After a decade of “mission creep,” the Department of Defense has become America’s default tool for dealing with the world. Where does this leave the next president?

“Mary’s Mosaic: The CIA Conspiracy to Murder John F. Kennedy, Mary Pinchot Meyer, and Their Vision for World Peace” offers spies, missing documents, Cold War geopolitics, and a sprinkling of Georgetown glitter.

Three of the nine people facing criminal charges for an alleged hazing incident inside the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity appeared in a Brighton courtroom Friday.

Rhode Island should get out of venture capital entirely and focus on policies that improve its business climate overall, writes Josh Barro.

Onscreen portrayals of big literary names require big acting names, and HBO didn’t stint when it came to its latest original film.

Costa was grinning a wicked smile, strutting to the corners of the stage to tell everyone nursing their drinks to get up offa that thing.

The wide-ranging bill includes increases in school funding and new provisions intended to crack down on illegal immigration.

Boston Police Officer John J. Gallagher was shot to death after responding to a burglar alarm at the Shawmut National Bank.

His star quality comes to the fore in a revival at the Huntington Theatre Company and an exhibit in New York.

Does constant cellphone use create too much of the wrong kind of privacy for teens?

The former Red Sox pitcher’s video game company had employed more than 400 full-time workers and contractors.

The former Cambridge and Somerville boy popped into the Brookline Booksmith on Wednesday to read from the latest in his string of hilarious memoirs.

It is odd that President Obama has elevated private equity to a pressing campaign issue, because he has given no prior indication of being troubled by the industry’s practices.

The Boston School Committee gave Superintendent Carol R. Johnson low marks in many areas, revealing rare discontent.

The big winner of the Palm Dog Awards at the Cannes International Film Festival could be Bella, the wire fox terrier who appears in “Moonrise Kingdom.”