The Pentagon released no details on the strikes or which countries were participating, but said the operation was ongoing.
opinion | Andrew J. Bacevich
Seven key resources as US fight in Iraq resumesA military expert offers a primer to understanding the latest American intervention in the Middle East.
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Harvard names new head for its endowment investmentsStephen Blyth will succeed Jane Mendillo as chief executive of the $36.4 billion endowment.
Sick of being called an alderman, a board member proposed allowing female members to officially have the title of ?alderwoman.?
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dining out
When Boston?s dining scene begins to feel like well-explored territory, it is worth taking a trip to Providence for something new.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Robert Mueller?s position as a partner at WilmerHale is an enormous conflict of interest in the review of how the league handled Ray Rice.
Tony Stewart won?t be charged in driver?s deathKevin Ward Jr. was under the influence of marijuana the night he was struck and killed by Stewart?s car, a prosecutor said.
The Republican gubernatorial hopeful faces new questions as he works hard to win over women voters.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Will Robert Mueller shake up the NFL?His prior aversion to transparency raises questions about how much transparency he believes is necessary from the league.
Financial software company Centage gets $9.5m in fundingCentage, based in Natick, is a developer of budgeting and financial forecasting software.
The offseason shapes up as a busy one for the Red Sox, especially as they fill out their pitching rotation.
After the victim?s family gave tearful impact statements, one of the two men who fatally stabbed Richel Nova in 2010 apologized.
The Kuwaiti-born cleric, who sat with Osama bin Laden in a cave hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was sentenced to life in prison.
Four candidates committed to implementing a 2008 state law that regulates reimbursement rates for service providers.
The soda makers said they?ll work to reduce the calories Americans get from beverages by 20 percent over the next decade.
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will star in the second season of HBO?s ??True Detective.??
Ali Kothari and Johnny Fayad have developed an energy bar that is infused with a full cup of fair trade coffee.
design new england
The test of time in ChathamAs an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, Grattan Gill designed a house for his parents? retirement. Now he?s retired there himself.
How to fight biasPsychologists are testing ways to reduce unconscious racial prejudice ? not just in the police, but in all of us.
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