Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...
Just the fax: Boston Police suggest ICE detainer discrepancy might be over faxes
The bureaucratic tiff comes as immigration enforcement remains at the fore of pubic debate, and as President-elect Donald ...
‘I could breathe again’: Boston pilot program rescues people from addiction, homelessness
Then Malcolm-Testaverde, 35, learned of an innovative new program through his insurer that would cover the cost of his ...
Homelessness in Rhode Island has doubled in five years, HUD report confirms
With hundreds staying outside in life-threatening conditions, Rhode Island needs to scale up shelter capacity. But it’s ...
Trump’s words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response
President-elect Donald Trump’s suggestions that international borders can be redrawn — by force if necessary — are ...
If Robert Kraft doesn’t get this next Patriots coaching hire right, will his legacy sustain permanent damage?
This is a defining moment, one Kraft needs to align more with boldly stealing Bill Belichick from the Jets than pushing Mayo ...
Weather mailbag: We’re talking Northern Lights, snow, and pond ice
Welcome back to Globe Weather Mailbag, where we sift through readers’ weather questions and answer them. You can submit questions on everything from “Why does it fe ...
Mass General’s growth comes at expense of affordable health care
If you have a complex medical condition, this hospital is where you want to be. But that doesn’t mean its continued expansion ...
LA wildfires destroy numerous houses of worship. Clergy and congregants vow to persevere
Among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the wildfires were a mosque, a synagogue, a Catholic parish and a half-dozen ...
Wrestling notebook: Amid the rise of Lynnwood/North Reading wrestling lies a historic father-son victory
Frank Fodera Jr. won a 215 pound championship for Winchester at the Lowell Holiday Tournament in 1996. Twenty-eight years ...
Beyond ‘killed or cured’: widening and deepening the disability narrative
In an Ideas piece, Megan Giller asked why disability stories seem to have only one of two endings. Her essay drew reaction ...
Eastern Mass. wrestling: Globe athletes of the week for Jan. 2-9
The top performances of the week came from Saugus/Peabody, Whitman-Hanson, Dedham, Shawsheen, Lynnfield/North Reading, Natick ...