Five deaths have been linked to opioids in the town this year, and officials fear more fatalities before the region’s drug crisis abates.

The site of a legendary police brutality case has long been a kind of unofficial Wild West for Greater Boston.

The deregulation of the state’s auto insurance market in 2008 resulted in savings for consumers, but it didn’t last long.

The Israeli military said it was resuming its aerial, naval, and ground combat because of Hamas’s “incessant rocket fire throughout the humanitarian window.”

Public diplomacy emerges from a unique tradition of truth-based persuasion.

Inaccurate data has skewed estimates, and consumers are urged to shop around.

A long home run by David Ortiz was the difference at Tropicana Field, although Rays pitcher Chris Archer wasn’t happy with Big Papi’s celebration.

Cambridge lab Danger!Awesome is helping novices use cutting-edge technology to turn ideas into products.

A number of high-profile adults have been accused of plagiarism recently, including two superintendents of Mass. school systems.

The real offense is the oratorical pablum that our graduates are commonly served.

Tensions have risen since the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas militants began on July 8.

The pitching great saluted his hometown during the Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Recording every word out of a student’s mouth raises serious privacy concerns.

Efforts to secure the Ukrainian site with larger contingents have repeatedly fallen through.

Martha Coakley’s campaign released a video in response.

The deal requires a vote by a conference committee of House and Senate negotiators and votes in the full House and Senate.

This year’s installment sold out before the lineup was even announced, drawing 10,000 fans each day.

Fighting between rival militias around the capital’s airport raged on and European nations warned their citizens to leave.

In Mass. and across the country, residents have balked at the prospect of hundreds of immigrant children coming to their towns.

When offering platitudes, at least make sure they’re your own.

A chat with Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil about the band’s tour with Nine Inch Nails, hitting the Xfinity Center Tuesday.