The car service received $1.2 billion from three Boston investment firms, making it one of the wealthiest tech startups in the world.
The body was found wrapped in a tarp and was missing its head, arms, and legs, and was affixed to a moving dolly, officials said.
Judge strikes down Wis. gay marriage banIt wasn’t clear whether the 88-page ruling cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin immediately.
The approval of Eloctate opens a new market for Biogen Idec among an estimated 16,000 people in the US.
Old Ironsides took a spin around Boston Harbor today to commemorate two battles from World War II.
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We’ve built a huge memory machine whose capacity is becoming at best a nuisance, at worst dangerous.
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New teachers union chief is unapologetically adversarialBarbara Madeloni’s upset election as Massachusetts Teachers Association president has already jolted state leaders.
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Hewitt, the ex-tennis Hall of Famer, appeared in court Friday and his attorney said he denies the charges that he assaulted girls he coached decades ago.
A convicted rapist accused of attacking a woman in her Arlington home declined to press for bail.
As the hospitality workers union seeks to organize at DoubleTree in Allston, some workers fight back and say they prefer the status quo.
Justin Bourque, 24, is suspected in one of the deadliest attack on the ranks of Canada’s national police force.
Peter Welsh, a former close ally of Menino at Suffolk Construction, was apparently unwelcome in Mayor Walsh’s City Hall.
King’s latest novel is more of a character study about the banality of evil than it is a horror thriller.
In the pretty good summer-kablooie movie, the star is better than pretty good in it.
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Wood’s Hole’s unique undersea fleetWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute is a home for deep-sea vehicles.
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