Boston-based Steward said the merger will make it the parent of 36 hospitals across 10 states, with revenues of nearly $8 billion.
Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting investigation The former US House member will have to register as a sex offender and could face years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge of transferring sexual material to a minor.
Lawrence boy, who told police his father was selling drugs, sought help from DCF a year ago The father is due in court Friday to face child endangerment and drug trafficking charges.
The crash happened at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and the driver died early Friday.
The suspect in the murder of Luis Montanez, who was slain on Oct. 23, 2010, on Blue Hill Avenue, was tracked down in the Dominican Republic.
Trump to wing overseas, with controversy trailing in his wake President Trump?s maiden international trip has long loomed as a crucial first test abroad for the chaos-courting president.
Mass. lawmakers impatient with chaos in Washington There?s anger. There?s agitation. But most of all, there is impatience.
Trump Today: Escaping his troubles through travel? Plus, a rundown of the questionable claims President Trump made at a news conference yesterday.
Times Square driver charged with murder A motorist accused of mowing down pedestrians has been charged with murder and 20 counts of attempted murder, police say.
FCC security guards manhandle reporter, eject him from meeting John Donnelly said he was trying to talk with FCC Commissioner Michael O?Rielly one-on-one after a news conference when two plainclothes guards pinned him against a wall.
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Peter Abraham | Beat Writer?s Notebook
The Mets righthander could be a reclamation project worth taking on if the Red Sox traded for him.
To some, the mayor?s comments about pedestrian and bicycle safety seemed mundane. To others, they were a call to arms.
Tom Brady signs on with another luxury brand, this time Aston Martin Tom Brady has signed a deal with ultra-luxury car-maker Aston Martin as part of a marketing campaign called ?Why Beautiful Matters.?
Mark Zuckerberg shares video of the day he got accepted to Harvard The Facebook founder?s dad was way more excited than he was.
Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ?I was down to order wings on a first date!? Will the risky appetizer order lead to a match, or just a big mess?
Connections | Magazine
As a kid, summer camp was an adventure. As a parent, it?s bittersweet I loved the experience as a kid, and I want my daughter to have that too. But the letting go is tougher than I expected.
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Trump?s ?masterful? use of Twitter has become part of the lore of his victory, but it will likely also play a part in the lore of his collapse.
Rachel G. Bowers
Who is Markelle Fultz, and should the Celtics draft him No. 1? Here is a closer look at the guard that could be added into the Green-and-White fold.
? ? ? | Movie Review
Ridley Scott puts the scare back in the ?Alien? franchise Ridley Scott has recaptured an element that was largely missing from ?Prometheus,? his 2012 reboot of his 1979 classic ?Alien? ? the new movie?s scary.
Music Review
Amanda Palmer mesmerizes in concert with Edward Ka-Spel The obsessively insular material of their new album, ?I Can Spin a Rainbow,? isn?t the most obvious fit for a rock club, but this performance was gripping.
EDITORIAL
Visa hassles may hit seasonal business hard A faltering visa program for foreign guest workers could hit businesses on the Cape & Islands hard this summer.
Finding Lisa: A story of murders, mysteries, loss, and, incredibly, new life Her father was not who he said he was. He had secrets, secrets that Lisa would uncover, years later, when she set out to answer the question that burned in her: Who am I?
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Fidget spinners have been touted as therapeutic for kids, but the evidence isn?t there.
?This will make him a better player,? said Red Sox assistant hitting coach Victor Rodriguez.
There?s something about going to the beach when you?re supposed to be somewhere else.
Single-families in Wellesley and Weston and a Cambridge condo also topped our list.
Consider also these past political witch hunts, and judge for yourself if they are greater than the investigation into President Trump?s ties to Russia.
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The total cargo space in the hatchback grows to 46.2 cubic feet when the back seats are folded.
Sweden?s top prosecutor says she is dropping an investigation into a rape claim against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after almost seven years.
After a crowdfunding campaign for the garment concept went viral, Reebok is getting in on the trend.
I have mixed feelings about the much-revered series. Yes, I?m that guy.
As if Netflix?s entry hadn?t prompted enough drama, the festival had to promise that the technical glitch was not anti-Netflix sabotage.
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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The Big Picture
The surge of more than half a million South Sudanese refugees into Uganda since July 2016 has created Africa?s largest refugee crisis.
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