom, 8,763-square-foot country estate in Dover was built in 1910 but remodeled in 2016.
The congressman from Wisconsin will lead a hefty GOP majority in the House of Representatives.
Park Geun-hye?s lawyers said the president is unlikely to attend any of the proceedings.
Here are some technologies coming to a store near you:
A snapshot of recent Globe reviews of movies in the theaters.
At The Blue Ox in Lynn, chef Matt O?Neil makes use of some unusual kindling.
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With Carrier, Trump exposes rift between unions and leadersSomehow Donald Trump, who claims a net worth of $10 billion, was standing up for the little guy, against their own union boss.
Design New England
A Gardener?s GardenThe lush landscape around Andrew Grossman?s home and studio is a showcase of possibilities.
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![Rapids Applebee's addressed the effects of Islamaphobia.] Asma Jama, the victim of a beer mug attack at the Coon Rapids Applebee's, and an East African women's group are hosting an event this afternoon to push for the reintroduction of a bill enhancing penalties for felony assaults motivated by bias. Only issue is: The bill actually did pass this past session - something that apparently even the Anoka County attorney didn't know earlier this week.Richard Tsong-Taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com](c_o0bg_com/rf/image_150x150/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-1885.jpg)
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