To patients? surprise, a visit to urgent care brings steep hospital bill
Hospitals charging facility fees for off-site care is a common practice that is coming under growing criticism.
Hospitals charging facility fees for off-site care is a common practice that is coming under growing criticism.
The European Union unveiled its long-term vision on combating climate change in a push for more ambitious action on the environment.
The ruling applies to only one man and one facility. But the decision could resonate nationwide because most prisons and jails do not allow medications to treat addiction.
The Kremlin says it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US President Trump to go ahead as planned.
Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won a divisive runoff in Mississippi to remain in office, defeating Democrat Mike Espy and giving the GOP 53 seats in the Senate.
A man who suffered a heart attack shortly after Hawaii mistakenly issued an alert about a ballistic missile filed a lawsuit against the state on Tuesday.
Mayor Martin Walsh is eager to turn the city?s vast public works yard over to the private sector for redevelopment. But Walsh has to get through city Councilor Michelle Wu first.
A lawyer for Paul Manafort repeatedly briefed President Trump?s lawyers on his client?s discussions with investigators after Manafort agreed to cooperate with the special counsel.
A Chinese researcher who claims to have helped make the world?s first genetically edited babies says a second pregnancy may be underway.
The victim was shot at about 8 p.m. on South Street and taken to a local hospital for treatment of undisclosed injuries.
Cultivate said it has added portable toilets and more parking spaces after complaints by neighbors.
Hundreds of teachers came out to support the Newton school administration and its curriculum during a hearing prompted by a group that complains students are being taught anti-Semitic material.
Sean Spicer, former press secretary to President Trump, was invite to speak on the Amherst campus by the UMass Republican Club, a student organization.
Seth Moulton has been a leading voice against Nancy Pelosi in her bid to be speaker of the House. If she succeeds, he could face consequences.
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The National Board of Review awards are one of the first in a parade of awards season honors.
The 2017 Sawmill Fire started after a US Border Patrol Agent shot a target that contained an explosive substance at a gender reveal party, causing the surrounding grass to catch fire.
An art sale at the Berkshire Museum, which had been opposed by numerous groups, involved 22 artworks, including Norman Rockwell?s ?Shuffleton?s Barbershop? and ?Blacksmith?s Boy.?
Kevin Cullen
Call me cynical, but I?m surprised anybody is surprised that Police Commissioner Willie Gross harbors a deep resentment of the ACLU.
Adrian Walker
The battle that Boston Police Commissioner William Gross is waging with the American Civil Liberties Union ? and, by extension, a network of social justice organizations ? is baffling.
Sure, the Cambridge restaurants sell delicious Japanese noodles. But their real purpose is something else entirely.
Martinez was voted Player of the Year and Betts was named the AL?s Outstanding Player.
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
The coach appreciates poise and the ability to correct mistakes quickly.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The 2008 NBA Finals MVP is one of the honorees at the Sports Museum?s annual gala, The Tradition.
HELP DESK
The stalling. The helplessness. The sneaking out of bed multiple times a night. The crying. The whining. It was time to call in the experts for help with my 3-year-old.
Renée Graham
John Allen Chau was an invader who breached the homeland of a small tribe; they stood their ground.
Opinion | Andrew Salzberg
We need to put a price on road use and allow that new revenue to fund mass transit.
Editorial
Wynn Resorts needs an answer on the fate of its Everett casino license ? and so do the people of Massachusets.
Globe Magazine
My wife, Laura Levis, did everything she could to save herself when the asthma attack began. She went to Somerville Hospital and called 911, too. How could she have been left to die just outside the emergency room?
Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, and catch up on national pot headlines. Subscribe to ?This Week in Weed? for the latest marijuana news from reporter Dan Adams every Saturday.
The Big Picture
A peaceful march devolved into unrest when US agents fired tear gas to stop migrants attempting to storm a border fence separating Mexico and the United States.
The Eagles will go bowling for the fifth time in six years. Where they end up is a question that won?t be answered until Sunday.
The circular markers, each one featuring a depiction of the Boston Tea Party, were placed at the resting places of many of the patriots who participated in the famous protest nearly 245 years ago.
House hunters have reached a point where they don?t necessarily need to set foot inside a home to make an offer on it. | realestate.boston.
In a wide-ranging interview with The Washington Post, the president complained at length about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ??Jay?? Powell.
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort says a Guardian report saying he met with Assange is ??totally false and deliberately libelous.??
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The owners of the popular craft brewery said they would like to start a discussion about who should be paid tipped wages.
The 74-year-old TV host will hear testimony and render verdicts before a studio audience in ?Judge Jerry,? which will be taped in Connecticut.
Protesters, a few of whom brought the ashes of their children who died after insulin rationing, gathered outside Sanofi?s Cambridge office.
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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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.