BOSTON — Direct flights from Boston’s Logan Airport to Dubai begin Monday night. In May, there’ll be another new destination: Istanbul. Then in June, nonstop flights between Boston and Beijing begin.

BOSTON — Last month, the number of requests to take kids away from their families was nearly double what it was a year ago. The state’s child advocate says that’s concerning.

BOSTON — When Boston’s first micro-apartments hit the market they were snatched up within weeks. Plans to build more, though, are limited.

BOSTON — Immigrants often say they don’t understand the risks of pleading guilty, especially to nonviolent offenses. But soon they might have some clarity.

Two Boston-area men are suing the newspaper because they say it falsely portrayed them as suspects in the marathon bombing.

LAWRENCE, Mass. — Lawrence suffers from a long list of woes, but new Mayor Daniel Rivera has his priorities: economic development and public safety.

BOSTON — Reaction was divided to news that the U.S. Justice Department will seek the death penalty in the case against alleged marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

BOSTON — The former state senator from Wakefield narrowly lost to Democratic U.S. Rep. Tierney in 2012.

BOSTON — Two-time national champion Ashley Wagner, 22, was selected over bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu. It was a controversial decision that has only been made a handful of times before.

BOSTON — Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross is now the department’s highest-ranking African-American police officer ever.