Program for needy patients struggles

An experiment to improve care for the state?s sickest residents is proving more complex and expensive than originally envisioned.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced his plan for the citywide expansion of prekindergarten last May at the Patrick J. Kennedy School in East Boston. The plan would afford a seat for all of Boston?s 4-year-olds.

A year in office, Mayor Walsh hopes to drive agenda with data

The mayor wants to use data that measure everything from shootings to building permits to infuse city government with new urgency.

A military plane of the US-led coalition circled above the Turkey-Syria border Saturday.

US shouldering brunt of ISIS air campaign

As the air operation enters its fourth month, the US is carrying most of the load at an estimated $8 million a day.

After electoral rout, President Obama blames himself

On Face the Nation Sunday, the president said the Democratic losses prompted a ?gut check? about what he needed to do differently.

Suspect in Dorchester killing found dead in the woods

The man was wanted in the death of a woman who was the mother of their son and the sister of a Boston police officer.

Tufts University assistant professor Andrew Kemp jotted notes on the board as Tufts junior Taylor McGinnis, 20, looked for microscopic snails called foraminifera.

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In Tufts microbe count, clues to future sea levels

Tallying up microorganisms to understand past sea level changes can help predict the future on a smaller scale.

Parking attendant Michaele Gebremariam brought a car into the garage at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel, where workers have organized with Teamsters Local 25. Nationwide, the union has organized about 20,000 parking attendants

Boston?s parking attendants unionizing

Teamsters has been organizing the 1,600 parking workers in Greater Boston, aiming to improve working conditions.

A first breath, and a last breath. In Longwood, that?s life

As a Randolph woman prepares to go home for the final time, a young couple experiences the other end of the life cycle.

Tracing Washington?s steps

Six months after his inauguration, America?s first president embarked on a monthlong tour of New England.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers were rolling ? until they lost to the hapless Jets on Sunday, 20-13. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Pieces falling into place for Patriots

With the Patriots? fellow contenders losing on Sunday, it?s all lining up for another super run.