UMass has joined other public universities in aggressively recruiting high-paying applicants.
A man and a teenage boy died Saturday in separate incidents in Orleans and Georgetown.
The victim in the shooting was a 33-year-old man, officials said.
Steve Annear/Globe Staff
Somerville?s mayor had said the ornaments could stay on a traffic island near Union Square, but someone seems to have disagreed.
After 4,233 consecutive days in vigil, the parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini church are saying goodbye to their spiritual home.
Officials said the gorilla dragged the boy, who fell through a barrier at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Last downtown fabric shop feels pull of timeWhen Winmil Fabrics closes in June, it means downtown Boston won?t have a full-service fabric store.
Judge orders release of Trump University?s internal recordsAttorneys for Donald Trump argued that the documents contained trade secrets and should remain sealed.
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Donald Trump?s airline didn?t quite take off Echoes of Trump Shuttle reverberate in the Trump presidential campaign.
More than 150 people were aboard the ship for a wedding Saturday when it got stuck in Boston Harbor.
Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
It?s an example of how the scourge of opioid abuse in Massachusetts has brought unforeseen challenges to unexpected places.
Music review
Second day of Boston Calling provides riveting performancesCourtney Barnett, Odesza, and Lizzo grabbed the crowd?s attention, but headliner Robyn left something to be desired.
Kevin Cullen
Remembering the living and the deadAs impressive as the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes memorial is architecturally, it is also the physical manifestation of something more profound.
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STEVEN A. ROSENBERG
Sometimes in his dreams, Marty Robichaud is back holding a gun on Highway 19, staring out at the bush.
Yvonne Abraham
Criticizing police behavior doesn?t mean you?re anti-copSometimes, calling out bad policing is the most pro-cop thing you can do.
Nick Cafardo | On Baseball
Craig Kimbrel, who turned 28 on Saturday, has probably had better birthdays as he took the loss against the Blue Jays.
GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES
Robert Parish prefers to leave the glory behindThe Hall of Fame center passed on the 1986 Celtics? team reunion. ?I will never forget Boston,? he said.
The tribe carries a hefty burden as it moves forward with its casino project in Taunton.
Frank Harris, 59, is among five finalists for a national award that honors everyday heroes in the classroom.
OPINION | JANET WU
War and peace and hopes for reconciliationWe honor those who serve by never forgetting the high stakes.
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Why the State Dept. e-mail investigation really mattersThe report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.
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President Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the Japanese city, where he paid tribute to the 140,000 lives lost in the 1945 atomic bombing.
The Pembroke native, who has been addicted to painkillers since the 1990s, now faces federal drug charges.
The temperature in Boston reached 92 degrees Saturday, tying the record high set in 1931.
Questions are surfacing worldwide about a revival of fascism, and Donald Trump?s words are drawn in.
People manage to get themselves stuck in the oddest of places, more Trump signs go missing, and other odd tales from local police blotters.
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In addition to road trips, reunions and barbeques, Memorial Day weekend is also a popular time to get a new car.
Ships and fighter jets are maneuvering in the region despite rising tensions with Beijing and Moscow.
Glincher, chief executive of law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, manages about 650 lawyers worldwide.
The Yale Center for British Art unveils its new look after an 16-month renovation.
Icelandair introduces a first-of-its-kind program where travelers are paired with an employee of the airline to get a different perspective of the country.
Private schools, painful secretsMore 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.
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.
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Kevin Stevens still has many rooting for him
Donald Trump?s airline went from opulence in the air to crash landing
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