Broken City
No Labels brings together lawmakers of diverse ideological stripes to find solutions, but its effectiveness is questioned.
Concerted initiatives to close a special tax loophole for hedge fund and private equity investors have not materialized.
A monumental new biography reveals more about the Red Sox legend’s last hours, and his son’s bizarre hope that Teddy Ballgame would one day live again.
Scallops giving New Bedford fishermen a welcome breakUnlike other ports around the country, New Bedford is flush with money from the richest fishery in the nation — sea scallops.
Lewis Funeral Home, Nantucket’s only such business, is closing this week, and local leaders are struggling to fill the gap.
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Technological advances have allowed ski resorts to make snow faster, more efficiently, and at higher temperatures.
Dan Shaughnessy | Patriots at Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Last December, the Texans were the Next Big Thing in the NFL before they were embarrassed by the Patriots in Foxborough. Since then, they’ve become a joke.
Descendants of original emigre members of the Beacon Hill synagogue, located by genealogical research, gathered to honor its heritage.
Globe Santa
As Globe Santa staff members process letters from families in need this Christmas, many of the requests are from parents who are battling serious illnesses.
TOM KEANE
Time to shop or, maybe, stop shoppingThe notion of consumption for consumption’s sake seems at odds in a world where resources are scarce.
The Bruins are 9-0-2 in their last 11 home games, last losing in regulation on Causeway Street Oct. 26 to the Devils.
Survivors, dignitaries, fire officials, and historians gathered in Bay Village as the street that once housed the nightclub became Cocoanut Grove Lane.
Across the country, a growing number of veterinarians are offering hospice care.
HealthCare.gov, which the Obama administration promised would “function smoothly” for most by Nov. 30, remains a work in progress.
Winter is fast approaching. Slice your energy bills without sacrificing comfort.
An accomplished if rather stiff performance of “The Messiah” was given by the venerable Handel and Haydn Society.
When you head to low-key, laid-back Kingfield, leave the Bogner ski wear at home.
One of Britain’s leading historians reexamines Winston Churchill through the words of his wartime addresses.
Globe Talk | Dec. 4
A conversation with author Tom PerrottaThe best-selling author of “Little Children” discusses his craft with the Globe’s new book critic, Matthew Gilbert.
