How long is too long for solitary confinement in Massachusetts?
Lawmakers are considering a sweeping overhaul of the state?s criminal justice system and are looking at the question of solitary confinement.
Lawmakers are considering a sweeping overhaul of the state?s criminal justice system and are looking at the question of solitary confinement.
President Donald Trump told the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson that the soldier ?knew what he signed up for,? according to a Florida congresswoman.
GROUND GAME
Here?s why the president?s alleged comments won?t go away as a story or as a political problem.
??He said, ?I?m going to write you a check out of my personal account for $25,000,? and I was just floored,?? the father said.
New Hampshire is making an unusual play to lure Amazon?s second headquarters: trashing its southern neighbor.
Nestor Ramos
Cat food and human soft drinks make for an odd juxtaposition, but not nearly so awkward as mixing business and politics.
The mid-day event was organized by students after Black Lives Matter signs were defaced in a Boston College dorm.
The teacher, who was not identified, allegedly began a sexual relationship with a Stoughton High School student that continued after the student graduated.
At least five people complained to the city about the image.
This year, in this amazingly clear weather pattern, we?re going to have a great chance to check out the meteor shower without any clouds.
Michael Hebb admitted to playing a role in a grisly double slaying and was ordered to serve up to seven years for being an accessory to the crime.
Harvey Weinstein reportedly arranged for $600,000 raised for charity to be sent to the American Repertory Theater, earmarked to reimburse Weinstein and fellow ?Finding Neverland? investors.
Host Chris Gasper and NBA writer Gary Washburn process Gordon Hayward?s ghastly injury in the Celtics' season opener.
The swift action left the Celtics heartened and even encouraged that everything had been done to minimize both the physical and emotional damage.
Here?s how things unfolded Tuesday night as the Celtics took on the Cavaliers in the season opener.
JOAN VENNOCHI
This Hollywood creep is just more proof that sexual harassers are not limited to any political persuasion.
Maroney alleged that Dr. Larry Nassar molested her repeatedly beginning when she was 13 years old.
Love Letters
She?s endured years of affairs, but worries that their adult children will think less of their father if she leaves him.
hiawatha bray | TECH LAB
By this time next year, American law enforcement officials may have a lot more power to investigate our online activities. Or a lot less.
Students in grades 3-8 performed worse on the redesigned MCAS ? often by eye-popping double-digit margins.
Perspective | Magazine
Alexis de Tocqueville famously extolled democracy in America, but his look at French politics may say more about us today.
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The Bedford VA hospital admitted its care for Bill Nutter was not ?up to our standards,? but the reality was uglier. Now, the FBI is investigating.
Michael A. Cohen
In Trump?s world, the answer to everything is ?what?s in it for me??
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newsroom commentary
An open letter to the owner of Amazon, proposing a true partnership that rewrites the relationship between a city and the big companies that call it home.
The survey finds 6 in 10 doctors report abusive remarks from patients, and many get little help coping with the wounds.
Releasing Ramirez might permit the Sox to add a better player while escaping the $22m vesting option for 2019.
City officials shared data about the 5,000 licensed pooches in Cambridge.
We look at properties in South Boston, Medford, Framingham, and Brighton.
The bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course and opposed the agreement.
Search This Week's Specials
A new study inspired by Boston's early experiments with self-driving cars finds that the technology could ease congestion, but also lead to more cars on the road and further encourage urban sprawl
A gunman opened fire in a Baltimore-area community on Wednesday, killing three co-workers and wounding two others.
Over 8 million older adults in the US receive assistance with daily activities ? including shaving ? from family or professional caregivers every year, researchers say.
The BSO music director is Musical America?s artist of the year.
It?s the most popular dish at D?Guru?s Somerville and Boston locations.
The big Picture
Here?s what a Globe photographer saw while documenting the devastation in Puerto Rico.