Decision could change handling of juvenile offenders
The Supreme Judicial Court struck down a state law that allows juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for crimes committed before they turned 18.
The Supreme Judicial Court struck down a state law that allows juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for crimes committed before they turned 18.
Representative Niki Tsongas teamed up with a Republican colleague to combat what they saw as an epidemic of predation virtually ignored by Pentagon leaders.
The day after Christmas, all through the state, for many a worker, a day off was their fate.
Once considered among the most parochial of cities, Boston is becoming a gateway to the world.
The sale of Midway Studios to its residents, which hinges on some fund-raising, would mark a rare victory for Boston artists, many of whom have been displaced over the years.
Boston agencies combined new trends and some traditional broadcast spots, with sometimes mixed results.
Students, fans, parents, and alumni are mounting a grass-roots campaign in an attempt to save the sport, but it’s an uphill battle.
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A humorous take on the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” reminds you to just enjoy the week between Christmas and New Year’s.
The Patriots tailback fumbled in three straight games, leading to his being benched for the game against Houston earlier this season.
About 20 people attended a service for the boy, including a handful of 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver’s relatives.
Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped in 2011, said his captors agreed to let him meet with his family if members of Al Qaeda held by the United States were released.
Thomas J. Tinlin will become chief of operations and maintenance for the state’s roads and highways, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation announced.
Massachusetts’ fourth-largest bank isn’t planning any major acquisitions, but it still has plenty of room to grow, its chief executive says.
The 36 images that make up “American Vision: Photographs from the Collection of Owen and Anna Wells” are varied and often-surprising at Portland Museum of Art.
“The Wolf of Wall Street” is one of the funniest yet most depressing movies of Martin Scorsese’s long career.
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Video of a discussion with The Boston Globe’s Washington bureau of the gridlock in Washington and what can be done to end it.
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Can you read your way to psychological health? Britain is finding out.