As reports of elder abuse rise, opioids are seen as cause
Reports of suspected elder abuse in Massachusetts have surged over the past five years, according to state figures.
Reports of suspected elder abuse in Massachusetts have surged over the past five years, according to state figures.
Jordann Fontaine and Nicole Lavellee died in a house fire early Saturday, in a unit with no working smoke detectors.
The men were fishing on a breakwater Sunday morning when the tide came in and waves rose.
Interviews with those who have known him say there is a juxtaposition between the Trump they know and the Trump on TV.
President Obama urged graduates to shun those who want to build a wall around the US or embrace ignorance.
Schilling, the outspoken former Red Sox pitcher and announcer, wrote a blog post detailing why he supports Trump.
Police dismantled the fake bomb just days after Britain raised its terror alert against Irish extremism.
SUBURBAN HANDBOOK: SILVER LININGS
By 2020, Massachusetts will be home to more people over 60 than under 20.
RED SOX 10, ASTROS 9
The Sox picked up their seventh victory in their last eight games.
Bella English
Jared Quirk was 18 when he collapsed and died on his senior class trip to Greece and Italy in April 2015.
Game Changers
Editas, Intellia, and CRISPR aim to use a cutting-edge tool to cure inherited diseases from cancer to blood disorders.
The surge is intensely concentrated in Boston and a handful of neighboring communities. And much of the new construction is apartments.
Summer Arts Preview
A show at the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum looks at the town 100 years ago.
The South Bay House of Correction reflects moving attitudes toward drug abuse and drug-related crimes.
Ideas | Ted Widmer
A century after a hard-fought confirmation battle, the story of the first Jewish Supreme Court justice holds a lesson for Merrick Garland.
travel
The reservoir of information cabbies amass in their jobs is one of the ways they?re battling, worldwide, against the likes of Lyft and Uber.
OPINION | SHERYL SANDBERG
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg discusses her husband?s death for the first time in a commencement address at the University of California, Berkeley.
Capital
There are a few reasons why this highly competitive race has flown under the radar.
Photographers around the world have been documenting birds during this busy time of year migrating, building, defending and hatching.
More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.
Most college big shots face long odds in the NFL, so here?s some advice to get started on the right path.
As the state seeks new, clean sources of energy, there?s a growing call to tap into the potential power of many of the state?s nearly 3,000 unused dams.
By 2020, Massachusetts will be home to more people over 60 than under 20.
Rock concert rallies versus intimate town halls. Adoring groupies versus dutiful voters. Sweeping promises versus targeted proposals.
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The automaker announced the steering columns in some vehicles can fail.
A camera inside a volcano provides dramatic footage of an eruption in Costa Rica.
The Segway self-balancing scooter never became the red-hot consumer product its developers hoped for. But at least none have been blamed for a house fire.
The band illustrated its range in a generous stroll through its surprisingly packed canon.
Professional photographer and journalist David Noyes shares the secrets of his photo successes in a new book for travelers.
?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Design New England
With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.
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