Daycare worker charged in abuse
John Burbine, who worked in his wife’s child-care service, allegedly videotaped himself as he abused 13 infants and toddlers.
John Burbine, who worked in his wife’s child-care service, allegedly videotaped himself as he abused 13 infants and toddlers.
The Green Line operator fired for crashing a trolley last week while in a drowsy fog had for years worked two full-time jobs without drawing scrutiny, officials said.
An 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the region hit by a tsunami last year. One city reported a small tsunami and at least two people were injured.
Governor Patrick blamed the so-called fiscal cliff scare as a “direct cause” of the tamped-down tax collections, but other factors were apparent months before.
Governor Deval Patrick was said to raise the prospect at a high-level meeting of a gubernatorial run by the US attorney.
The departure of Dr. Stancel Riley, combined with turnover among board members, indicates a likely shift at the agency.
With his political career winding to a close in a matter of weeks, the 72-year-old Newton Democrat says he’s worn out and eager to begin a new chapter.
The prospect of potentially higher taxes is driving big earners, from investors to new Sox first baseman Mike Napoli, to try to collect some of that money this year.
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It’s painful to even think about the death of Christopher Weigl, the Boston University graduate student, Eagle Scout, and bicyclist who died in a crash Thursday.
Jack Taylor, the sophomore guard for Grinnell College who recently set an NCAA record by scoring 138 points in one game, became the buzz of the sports world.
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The 37-year-old Uehara, whom the Red Sox have coveted for years, had a 1.75 ERA, struck out 43 and walked three for Texas last season.
Christopher Weigl, a Boston University graduate student, was the fifth bicyclist killed in a crash in Boston this year.
Liu Xia cried as she described her absurd and emotionally draining house arrest since her jailed husband, Liu Xiaobo, was named a Nobel Peace laureate.
The final campaign finance tallies trickled out Thursday for a race expected to be most expensive in US history.
Companies hold innovation days, or hacking sessions, where employees are given time away from the daily grind as a new corporate retreat.
When the recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was released in 1956, it changed all expectations with which listeners approached Bach’s keyboard music.
The movie, set mostly in Brooklyn, is a critique of hipsterism and how men conduct themselves in comedies.