Nation Sep 14 Residents want answers on deadly Massachusetts gas blasts that displaced thousands Investigators worked Friday to pinpoint the cause of a series of fiery natural gas explosions Thursday night that caused chaos officials described as "Armageddon" in three towns north of Boston.
Politics Oct 30 Pot legalization movement seeks first foothold in Northeast Advocates for recreational marijuana believe "yes" votes in New England would perhaps build momentum toward ending federal prohibitions on the drug.
Politics Oct 30 Thomas Menino, Boston’s longest-serving mayor, dies at 71 Thomas Menino, whose folksy manner and verbal gaffes belied his shrewd political tactics to govern as Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of its most beloved, died Thursday. He was 71.