Under T policies, workers who take too many unexcused absences can eventually get suspended without pay or fired.
John Tlumacki/Globe staff
Hernandez was a cocky NFL star who believed he could get away with murder a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday in a closing argument.
Problems at the New England Primate Research Center may have been more serious and longstanding than Harvard previously revealed.
Dr. Punyamurtula Kishore and his statewide chain were found guilty of fraudulently billing MassHealth for unnecessary drug tests.
Lane Turner/Globe Staff
Tufts University announced it will consider all students in the country illegally as regular domestic applicants.
The officer was charged after a video surfaced showing him fatally shooting an apparently unarmed man in the back.
A new state law requiring motorists to keep their headlights on when operating their windshield wipers takes effect today.
Marathon bombing case now in hands of juryA jury of seven women and five men deliberated their first day in the federal death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
A recent report suggests that Massachusetts is among 13 states and D.C. where housing markets might be overheating.
UConn 63, Notre Dame 53
The Huskies defeated Notre Dame, 63-53, Tuesday night at Amalie Arena in Tampa.
Walker?s strategy of adopting positions that are more conservative than his record is raising questions about his core convictions.
Porcello faces the Phillies Wednesday night after signing a four-year, $82.5 million extension.
Magazine
How to rethink the Olympic bid for Boston?s benefitWith planning and discipline, we could create a better city for all ? even if the torch never makes it here.
Officials say this is the first attempt by a major US city to address the gap by examining and releasing salary information.
Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
The T?s money troubles are often chalked up, in part, to lingering debt from public transit projects built to offset the Big Dig highway project.
Some Democratic senators oppose Baker?s early retirement planThe Senators said the pension-sweetening bill is fiscally irresponsible and they worry the plan could gut some state agencies.
While there is no magic formula to achieve a sale, there are things you can do to better your chances.
Miss Conduct
One advice seeker is baffled that some veterans resent being thanked for their service.
Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s guilt now in jurors? handsThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
SCOT LEHIGH
Ed Markey?s optimism for climate-change consensusThe Mass. Democrat thinks the stage is set for a significant advance when world leaders meet in Paris this December.
The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.
The Cuban star will be able to learn English and assimilate to the pro baseball lifestyle before joining the Greenville Drive.
It didn?t take long for a barber to lop off Baker?s reddish locks and reveal a graying base.
As state treasurer-elect, Deborah Goldberg allegedly used her position to find out about a job-hunting worker at the nonprofit she heads.
The father had been trying to keep the family warm with a generator after a utility removed a stolen electric meter from the home.
William Allen and an associate allegedly lured investors to back loans for professional athletes.
Millions around the world have been drawn into a medieval medical-adventure saga created by a soft-spoken Dedham resident.
Design New England
Garden varietyWith hundreds of thousands of species in existence, how are eager gardeners to choose plants for their gardens?
Fighting to save cursive from the Common CoreDefenders argue penmanship is not just a handy skill but a source of art, virtue, and patriotism.
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