State Police investigated 755 heroin overdose deaths in 2015
Of the victims, 591 were male, 164 were female. The average age of the victims was about 36, State Police said.
Of the victims, 591 were male, 164 were female. The average age of the victims was about 36, State Police said.
Police in Munich are asking people to stay away from the city?s main train station and a second train station.
As 2015 drew to a close, many are bidding a weary and wary adieu to a year marred by attacks.
An inferno broke out in a downtown skyscraper Thursday, engulfing at least 20 stories in a chaotic scene shortly before the United Arab Emirates city was scheduled to hold its New Year?s Eve fireworks celebration.
EMC is proceeding with previously announced plans to cut annual costs by reducing its staff by an unspecified number.
The staff turmoil at the highest reaches of the Ben Carson campaign is the latest setback for his presidential bid.
Vantiv, which handles DraftKings? credit card processing, says it?s confused by a flurry of court rulings surrounding the legal dispute over fantasy sports.
The building sits in the center of a formerly-industrial corner of the South End that has become a hub for high-end housing.
As of midnight Wednesday, the average temperature for December 2015 was 45.4 degrees.
Target?s efforts to draw shoppers back into its stores are paying off.
Four Boston-area neighborhoods are among the top-10 hottest in the nation for home buying, according to a national real estate brokerage that tracks the data.
First Night has been a New Year?s Eve tradition for decades in the city.
At one point, Jerry Seinfeld asks how many world leaders are just completely ??out of their minds???
The company is building an artificial intelligence system, and its new features have taken on human-like sensibilities.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The humble, likable outfielder could have had a statue in Boston but instead will go down as a wonderful footnote.
The Patriots coach used the opportunity to candidly discuss his early teams in New England and his own job security.
If you?re hoping to enjoy some dumplings or lo mein as you ring in 2016, here?s a sampling of tasty Boston-area restaurants.
The Patriots coach invited his Bruins counterpart to observe football practice, then the two skated together on the Winter Classic ice.
Adam Himmelsbach | Beat Writer?s Notebook
Some believe fans should have been supporting the Celtics late in Wednesday?s game instead of the retiring Lakers star.
The Bruins left wing also said he would not appeal the three-game suspension he received on Wednesday.
The new Christian martyrs
Africa is also widely considered the most dynamic corner of the Christian map.
Updated: Dec. 31, 5:32 p.m.
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Opinion| Eric Fehrnstrom
Let?s sort through the entrails of the year just past and see what it portends for the future.
Ground Game
This time the difference between a pretty good and a pretty bad fundraising report isn?t much. If a candidate gets an extra million, it means virtually nothing.
A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.
The Bruins goalie included several nods to the Patriots, whose home stadium is being used for the NHL?s outdoor game.
There are more than 500 adults in the state who have chosen to live outside during the winter.
Jeb Bush said media fascination with Donald Trump had stymied a discussion of how Republicans should approach foreign policy.
Search This Week's Specials
Car critic Bill Griffith reveals which drivers end up on his naughty list and the locations where they are most likely to offend.
Brussels canceled its New Year?s Eve fireworks display and other festivities because of a ?significant? risk of a terrorist attack.
The company?s shares have more than doubled this year and are closing in on $700.
Marc Hirsh chats with fun. frontman Nate Ruess in advance of his Friday evening appearance at the 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium.
2015 had some of the usual suspects on the Globe?s list of top local Names stories, but several heartwarming stories too.
The big picture
Photographs from July - December on a range of topics from around the world.
?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
betaboston | tech lab
The FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.
Crux | John L. Allen Jr.
If all politics is, indeed, local, then one probably shouldn?t expect Pope Francis? focus on the environment to diminish anytime soon.
Design New England
A thoughtful design gives two Boston Marathon bombing survivors accessibility with panache.
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