Blind Chinese Activist Leaves For US

Curt Schilling's video game company has made a $1.1 million payment to the state and now should seek out private financing to stay afloat, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said.

A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight.

Legislators estimate the major health care cost control bill will save $150 billion over the next 15 years. The House is expected to take up its version at the end of the month.

• CommonHealth: On health reform, Patrick not persuaded hospital 'luxury' tax' needed

Edward Dolan takes over as juvenile crime rates across the country are plummeting and fewer juveniles are being committed to DYS custody.

From one Boston legend to another, remembrances keep pouring in today for music legend Donna Summer. The five-time Grammy Award winner died yesterday of cancer at the age of 63.

JP Morgan loses it. Europe wobbles. Facebook fever. Our weekly news roundtable goes behind the headlines.

Researchers have linked certain fats, like those in red meat and butter, with decreased cognitive function in older women.

The Presentation School Foundation Community Center, which opens Friday, will offer affordable educational, health and community services.

It's a good time to brew beer in the U.S. According to beer expert Julia Herz, U.S. brewing is on top. "We're now the No. 1 destination for beer, based on diversity and amount of beers," she says.

When the sale of WFNX was announced, we interviewed Stephen Mindich, publisher of the Phoenix Media Communications Group. Here it is.

• Boston’s WFNX-FM to be sold to Clear Channel
• WFNX Remembered: A final ‘Brody Beat’

It was supposed to be a calm ride for marines traveling along Afghanistan's border with Iran, but a roadside bomb changed that. Photographer Michael Phillips witnessed the scene unfold.

A do-it-yourself scorecard for determining who will win in 2012. While it is not scientific, it’s a way to review many of the factors that will affect the outcome.

• Payne & Domke: political commentary

Just days before the country's presidential election, the front-runner is Amr Moussa — one of the country's most prominent political figures during Hosni Mubarak's rule.