The rise in both fuel efficiency of vehicles and the popularity of hybrids threatens to undermine the effectiveness of the tax.
John L. Allen Jr.
Pope Francis continued his tour through the Middle East today, making stops at sites holy to both Muslims and Jews.
The failure to release more files by President Obama’s self-imposed deadline is blamed on several factors.
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The Red Sox’ 8-5 defeat, their 10th straight loss, was replete with a silly seventh-inning altercation.
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Two brothers from Weston are closer to seeing a national moment of silence to honor America’s veterans become a reality.
“May we remember the reason why we have Memorial Day,” Boston’s veteran services commissioner said in his remarks.
The school system’s food services program has been shutting down the salad bars as it struggles with financial losses.
Admissions to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic have risen largely due to the increase in proximity between humans and wildlife.
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Pride of Mission HillA string of basketball success stories, like that of UConn’s Shabazz Napier, buoys a broader community.
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’Lost for Words’ by Edward St. Aubyn Edward St. Aubyn leaves Patrick Melrose behind, focusing instead on the inner workings of the Elysian Prize, an annual fiction award resembling the Booker.
The former Red Sox pitcher was stellar in Philadelphia Sunday.
The construction at the Plainville racetrack may be the gambling industry’s most potent political card to play to defend the state’s casino law.
Cranston Democrat Nicholas Mattiello now holds arguably the most powerful position in Rhode Island government.
Petro Poroshenko is a candy tycoon who supports strong ties with Europe but also wants to mend relations with Russia.
Line is among a growing number of apps jostling for control of the rapidly growing mobile messaging business.
“Guided Tour” opens with an evocative, almost ritualistic bit of movement, as a woman in an elegant robe lovingly caresses a beautiful African mask.
Can we learn to bounce back — or are some just born with an innate ability to recover?
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The conservative case against the death penaltyCan a few thinkers convince their party that a winning GOP issue is actually a costly, ineffective, anti-life government boondoggle?
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