In a landmark case, federal prosecutors allege Insys Therapeutics officials enticed doctors to illegally prescribe a brand of fentanyl, a powerful and addictive opioid. 

One proposal also would create safe havens of services for women from nearby states that are trying to impose restrictions. 

Windchills could make it feel like it?s in the teens in Boston and colder still in Western Massachusetts. 

An avalanche of e-mails, backlogged permits, lapsed contracts, and stalled payments to low-income Americans will face the hundreds of thousands of federal employees who return to work Monday. 

John D. Mesquita Sr. fled the state with a stolen gun after escaping a minimum-security facility on Jan. 23, police said.  

The presidential primary is jolting to life without a traditional mainstay: the big money donor class. More specifically, their contribution checks. 

Almost a month into her presidential campaign, Elizabeth Warren?s passion for detail has become her way of standing out in an increasingly crowded field. 

Christine Silva had last been seen early Saturday morning when she left an East Bridgewater home. 

At Mass. General, Alice Flaherty?s interior design is shaped by her experience with bipolar illness. 

Three Boston men stole more than $20,000 worth of iPhones and cash from a T-Mobile store Saturday, police said. A fourth suspect remains at large, according to police. 

Mr. Dodge excelled in the cable TV, radio, cell towers, and real estate development fields. 

Crews battled a two-alarm fire for three hours early Monday in Chelsea.