MBTA panel sets stage for fare increase next year

Transportation officials approved a policy that allows for 10 percent fare increases every two years.

Black, Latino mortgage rejection rates still high

An analysis found a persistent pattern of racial disparity in mortgage approvals in both greater Boston and across the state.

Another finding of shaken-baby death is revised

State pathologists have again changed their findings that the death of an infant in Middlesex County was linked to shaking.

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?I think people are kind of tired of the really amped-up rhetoric that passes for a lot of political dialogue,? Charlie Baker said.

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bland family shows Sandra Bland. Waller County, which is being sued by the family of Bland who died in the county jail in the summer of 2014, says she committed suicide because she was despondent over her relatives' refusal to quickly bail her out. The assertion is contained in a court motion in mid November 2015 asking that a lawsuit by relatives of Sandra Bland against Waller County be dismissed. (Courtesy of the Bland family via AP, File)

No indictment is returned in Sandra Bland death

A grand jury did not indict a Texas sheriff?s office or jailers in the death of Sandra Bland but will consider an indictment against the arresting officer.

Mom accused of kidnapping 2 Lakeville children

Valerie McGrath, 47, was held on $10,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in a Wareham courtroom.

Fall River area cardiac services dispute lands in federal court

The new suit, filed by Steward Health Care System, comes in the wake of a lawsuit filed in state court by Southcoast Health System.

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has told surgeons that ?plans for overlapping surgery should be disclosed to the patient prior to the surgery.?

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Concurrent surgeries come under new scrutiny

Following controversy at MGH, the world?s largest surgeons? group is considering new guidelines for overlapping surgery.

02/23/15: Boston, MA: NU's Colton Saucerman is down and out as BU's Nick Roberto (15) and Matt Lane start the celebration following a second period goal by teammate Matt Grzelcyk (not pictured) that put the Terriers ahead 3-1. Northeastern University and Boston University met in the Beanpot Championship game at the TD Garden. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic: Beanpot (1)

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BU hockey player off team amid gambling allegation

The announcement that Nick Roberto will not return came the same day a report emerged that said he was involved in gambling.

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Six US service members were killed and three were wounded when a motorcycle detonated near them in an apparent suicide attack.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. The rocket, carrying 11 communications satellites for Orbcomm, Inc., is the first launch of the rocket since a failed mission to the International Space Station in June. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

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SpaceX launch is successful, and so is the landing

The rocket lifted off six months after a June accident and then landed upright back at Cape Canaveral.

Wade Boggs has earned his place in Red Sox lore.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

Finally, Red Sox do right by Wade Boggs

It?s baffling as to why the Red Sox waited so long to honor one of their greats.

12/20/15: Foxborough, MA: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is pumped up as he takes the field for pre game warmups. The New England Patriots hosted the Tennessee Titans in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:patriots-titans

Battle for AFC playoff position the toughest fight of all

The Patriots wrapped up a first-round bye for a record sixth straight season, but the complete AFC playoff picture isn?t yet settled.

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What you give away

Tim Davis has learned that when you give something that you love away, it will come back to you again and again.

A rendering of the 22-story residential building planned for the South Boston Waterfront.

Elkus Manfredi Architects

Tower featuring ?billowing sails? proposed for Seaport

Developer Jon Cronin filed notice with the city Monday that he wants to build the tower at the current site of the Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden.

Boston?s podcast scene offers something for every listener

Take a tour through some highlights of our local podcast bounty, with shows for every taste available to listeners anywhere.

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Two police officers helped guide a woman and two infants out of the building while firefighters were tied up with a different blaze.

Mona Haydar and her husband, Sebastian Robins, stood outside of a library in Cambridge.

Mona Haydar

Couple sets up ?Ask a Muslim? booth in Cambridge

Mona Haydar and her husband stood outside a library over the weekend, talking with more than 100 strangers.

Chelsea Clinton.

Bill and Hillary Clinton to become grandparents, again

Chelsea Clinton announced Monday that she is expecting her second child next summer.

Ground Game

Ground Game | Q&A

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A Q&A with DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz before Saturday?s Democratic debate.

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Treehouse resident Liz Poudrier hugs Sarah D?Amato,19, who had just delivered her a hot Thanksgiving meal.

Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff

The Big Picture

Fostering a community

The Treehouse Community was founded to support families that take in foster children in the hopes of stopping the bounce through the system.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.