Eastern Mass. wrestling: Globe athletes of the week for Dec. 12-19
Wrestlers from Wakefield, Silver Lake, Middleborough, Saugus/Peabody, New Bedford, and Winchester rose to the top this week.
After Assad: What’s next for Syria?
Syria is in chaos. The danger to Israel and the West is that the next Syrian regime will be no friendlier than Assad was.
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad’s ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...
Germans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why
Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed ...
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Jewish authors confront growing backlash in literary world
Calling Jewish writers Zionists as an epithet and the reason to be excluded from the annals of publishing unless we denounce ...
Readers respond to revelations about state oversight of Steward Health Care
Name any state agencies that haven't been accused of corruption or incompetence, declares one letter writer. Another argues ...
Notre Dame protects home field in win over Indiana as 12-team College Football Playoff debuts
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jeremiyah Love tied the Notre Dame record with a 98-yard touchdown run, Riley Leonard added two more ...
Five takeaways from a wintry Friday night, including Rockland’s new golf cart courtesy of Megan Khang
An LPGA star gives back, Plymouth North gets united in celebration, the game of the day, and Friday's leaderboard.
Coastal storm dumps up to 5 inches of snow in parts of Mass., Rhode Island
Beginning Friday, several inches of snow fell in parts of Greater Boston, gracing trees decorated in bright lights, but also ...
Revolution midfielder Esmir Bajraktarevic heading to PSV Eindhoven on $6 million transfer, per source
Bajraktarevic, 19, registered three goals and three assists in 45 league games over three seasons with the Revolution.
Senate eyes vote before midnight on government funding after House approves bill to prevent shutdown
The House approved Johnson’s new bill overwhelmingly, 366-34, and the Senate was working late into the night toward votes.
Kingston man sentenced to prison for poisoning dog with fentanyl before stabbing it to death
A Kingston man was sentenced to five to seven-years in prison for giving his dog fentanyl before stabbing it to death, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office said Friday. Jonathan Paluzzi, ...