Speaker DeLeo: No New Taxes In Mass. Budget

Activists say the violence between Alawites and Sunni Muslims in Homs doesn't bode well for Syria.

• Report: Pentagon "reviewing Syria options"

Cities and towns are on track to exceed the estimated $100 million in statewide savings during the first year of new municipal health care rules.

Massachusetts is one of 13 states where criminal cases with 17-year-olds are handled in the adult justice system rather than the juvenile system.

More than 100 million years from now, the Americas and Asia might fuse together. But don't worry: Humans will likely be long gone by then.

Israel is ratcheting up the rhetoric on a possible military strike against Iran's nuclear program.

• Iran's ambassador: Israel's not going to attack us

U.S. and Afghan officials have resumed talks on a deal that will determine how many American troops stay after the NATO officially mission ends.

• Afghans worried about early exit of French troops

One of the potential pitfalls for Facebook: figuring out how to make money as users move to mobile.

We are so ready for economic recovery. But doomsayers are still warning of doom, and soon.

Now that he has been moved north from his prison cell, speculation has intensified that he may testify before a Probation Department grand jury.

Dolphins have been stranding themselves along Cape Cod Bay since the Pilgrims' times. But the latest round of strandings has lasted about a month.

• Earlier: Cape officials race to save dolphins

Babies who feed themselves were more likely to prefer bread and pasta to sweets, says a new study.

While overall rates dropped, there is still a major gap separating white, Hispanic and black teens.

The Obama administration is proposing ways to keep college tuition affordable. Can the plan work, and will universities be receptive to it?

As the first book in the dystopian "Hunger Games" series comes to the big screen, it's also become required reading for one college English class.

• "Hunger Games" fans will eat up tie-in books

Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on Boston's career scoring list as the Celts won their fifth straight.