The test drive, in an industrial park in South Boston, was the first part in what may be more self-driving activity in the state.
Obama champions health law as GOP plans its demisePresident Obama defended his signature health law Wednesday even as Republicans set a Feb. 20 deadline to dismantle it.
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The outgoing president met with military leaders for the last time Wednesday.
Ground Game
Trump now enjoying a political honeymoonDonald Trump posted three small victories this week that demonstrated what might be his newfound power.
Mass. Senate president stakes out liberal ground Senate President Stanley Rosenberg called for reforming the state?s criminal justice system and tackling ?the gnawing disparity? in incomes in Massachusetts.
First responders worked desperately to save baby from fentanyl exposureMethuen 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.
The Hall of Famer played on two Stanley Cup championship teams and helped bring two others to Boston in the ?70s.
Letter from Tom Brady offers comfort to heartbroken familyBrady wrote to the Riley family of San Mateo, Calif., when their son Calvin, 20, was shot and killed last summer.
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Where could McDaniels, Patricia land? The pros, cons of each teamPatriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia are hot commodities as teams try to fill their head-coaching vacancies.
Spring forward, fall back. It?s a useful mnemonic, but will we need it for much longer? Plus more of the most important business news of the day.
Macy?s is closing stores nationwide, including two in MassachusettsMacy?s is eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and will close 68 stores after a disappointing holiday shopping season.
Love Letters
They?re ?taking a break? but still talk every dayShe?s deeply involved with his family and heartbroken. Will giving him space bring him back to her?
Most online sensations live hard and die fast. So why has the dab endured?
ADDRESS
Yellow is hot in home decor. Tips on how to use it well.While yellow is having its moment, many shades of it can be challenging to use successfully.
City of New Bedford
The city found itself on a list of places from around the country that are ideal for watching the sun go down.
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America?s ill-informed electorateReams have been written about the media?s failures in covering election 2016. But what of the voters? shortcomings?
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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.
special report
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 Desperate and the Dead | Part 7
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 Celtics forward is motivated on offense this season, and the results are impressive.
Prosecutors are arguing for the second time in the case that Sampson deserves the death penalty for a fatal crime spree in 2001.
This five-bedroom, five-bathroom, two-half bathroom, 8,763-square-foot country estate in Dover was built in 1910 but remodeled in 2016.
Jay Gonzalez, who resigned as chief executive of CeltiCare Health last month, is ?seriously exploring? a gubernatorial bid in 2018.
Passengers were standing as they prepared to get off the train when it struck a bumping block at a Brooklyn station.
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Volunteers will take turns reading passages from the novel, start to finish, Friday through Sunday at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
At The Blue Ox in Lynn, chef Matt O?Neil makes use of some unusual kindling.
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Ground Game
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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