Senate passes broad immigration overhaul
The Senate approved a potentially historic reshaping of the nation’s immigration system by a 68-32 vote, sending the measure to the House, where opposition is strong.
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The Senate approved a potentially historic reshaping of the nation’s immigration system by a 68-32 vote, sending the measure to the House, where opposition is strong.
In a case that could have implications for US-China relations, a Chinese wind turbine maker was indicted for allegedly stealing technology from American Superconductor Corp.
Interest rates for student loans will double on Monday, at least for a while, after a compromise proved unwinnable before the July 1 deadline, senators said.
In court today, “Whitey” Bulger cursed at disgraced former FBI official John Morris, who testified at the trial.
A judge today denied Aaron Hernandez’s second attempt at bail, and called the evidence against the former Patriot “very, very strong.”
The former Patriot, who was charged with murder yesterday, is also being looked at in connection with killings last year in Boston.
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He pledged long-term allegiance to the Celtics two years ago, but Rivers just didn’t feel the same way about the job as time went on.
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The Supreme Court granted rights and took them away this week in its decisions on gay marriage and voting equality.
With Doc Rivers gone and a new era dawning, the Celtics needs to begin building cornerstones in Thursday’s NBA draft.
A federal appeals court upheld a $675,000 fine issued against Joel Tenenbaum for illegally downloading and distributing music.
Republican Gabriel E. Gomez’s dispiriting loss is leading some state Republicans to suggest that it might be time to rethink their brand.
President Obama says he won’t engage in wheeling and dealing to get NSA leaker Edward Snowden back to the US.
Federal regulators filed civil charges against Jon S. Corzine, a onetime business and political titan, for activity at his brokerage firm before it imploded almost two years ago.
The basis of the “Fabergé Revealed” show at the Peabody Essex Museum is not a collection borrowed from Russia, but from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Boston-based interior designer Rachel Reider gave Lark Hotels suites inspired by Vineyard Vines.
Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.