They heard the call of freedom, a summons that still haunts

Anthony Rizzo got to 30 home runs this season before back issues sidelined him.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Theo Epstein?s Cubs on the verge of hitting it big

Epstein?s young talent is ready for prime time and he can now spend some of the Ricketts family fortune on free agents.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Bridges.jpg Jeff Bridges shows his musical side at the Wilbur

Taking a break from his primary career, veteran actor Jeff Bridges embraces his alter-ego as a rootsy singer-songwriter.

What ?age segregation? does to America

From grade schools to senior villages, we now spend much of our lives on separate generational islands.

Boston schools bypass internal hiring of some teachers

More than 100 veteran teachers have no class assignments despite a cost in salary and benefits of more than $10 million.

Michael Carcerano (right) and Stephen Carcerano found the letters from lawyers for the Tufts insurer baffling.

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Surgical error at Tufts prompts widespread changes

The death of a patient at Tufts Medical Center last year highlighted medical errors involving ?cognitive bias.?

Kevin Cullen

A way of life prevails in Market Basket saga

The Market Basket story is a drama, an allegory, morality play, and fairy tale, all rolled into one.

The US dropped aid, including containers of water, into Amirli, Iraq, Saturday.

US airstrikes help Iraqis break militant siege

The town in northern Iraq had been under siege by militants since mid-July.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/PaintAllston01.jpg Painting your house an unusual color

If you?re confident about your color choice, own it ? no matter what the neighbors say. These homeowners did, and they couldn?t be happier.