Officials were responding to a Globe Spotlight report that detailed how secret criminal hearings resulted in some suspects not facing charges for serious crimes ? even though police had substantial evidence.
Woman in critical condition after 2-alarm Mattapan fire Four residents were displaced by the blaze in a multi-family dwelling, officials said.
Under pressure from students and alumni, Harvard Law School announced Monday that Judge Brett Kavanaugh would not teach his scheduled course in January.
Flake, in N.H., laments Washington ?tribalism? US Senator Jeff Flake came to New Hampshire to speak at an event scheduled before he became central to the dramatic events around Brett Kavanaugh.
Speaking during the Forbes Under 30 Summit, Senator Jeff Flake said ?any current, credible allegation that has been made? should be ?fully investigated.?
Skateboarder arrests spark outrage in skating community Two skateboarders were arrested for trespassing as they remained in the skatepark after dusk, despite newly installed lights remaining on.
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In a stunning move, Boston-based GE said it would replace Flannery after just over a year as it announced a massive writedown at its troubled power unit.
Shirley Leung
Three CEOs later, is Boston a curse for GE? After leadership turnover at General Electric, is the company still committed to Boston?
Work finally starts on $260 million Seaport condo tower St. Regis Residences was subject of lawsuit over public access to waterfront.
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What Gwen Larison-Santos wants is an engine in the same condition as the one she brought into the shop for an oil change, not one that may have irreversible damage.
Ty Burr
At its rare political best, ?SNL? can feel thrilling. But so much of it disappoints ? and yet year after year, week after week, we tune in by reflex.
Mayor Walsh responds to new ?SNL? skit poking at Boston?s racist reputation ?Saturday Night Live? once again took a jab at Boston?s reputation as a racist city during a sketch that aired over the weekend.
Chad Finn
This year?s Red Sox squad is better equipped for the postseason than they have been the last two years.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
The Dolphins were partly responsible for their own downfall, so we shouldn?t overreact to this win.
Nora Princiotti
Brady spoke of the chemistry he has with Edelman, who was suspended for the first four games of the season.
Opinion | Niall Ferguson
Christine Blasey Ford?s memories aren?t enough After the #MeToo movement?s rise, some are too quick to act as jury and judge.
What She?s Having
Embrace impermanence with the glorious pies at Rabottini?s, open through December. (And hope it finds its forever home soon.)
Slow rollout on retail marijuana is shrinking the state?s estimated taxes, advocates say ?The Cannabis Control Commission needs to pick up the pace,? said Will Luzier, who managed the 2016 ballot campaign in Massachusetts.
The T awarded a $218 million contract to replace aging signals on the Red and Orange lines.
It was the fourth warmest September in Boston since weather observers began keeping records in 1872.
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At least several people who contributed to research that led to today?s Nobel Prize in Medicine, including two associated with Dana Farber, were not named among the honorees.
The world, the stage, the way ahead Lost and alone, Deb made a decision to reclaim the only home she?d ever had, whatever the risk.
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Deb was still new to this high school in Peabody, and had found her way to the vaunted theater program, establishing a foothold in a realm that felt magical.
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?I didn?t see this coming,?? said Miami coach Adam Gase. ?I didn?t think we?d get out-physicaled.??
Demonstrators rallied at City Hall Plaza in Boston Monday to demand that Senators reject Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanuagh?s bid for a seat on the nation?s highest court.
Built in 1931, it served as a school for decades before it was converted into a condo complex known as Academy Park. Search more Fall House Hunt listings at realestate.boston.com.
The lawmakers say the scheme will hurt the technological prowess of the US military.
James Allison and Tasuku Honjo?s works ??constitute a landmark in our fight against cancer,?? according to the Karolinska Institute.
McLean Hospital, one of the best psychiatric facilities in the country, is steadily expanding in the world of ?private-pay? treatment, leaving behind those who rely on health care coverage.
Among many highlights in the period-instrument orchestra?s performance, the Concerto for Two Violins, performed without a conductor, was an exhilarating experience.
Nobel Prize awarded to two researchers for key cancer discovery James Allison of MD Anderson Cancer Center and Tasuku Honjo of Kyoto University won the medicine prize.
Until next year, my sweetheart In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Despite debt, millennials are the biggest home-buying generation. How? Slightly more than a third of all home purchases were made by millennials over the past year.
Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.
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