New Islamic State video claims US aid worker beheaded

In a video released early this morning, a black-clad militant claimed to have beheaded US aid worker Peter Kassig.

Index cards were posted in Camden indicating the amount Russell ?Rusty? Brace allegedly embezzled from a local charity over the years.

Maine philanthropist accused of embezzling $3.8m

The residents of Camden, Maine, were stunned when Russell ?Rusty? Brace was accused of stealing from the high-profile charity he ran for 17 years.

Three-alarm fire tears through South End apartment building

Efforts to battle the blaze were hampered by a BMW sedan parked in front of a nearby fire hydrant.

A very strange housing recovery in Mass.

It seemed nothing could stop the recovery, but sales are down, foreclosures are up, and buyers are walking away from deals.

Joe Thompson, founding director of Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, stood in front of the soon-to-be-restored Building 6 on the North Adams campus. Mass MoCA is doubling its already vast gallery space, mainly by renovating Building 6, a structure so large that each of its three floors is an acre.

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Mass MoCA unveils expansive vision

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is offering up a new model for museums: creating exhibits that will be on view for 15 to 25 years.

Seaport Boulevard is a product of earlier city planners who were unsure of what the area should become.

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Innovation District needs a human touch

Buildings are going up all over the Innovation District, but the architecture, so far, falls flat.

Christine Farnsworth

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/KENNEDYSTAFFERS013A.jpg Kennedy?s power lives on through former staffers

Edward Kennedy?s former staffers are an informal network that is almost unrivaled in Washington in size and quiet clout.

Actor Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby won?t address abuse allegations, lawyer says

A lawyer for Bill Cosby says the comedian will not dignify ??decade-old, discredited?? allegations of sexual abuse with any comment.