Talia Newfield, 16, and Adrienne Garrido, 17, were struck and killed Saturday while crossing a Needham street. Officers ?are looking at more than one driver,? the Norfolk DA said.
Questions remain as investigators look at Needham killing Benjamin Walsh stabbed his parents Saturday in a Millis restaurant. Later, his girlfriend?s body was discovered in her Needham apartment.
US ready to talk with North Korea, Pence says The change in course came after the vice president spoke with South Korea?s president during a trip to the Olympics.
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The station?s hosts are entitled to free speech, but WEEI routinely crosses a line that makes Boston a hostile place to live.
Children?s Hospital defends use of placebo in asthma study An outside researcher raises ethical questions about using a dummy pill in an estimated half of subjects, instead of vitamin D.
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The tweet noted the late Celtics legend?s role in integrating the NBA. Critics wanted to know why the department singled out Auerbach, who was white.
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Black Boston loses some of its political clout The departure of Linda Dorcena Forry, the state?s only black state senator, feels like a substantial loss on Beacon Hill.
Boston has a plan to avoid gentrification in Uphams Corner The city is purchasing property in the district, hoping to beat developers to the punch before the neighborhood becomes hot.
Barnstable police say they?ve nabbed the ?obit bandit? Randy Brunelle of Plymouth broke into homes while the occupants were attending wakes and funerals, police said.
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Bacow?s parents were an Eastern European refugee and an Auschwitz survivor.
Seven things to know about Harvard?s next president Lawrence Bacow met his wife while he was a Harvard student, is allergic to both cats and dogs, and has run the Boston Marathon several times.
Harvard turns to former Tufts president as its next leader Lawrence Bacow, the lawyer and economist, was initially on the committee that searched for Drew Faust?s replacement.
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John Powers | On Olympics
Nagasu landed a triple axel during Monday?s team competition, becoming the first American to do so at the Olympics.
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Brian Gionta enjoying another chance to play for Team USA The 39-year-old veteran is the leader for a young squad in PyeongChang.
There?s another side to the woman who could be one of the biggest stars to take the stage at the Winter Olympics in Korea.
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Finally, a crack in Donald Trump?s chintzy armor The volatile stock market reminded America: Despite the president?s bluster, he?s vulnerable.
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The kid from Lakers country is now immortalized in Boston. It?s ironic, yet so appropriate and fitting.
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Cavalier attitude has turned around with trades LeBron James and his new teammates suddenly look like a formidable group.
The state?s new education commissioner has no time to rest Educators are eager to see how former Lawrence superintendent Jeffrey Riley tackles some of the state?s most stubborn problems.
Seth MacFarlane says city councilor?s comments on ?SMILF? akin to censorship Ed Flynn ?treads on dark ground? with his criticism of the show, McFarlane said.
Trump wants to turn ISS into an orbiting real estate venture The White House plans to stop funding for the station after 2024, ending direct federal support of the orbiting laboratory.
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The best Blizzard of ?78 stories you could dig out The Globe?s call last week for reminiscences about the Blizzard of ?78 resulted in a veritable flurry of stories from our readers. Here are some highlights.
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The future of genetically modified mosquitoes could be in moveable labs Oxitec is taking its work to the streets ? courtesy of trailer-sized mobile labs.
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The 11th-ranked Huskies will be tested by surging BU in Monday?s title game.
?What I see every day are good people doing God?s work,? the governor told worshipers at Morning Star Baptist Church.
The property, called Ringing Point, sits on 14.5 acres near Acadia National Park.
The president ?has full confidence in his current chief of staff,?? adviser Kellyanne Conway said.
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The trucks roll into Worcester's DCU Center from Feb. 16-18.
The plane went down near the village of Stepanovskoe, about 50 miles southeast of the Russian capital.
The bill would impose a 15 percent tax on gross revenues of companies such as Boston-based DraftKings.
?Freed? and fellow newcomers ?Peter Rabbit? and ?The 15:17 to Paris? breathed fresh life into the movie marketplace.
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The Big Picture
The Olympic torch was finally lit, its flames licking the cold South Korea sky, a fitting and beautiful end to one of the greatest nights of pageantry the sports world has to offer.
