Cardinal O’Malley has previously expressed doubt about the likelihood of a papal visit here.
Governor Deval Patrick vowed to release results from a review of the 2009 homicide at Bridgewater State Hospital in days.
Kevin Cullen
The head of the troubled DCF agency staying in her position, in the wake of the latest scandal, is the height of arrogance.
Dan Shaughnessy
All is right in Fort MyersManager John Farrell had only good things to say after the much-anticipated first full-squad workout.
The president’s office said that it and the opposition reached an agreed, but mediators wouldn’t confirm a breakthrough.
David L Ryan/Globe Staff
As many as 18,000 cars will need to be parked at Logan each day this week, and only 16,200 spaces exist.
A Globe analysis of payroll records found that the first wave of new hires was overwhelmingly white and predominantly male.
Shirley Leung
When women wail, we wonder if the whole movement has been set back. But when men bawl, they’re deemed leaders of the free world.
Northeast Realty Associates will seek a judgment to prevent the gambling company from pursuing a casino in Revere.
Christopher L. Gasper
Danny Ainge is right when he says the Celtics want Rondo more than anybody else, but that’s not a good thing.
opinion | susan crawford
Route around cable behemothsLast week’s news that Comcast plans a $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable makes an atrocious situation worse.
There are those who’ll claim that Kim Yu Na was robbed of figure-skating gold, and then there are those who can count.
It was a heartbreaking loss after a stunning Canadian rally. But Danvers-native Meghan Duggan, a star forward, had done them proud.
The rival governments agreed to the family reunions as their first serious gesture toward easing frayed ties in years.
The New Jersey governor heard complaints from residents still displaced by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
Retailers are using mobile-based technology to track shoppers’ movements at some malls and stores.
The darkly charming Nick Hornby novel, which was adapted into a British coming-of-age film, is an absolute charmer as an American television show.
McG’s new film, where Kevin Costner’s as a CIA assassin battles international thugs, isn’t that bad. It’s just not any good.
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For pregnant women, two sets of rights in one bodyA new wave of fetal-protection measures creates a collision in American law — and exposes a moral conundrum.
