MBTA
The supervisor and the dispatcher had 48 years of MBTA experience between them, but neither had game-planned for this. Nobody had.
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Red Line probe points to MBTA driver mistakesThe unmanned subway train is the latest in a string of controversies for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
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US Army Ranger from N.H. dies in live fire exercise Corporal Andrew A. Aimesbury, 21, died from his wounds on Wednesday after he was taken by Medevac to a treatment facility.
Derrick Z. Jackson
The height of hypocrisy in higher educationUniversities bring African-American men to campus at grotesque levels to earn the school millions in sports revenues.
Keith Bedford/Globe staff
As the number of mass shootings mount, a fearful public is increasingly trying to protect itself.
Ideas
The Constitution requires inequalityA careful reading of the Federalist Papers shows how the Founding Fathers intended for the system to protect the elite.
Boston?s count of Chipotle norovirus cases rises to 136The city has not determined exactly how the virus got into food at the restaurant, which was shuttered after inspectors found three serious violations.
Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff
When Sophie Fellows got out of a hospital bed to play in a Christmas concert last year, she wondered if she would be able to perform again.
COLLEGE BOUND
Lexington High senior Anna Kelly finalized a four-year process in April, committing to play basketball at Fordham.
Letters pour into Globe Santa, giving thanks for saving ChristmasFrom the letters bin: ?It is programs such as Globe Santa that make it possible to give my girls a sense of normalcy.?
An Abington family has an inflatable snowman holding a rifle in its front yard. Appropriate holiday decor?
First Person
Ken Oringer on the reason he?s closing Clio The chef?s flagship restaurant will give way to its funkier neighbor, Uni.
?I was never the class clown growing up. But if I told someone something horrible about my life, the response was ?I?m sorry, but the way you told it was so funny.??
McGregor ready for shot at Aldo and UFC titleThe flamboyant Irish featherweight Conor McGregor faces what may be the fight of the year on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
Gary Washburn | On Basketball
With the game on the line, Golden State again had the final say.
The receiver joined his team for Friday?s workout, 26 days after he broke his foot in a game against the Giants.
DraftKings and other fantasy sites can temporarily operate in New York until a panel rules on whether to allow the sites? operation while the fight plays out in court.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
The exchange lasted barely a few minutes. But a Goldman Sachs executive and a 9-year-old straight-A student won?t soon forget it.
Love Letters
I met a wonderful, free-spirited woman. She?s a 9 or a 10 in every way. But her past lifestyle experience is vastly different from mine.
opinion | Stephen Kinzer
What truly conservative foreign policy looks likeRestraint is an essentially conservative doctrine, yet most members of the GOP favor the liberal dogma of interventionism.
STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.
Three scenarios for Trump and the GOPWhat happens after Donald Trump, particularly for the Republican Party?
Globe investigations and Spotlight reportsA look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight??Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Staff photographers share the stories behind the year?s most powerful pictures.
Crennel is the defensive coordinator for the Texans, who welcome the Patriots on Sunday night.
The employee copied years-old reports when preparing evaluations of the mother of the slain 2-year-old.
The discussions come amid severely strained ties between the Cold War foes, but there are also some signs of possible improvement.
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Driving in the snow and cold is no fun, but some simple preparation will make life easier in the winter months.
Burundi?s political violence continued Saturday as 21 people were found shot dead in a neighborhood of the capital.
The Federal Trade Commission wants more information about Walgreens? $9.41 billion plan to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid.
If you?re hoping to catch Bruce Springsteen play ?The River? album straight through, prepare to pony up.
Personal, backyard smokers are popping up in suburban backyards across the country. So how do you go about picking the right one?
Scott Kirsner | betaboston
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Old economy and new trying to catch the holiday spiritsStartups and big players like Amazon.com and Total Wine & More are trying to shake up the retail liquor industry.
Defying governor, Indianapolis archbishop takes in Syrian refugeesThe Archdiocese of Indianapolis has decided to help resettle a Syrian refugee family.
Design New England
The Meaning of HomeA thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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A call, then a scramble to stop runaway train
Warriors edge Celtics in double overtime
Donald Trump says his late uncle, an MIT professor, was proof of family?s smart genes
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MBTA operator tied off throttle, didn?t set brakes on runaway train
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