In some cases, social workers didn?t know that children they were monitoring had been badly hurt, the state audit found.
Here?s how much snow we could get this weekend Massachusetts could get its first inches of snowfall of the season this weekend, forecasters said.
Look out, wealthy Boston suburbs: Here comes the GOP tax bill There?s increasing concern the tax bill would hurt a key slice of the local economy: Well-paid, white-collar, suburban families.
Hardly anyone outside her Worcester district had heard of Harriette L. Chandler until she was chosen as acting president.
Investigators will try to determine how the lines broke on the 1,065-foot ship that drifted away from the Paul J. Conley Container Terminal in South Boston.
GE to cut 12,000 jobs in power division The company said the cuts to both office and production jobs, will help ??right-size?? GE Power, as traditional markets, and the volume of the fuels that power them, decline.
Nikki Haley says US presence at South Korea Olympics is an ?open question? The Winter Games are to be held in Pyeongchang, a city about 50 miles from the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea.
FBI director counters Trump?s attacks on his agency FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee as Democrats and Republicans clashed over the significance of Trump?s attacks.
Black lawmakers may skip museum opening to protest Trump Angered by a White House they view as racially divisive, black lawmakers wrestling with how to respond to President Trump?s planned attendance at the opening of a civil rights museum in Mississippi.
Bitcoin soars above $15,000 as hack raises concerns A bitcoin mining company in Slovenia has been hacked for the theft of $70 million worth of the digital currency.
Officials planned to disclose what the new hours of operation would be at individual schools Thursday.
Salem restaurant?s abrupt closing threatens annual children?s Christmas fundraiser ?We have some desperately poor kids,? said Brendan Walsh, a board member of the Salem Children?s Charity, that relies on the fund-raiser to assist children in need.
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Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears on the brink of resigning from the Senate.
Some are thinking big in East Boston Demand for housing and development has given way to a growing Yes In My Backyard movement aimed at encouraging higher-density projects.
Bookstores escape from jaws of irrelevance Not so long ago it looked as if they would become another victim of digital disruption. Then they engineered a remarkable comeback.
?I don?t like men?: Lawmaker halts meeting after male colleague touches his arm A conservative Pennsylvania state lawmaker interrupted a meeting to berate his Democratic counterpart.
Many modern contraceptives still linked to breast cancer, study finds Women who rely on contraceptive that release hormones face a small but significant increase in the risk for breast cancer, according to a large study.
Love Letters
Her ex is up for a ?booty call,? but she wants more They split over her drinking, and now he says he can?t commit to more than dinner and hooking up.
Bryant University?s beloved bulldog mascot dies after ?sudden collapse? A search for Tupper?s replacement will soon be under way.
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Former NFL safety Ryan Clark said on ESPN that the Bills should have jumped Gronkowski and defended their teammate.
Ex-DJ says he mailed $1 Sacagawea coin to Taylor Swift to settle groping lawsuit A former radio DJ who was ordered to pay a symbolic $1 to Taylor Swift for groping her at a photo op says he mailed her a Sacagawea coin last week.
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?The Shape of Water? is a bold, romantic masterpiece The Guillermo del Toro film stars Sally Hawkins as a mute cleaning lady who falls for an imprisoned creature from the deep.
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Take a look inside Jay Leno?s multimillion-dollar Newport, R.I., mansion The comedian paid $13.5 million for an oceanfront estate that was on the market for $19 million a few years ago.
Matt Damon went Christmas tree shopping in Belmont The Cambridge native was seen shopping with his nephew and brother, Kyle Damon, who is a regular at the Lions Club tree and wreath sale.
In a response, Ratajkowski condemned Morgan for ?telling women what to do with their bodies,? calling it ?classic sexism.?
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Sage?s new depression drug hits mark in clinical trial If the results are confirmed, the pill could become one of the first medicines in years with a new mechanism of action to be approved for the treatment of depression.
Globe Santa has brought a smile to a child?s face on Christmas morning nearly 3 million times since 1956, because over those decades donors have given close to $50 million to provide toys, books, and games to go under the tree.
The Season Ticket podcast Longtime NESN sportscaster Tom Caron joins guest host Steve Safran from the Globies, the Globe?s sports award ceremony.
EDITORIAL
Donald Trump?s unprecedented assault on Mother Nature Donald Trump?s decision to slash the size of two national monuments in Utah is an affront to anyone who cares about preserving the natural habitat.
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He put BSO on the map ? then landed in a world of trouble One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.
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The best of the arts this upcoming holiday season ?Tis the season for music, shows, and productions of all kinds, just in time for the holidays.
The surgeon general and his brother: A family?s reckoning with addiction ?One of the most frustrating things is being surgeon general ... and feeling like you can?t help your own brother,? said Dr. Jerome Adams.
Shane Larkin and Daniel Theis were key off the bench in helping Boston to its fourth straight win.
George Makris was Northeastern University?s first athletic development director.
Investing in staging before listing can reduce the time your home spends on the market. Get more expert advice at realestate.boston.com.
The fate of Jerusalem has been one of the key sticking points in the larger negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians.
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The 2018 Leaf improves on the electric car experience and even has a price drop despite having more features.
A federal judge ruled that Michael Slager committed second-degree murder when he shot an unarmed black motorist to death.
Six women sued Harvey Weinstein and men who served on the board of his film company Wednesday, accusing them of functioning like an organized crime group that used agents, producers and others to prey on young women seeking a break in a breakneck industry.
The movie about the infamous former figure skater stars Margot Robbie.
This probably isn?t the year for mistletoe and an open bar.
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Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.
